County Hospital Trustee
Source: electionresults.iowa.gov
What does this office do?
- Overseeing the county's public hospital and its budget
- Hiring the hospital's chief executive
- Setting how much property tax the hospital asks for
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Abu Bakarr Sillah directs Fruitful Healthcare SL, a Des Moines-area nonprofit supporting clinics in Sierra Leone, and spent six-plus years as a U.S. Census Bureau supervisor. Sillah wants Broadlawns to stay accessible, keep quality high and manage public money carefully.
Emily Webb
WonNonpartisan · Incumbent
Emily Webb chairs the Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees and works as a technology contracts lawyer; she formerly chaired the Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission. Her priorities are affordable health care access and mental health and substance use services.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Emily Westergaard has served on the Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees since her appointment in June 2025 and is CEO of the By Degrees Foundation. She has more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership and chaired the Broadlawns Foundation board.
Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2