Leadership team

Jill Ostrem

President

Jen Loesch

Director of Patient Care Services

Length of service: since May 2004

Previous experience: director of quality, safety and performance improvement at River Falls Area Hospital

Melody McKenzie, MD

Director of Medical Affairs

Medical School: University of Manitoba

Residency: University of Manitoba

Dr. McKenzie is board certified specializing in family medicine serving the Hastings community since June 1997

Professional interests: preventative health and pediatrics

Dr. McKenzie has served in several leadership roles at the Allina Clinic, currently as the Medical Director for Alina Health Clinic at Frontage Road, Hastings. She has also served in leadership roles on the Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus medical staff. Dr. McKenzie was appointed Director of Medical Affairs on March 1, 2020

Cyndy Bayer

Manager of Quality, River Falls Area Hospital and Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus

Length of service: since 1997

Previous experience: quality and risk manager and nursing leadership roles at River Falls Area Hospital since 2000

Brandi Poellinger

Community Benefit & Engagement Manager, River Falls Area Hospital and Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus 

Length of service at Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus: since 2015

Previous experience: 15 years in community health, marketing and work site wellness at Regina, River Falls and Osceola Medical Center

Jason Bainbridge

Director of Operations, Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus and River Falls Area Hospital

Length of service at Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus: December 2005

Previous experience: Registered nurse for 16 years. Manager of surgery, endoscopy, pain center, outpatient infusion and cancer center at Regina Medical Center

Director of Operations since July 2019