Leadership team
Leadership team
Jennifer Loesch, BSN, MBA
director of patient care
- Length of service at River Falls Hospital: since May 2004
- Previous experience: director of quality, safety and performance improvement at River Falls 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 include 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
Cynthia Bayer
manager of quality & risk
- Length of service at River Falls Hospital: since 1997
- Previous experience: quality and risk manager and nursing leadership roles at River Falls 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
Interim director of operations, River Falls & Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus
- Length of service at River Falls Hospital: since July 2019
- Previous experience: Registered nurse for 16 years. Manager of surgery, endoscopy, pain center, out-patient infusion and cancer center at Regina Medical Center.