A new Chief Executive Officer for Washington County Hospital and Clinics has been announced.

The WCHC Board of Trustees selected Todd Patterson, following a five-month search. Patterson will assume the role April 1^st. He worked at University of Iowa Health Care and the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for more than 20 years, most recently as the chief operating officer for University of Iowa Physicians. Patterson and his family have resided in Washington since 2005.