Officials with the Cass County Health System said Tuesday, Kim Kopp, BSN, WOCN, has been selected as an Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) 2018 Hospital Hero. She will be recognized on October 10, 2018, during the IHA annual meeting in Des Moines. She is one of only 10 people from across the state chosen as hospital heroes this year.

Kim Kopp, BSN, WOCN, was recently selected as a 2018 Iowa Hospital Association Hospital Hero. Kim is a Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse at Cass County Health System. Shown here surprising her with the news are Michelle Woolsey, Director of Clinical Operations; Brett Altman, CEO; Kopp; and Amanda Bireline, Chief Nursing Officer. Kopp will be recognized at the Iowa Hospital Association’s annual meeting in October.

Kopp began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse at Cass County Memorial Hospital in 1984, and then served as Director of the Distinct Skilled Unit at the hospital. In 1995, she completed a special training program to begin the next phase of her career as a wound, ostomy, continence nurse. In 2004, she was honored as the Iowa WOCN Nurse of the Year.

Kopp was nominated as a hospital hero in recognition of her commitment to and compassion for her patients, her profession, and life-long learning. Letters of support for her nomination recognized these and other heroic qualities.

According to the IHA website, the IHA Hospital Hero Award “recognizes hospital employees who have performed heroic acts or have consistently and tirelessly given of their time, talent and expertise to improve their organizations, patients and communities. These everyday heroes are the role models for other hospital employees and the communities they serve.”