Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness

As the Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness CEO, Martinez will lead the hospital team to drive positive performance results across the hospital's clinical, financial, and overall operating capacities. Martinez will also lead the hospital team to provide exceptional quality care and a positive patient experience that is the hallmark of Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals.

Martinez brings 20 years of healthcare operational leadership. He most recently served as the Chief Administrative Director of Clinical Operations of Swedish Medical Center, a 408 bed Level 1 Trauma hospital in Englewood.

Martinez is currently studying for his master’s degree in hospital administration and plans to graduate 2022. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management. Martinez maintains his Respiratory Therapy license in the state of Colorado. He served in the Army as a Combat Medic and received a Letter of Commendation and an Honorable Discharge. He has served on a number of academic advisory boards and in leadership roles in professional associations.

For the past five years, Martinez has achieved metrics clinically in ‘door to treatment times,’ decreased mechanical ventilation duration and operationally in referral volumes and productivity management, to name a few of his achievements. Prior to the Administrative Director role, he served in leadership roles in Respiratory Therapy and managed other ancillary services throughout the medical center.

As Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital's Market Chief of Therapy for Denver Metro, Natalie Wagner leads all therapy department operations, working with her team to optimize treatment outcomes and ensure patients and their families receive high-quality care and support.

Wagner brings over 15 years of rehabilitation experience into her role at Reunion. Before joining Reunion, she was Director of Rehabilitation for a 36-bed inpatient rehab facility. Over the course of her career, she has held physical therapy leadership positions as rehab program manager and coordinator.

Wagner holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Intervention Psychology from Hastings College. She also holds a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis.

Chief Nursing Officer Brooke Nelson brings nearly 20 years of healthcare experience to her position with Reunion. At Reunion Inverness, Nelson works to optimize employee engagement and patient experiences through clinical operations and supervision of the nursing, respiratory, and nutrition teams. Before joining Reunion, Nelson served as a life coach and personal trainer while running an orthopedic rehabilitation clinic. In her commitment to total patient care, she then earned a BSN in nursing from Bethel University in 2013. Over the last 11 years, she has worked as the Director of Nursing in an acute care trauma hospital in Denver. Outside of Reunion, Nelson lives out her passion for the outdoors and athletics with her three children in Pine, Colorado while continuing her education at Walden University. She anticipates earning a MSN Executive degree in 2013.

As Director of Business Development for Reunion Inverness, Kirsten Dreher has over 22 years of experience in rehabilitation services and business development. Dreher has also assisted in the opening of two inpatient rehab hospitals. At Reunion, Dreher manages the marketing team and admissions processes at the Inverness location. She works alongside the CEO and medical director to build patient referrals and provide leadership and direction to the clinical liaison and admission teams.

Before joining Reunion, Dreher served as the Director of Business Development for a 40-bed inpatient rehab hospital that later evolved into an expansion and joint venture partnership. She was responsible for program development, quality reporting, and participation in multiple community best practice committees. This work resulted in a patient referral program and streamlined admissions process.

Dreher holds a degree in nursing from Indiana State University and is certified as a geriatric specialist through Colorado University. She also holds a Class A/B home health administrator's license and a National MDS-RAC certification.