Ruthann Wheeler

Ruthann Wheeler is an experienced healthcare professional currently serving as an Emergency Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner at DispatchHealth since March 2022 and as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Prima Medicine Immediate Care since April 2023. Additionally, Ruthann has been a Nurse Practitioner at Alteon Health since June 2019, working primarily in emergency departments at Prince William Hospital and Haymarket Medical Center. Inova Health System has benefited from Ruthann's expertise since October 2002, including roles as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse, with notable achievements as Charge Nurse and Employee of the Year in 2011. Previous roles at Virginia Hospital Center and Sentara Healthcare involved resource nursing and team coordination in the emergency department, respectively. Ruthann holds a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain College of Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from George Mason University. Additionally, Ruthann earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.