Aspirus Riverview Wound & Hyperbarics Names New Clinical Program Director

Friday, April 22nd, 2022 -- 9:00 AM

Aspirus Riverview Wound & Hyperbarics has named Debbie Harris as clinical program director.

Harris served as the center’s clinical nurse manager since December 2021 and has been a registered nurse since 2004. With more than 13 years of executive leadership experience in assisted living administration, Harris specializes in creating thriving health care organizations, leaders, and teams equipped to exceed the needs of those they serve.

Harris resides in Wausau, enjoys spending time with her fiancé and three children, and is a member of Downtown Mission Church. She pursues a healthy and active lifestyle by running marathons, hiking, working out at the YMCA, and creating her own “green juice.”

Located within Aspirus Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, Aspirus Riverview Wound & Hyperbarics has a year-to-date success rate of healing 98.13 percent of wounds within 23 days.

The center offers highly specialized wound care to patients who suffer from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic wounds. The center’s leading-edge treatments include negative pressure wound therapy, total contact casting, bio-engineered tissues, biosynthetic dressings, and growth factor therapies.

The center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which works by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen to help progress wound healing. People living with wounds that have not healed using traditional methods of treatment may benefit from a visit to Aspirus Riverview Wound & Hyperbarics.

To learn more, call 715-422-7755. For more information about all the wound care services offered by Aspirus Health, visit aspirus.org/wound-care.

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