Leadership team
Helen Strike
president
- As the president of River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospital in Hastings, Minn., Helen Strike provides leadership for hospital operations, patient experience, staff and physicians, and strategic planning. Helen previously served as president of Allina Health Mercy Hospital – Unity campus from 2013 through 2016.
- Helen was a registered nurse before she moved into leadership roles. She has also held positions at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul, Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville and Regions Hospital in St. Paul. She has also done consulting work for Navigant Consulting and, most recently, Press Ganey. She began her current role in June 2019.
Christy Iverson
director of patient care
- Length of service at Regina Hospital: since 2006
- Previous experience: Manager of quality, safety and performance improvement at Regina Hospital; registered nurse at VA Medical Center in Minneapolis
Cynthia Bayer
manager of quality & risk, River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospital
- Length of service: since 1997
- Previous experience: quality and risk manager and nursing leadership roles at River Falls Area Hospital since 2000
Bruce Craven
director of operations and finance, Regina Hospital and River Falls Area Hospital
- Length of service at River Falls Area Hospital: since 2008
- Previous experience: business consultant for Fairview; director of finance at AdventHealth
Linda McElmurry
director of human resources, River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospital
- Length of service: since July 2018
- Previous experience: 27 years in human resources field including HR manager at Carlson School of Management and senior HR generalist at Mercy Hospital, Allina
Brandi Poellinger
community benefit & engagement manager, River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospital
- Length of service at Regina Hospital: since 2015
- Previous experience: 15 years in community health, marketing and work site wellness at Regina, River Falls and Osceola Medical Center
Jason Bainbridge
interim director of operations, River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospita
- Length of service at Regina Hospital: 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