Ms. Ostrem leads Allina Health’s River Falls Area Hospital, a 25-bed nonprofit critical access hospital in western Wisconsin, while also serving as president of United Hospital and United Hospital–Hastings Regina Campus in Minnesota. With more than 30 years of experience across hospitals, clinics and multispecialty group practices, she is known for engaging teams around clear performance goals and a best-in-class care experience. Under her leadership, River Falls Area Hospital earned CMS 5-star inpatient experience recognition and achieved Wisconsin Hospital Association “Checkpoint Top Performer” status across multiple quality and safety categories in 2023–2024. She has also helped strengthen a high-performing culture, with the organization’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety culture survey improving from 68% positive in 2021 to 81% positive in 2024. Ms. Ostrem has advanced community-focused programs like “Project SEARCH,” now in its 10th year, providing transition-to-work training for adults with developmental disabilities through hospital-based and community rotations. She also supported significant growth in swing bed and transitional care services, improving the ability to transition patients home while optimizing capacity across the system.
