Mission
ACHS expertly serves Adair County and the surrounding area with kindness and compassion, providing exceptional healthcare to every patient.
Vision
ACHS will raise the bar for personalized and specialized rural healthcare services, positively impacting the health of our communities.
What's Important To Us
ACHS values clinical excellence, hard work, integrity, kindness and compassion. We strive to provide exceptional health care and the highest quality of customer service/patient experience to every single patient.
Cultural Beliefs
- Be ONE: I benefit from and strengthen ACHS.
- Personalize Care: Your experience. My responsibility.
- Own It: I own my actions to deliver our key results.
- Improve Daily: I make improvements every day for those we serve including each other.
- Innovate: I imagine and embrace bold new ideas to revolutionize health.
So Much More
Adair County Health System (ACHS) provides important health care services to residents of Adair County and the surrounding area through its hospital, clinics, public health and paramedic-level ambulance service. We provide these services to ensure individuals receive the highest quality of healthcare close to home.
Adair County Health System is a special place. We are fortunate to have some of the most highly skilled and compassionate health care professionals in the area who truly care about our patients and each other. We strive to create a culture of excellence in which providing exceptional healthcare and extraordinary patient experience are paramount.
Our Community
ACHS is thankful for the support of the communities we serve. We are committed to enhancing partnerships with communities, local businesses and organizations to foster a culture of collaboration and to strengthen our local economy and long-term viability of Adair County.
ACHS’s list of involvement in community activities is extensive, including Chamber events, first aid tents and preschool tours, to name a few. It is honor for all staff at ACHS to participate in these activities and we are proud to have so many employees willing to represent ACHS in the community.
Each one of these opportunities allows us to share ACHS’s story and demonstrate our commitment to caring for the community. Additionally, they help us to create shared experiences and build common ground – enriching the lives of participating employees and members of the community.
Better Together
The Adair County Health Foundation (link to Give/Foundation page) as well as the Adair County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (link to Auxiliary or Foundation page) generously support ACHS through donations, volunteers, fundraising events and special projects.
History
ACHS has proudly served the community since Adair County Memorial Hospital was established in 1950. Although much has changed since then, our commitment to providing the highest quality of health care to each and every patient remains the same.
MercyOne Affiliate
ACHS is a MercyOne affiliate, which allows ACHS to partner with MercyOne Central Iowa through a management and CAH (critical access hospital) agreement. The Adair County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees maintains complete control of ACHS operations, while taking advantage of the cost savings, management expertise and educational offerings available from MercyOne.