The Adair County Health System recently announced a new chief executive officer. 

Catherine Hillestad will join as the chief executive officer beginning July 7th. Previously, Hillestad served as an interim CEO at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield and most recently as a practice administrator at The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines. 

The Adair County Health System is managed through an affiliation with MercyOne and as part of the affiliation MercyOne provides administrative support and additional resources.