Dr. Renae Walton, DNP, FNP-BC, MSN, SSGB, CPQH, has joined Carolina Caring House Calls as nurse practitioner. Designed to increase health care access for patients who are experiencing a serious illness, the House Calls program will serve patients living in Mecklenburg, Rowan and Cabarrus counties with plans to expand the program to additional counties in western North Carolina in the coming months.
Dr. Walton received her Bachelor’s in Nursing degree from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, a Master’s of Nursing from Winston Salem State University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Capella University in Minnesota.
She has over 15 years of experience as a board-certified practitioner and has worked in multiple specialty settings, including family practice, internal medicine, nephrology, oncology, urology, geriatric wellness and preventive care. Dr. Walton has also served as a visiting professor, speaker and nurse leader at Inovalon and United Healthcare. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing, the American Nurses Association and the National Association for Healthcare Quality.
Dr. Walton is a compassionate provider who believes in delivering quality, patient-centered care, ensuring patients and families are involved in goal-setting for achievable outcomes. She is a proud wife and mother of two adult sons, one toddler daughter and two beautiful chihuahuas.
Carolina Caring, founded in 1979, is an independent, community-based, nonprofit health care provider. It specializes in programs that offer relief from chronic conditions, serious illnesses, and the challenges they bring, including palliative medicine and hospice care for all ages, primary care and grief counseling. Currently, Carolina Caring serves 12 counties across western North Carolina and the Charlotte Region. For more information about Carolina Caring, please call 828.466.0466 or contact us.
