Certified nurse practitioner Kristin DeArruda Wharton is excited to join the hospitalist team at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.
“I chose to join Essentia Health because I admired the culture of innovation and leadership toward creating a healthier region,” said DeArruda Wharton, who grew up in Duluth and Ely and has lived with her family on the North Shore for the past 20 years. “I love meeting patients and families from all parts of our region — from tribal communities to small towns to Duluth and Superior.”
DeArruda Wharton earned a master’s degree from Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, Ky. She is certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
“Hospital and acute-care medicine are very intellectually challenging and complex, but at the heart of my day are the people — a person and a family, and the colleagues with whom I work,” DeArruda Wharton said. “Health care is a combination of science and soul that is meaningful to me. It is an honor to be with patients during very difficult times and be part of their health and healing.”
To see DeArruda Wharton’s full profile, visit EssentiaHealth.org and click on “Doctors & Providers.”