Broadlawns Medical Center
Hospitals and Health CareIowa, United States501-1000 Employees
Broadlawns Medical Center operates as Polk County’s community hospital serving Des Moines, Iowa, with a focus on accessible, high-quality care. It delivers a broad spectrum of services through an acute care hospital alongside primary and specialty clinics, urgent care, emergency medicine, dentistry, behavioral health, and community-based programs. The center also functions as a teaching hospital, offering residency and fellowship programs in family medicine, psychiatry, and podiatry, and hosting Iowa’s largest extramural dental training site. Based in Des Moines, Broadlawns positions itself within the health care industry as a community-oriented institution serving Polk County with a coordinated mix of hospital and outpatient services. In 2025 it was recognized as a Bronze-level recipient of the AMA Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program, reflecting a neutral external acknowledgment of its efforts.