A buzz filled the room when Tamara Kainer, the Marketing and Business Development Director of Cuero Regional Hospital, announced that Dr. Nick Lemley would be offering obstetrics services (OBS) on Wednesdays at Yorktown Medical Clinic at the Mayor Baker’s Coffee on November 19th. This is big news for the small rural Texan town which has a population of fewer than 2,000 people.
Dr. Gordon Barth, who had been Yorktown’s primary medical provider since 1983, retired in 2020, leaving a gap in healthcare services. For a brief period, Dr. Dale Denton practiced in the area.
“When Dr. Barth left, it left a huge vacuum. He was kind of the only provider in this area. Never had the pleasure of meeting him myself. I’ve only heard good things,” Lemley said.
