About Us

Christine “Chris” Festa, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner | U.S. Army Veteran | Founder of 220 Wellness and Rivers Edge

Dr. Chris Festa is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and military veteran with over 25 years of healthcare experience spanning emergency medicine, trauma, flight medicine, and primary care. Her journey began in the U.S. Army and led her through some of the most intense medical environments, including Level One trauma centers and international medical evacuations.

She went on to serve as Chief Flight Officer for a global med-evac company and as Chief Medical Officer for a defense contractor, gaining unmatched experience in critical care. After years of service in high-acuity roles, she returned to her roots, opening and operating River’s Edge Urgent and Primary Care for six years.

Now, as the founder of Rivers Edge @ 220 Wellness, Dr. Chris is leading a bold movement in healthcare—bringing accessible, straightforward, and personalized care to the community she loves. She’s certified in Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Integrative Medicine, Critical Care, Family Medicine, and Flight Medicine, with additional training in Hormone Optimization, PRP, Aesthetics, and Sexual Health.

Her mission is simple: to strip away the noise of corporate medicine and bring care back to what it should be—personal, affordable, and second to none.