The interim successor for departing HSHS St Francis Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Aryn Hunter. 

 

— Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has announced Ian Polus, MSN, RN, Assistant Manager of Surgical Services, ER, and Respiratory Therapy at HSHS St. Francis Hospital, has been named the interim Chief Administrative Officer at St. Francis Hospital, effective July 13, 2026.

 

Polus has been with St. Francis Hospital for nine years, serving in the Surgery Department as a registered nurse and as assistant manager for the past four years. He serves on the hospital’s OR 360 and patient experience workgroup. Prior to joining HSHS, Polus served as an RN for five years at the Community Hospital of Staunton.

 

Polus is deeply committed to community involvement as he is president elect of the Litchfield Kiwanis Club and is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. He also volunteers his time with the St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary and The Next Network, a regional Recovery Community Organization (RCO) in Litchfield.

 

He earned his Master of Science in nursing from McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois and his Bachelor of Science in nursing from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He has an associate in science in registered nursing from Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois.

 

HSHS continues their executive search for a permanent replacement for the CAO position at HSHS St. Francis Hospital.