The Hemphill County Hospital Board agreed in its Jan. 17 meeting to hire another nurse practitioner (NP) for Harvester Family Medical Clinic (HFMC) in Pampa. The unanimous vote came after a discussion about the workload of doctors Tony Cook and Cody Culwell.

CEO Christy Francis began her administration report with news that the district needed another mid-level provider at HFMC because one NP was o…