Memorial Hospital board schedules May 26 meeting in Texas County

Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority set a May 26, 2026 Board of Trustees meeting, putting one of Texas County’s most important public institutions back in the spotlight at a time when residents depend on it for emergency care, imaging, clinic visits, and inpatient services. In a county of 21,384 people, with Guymon as the county seat and rural communities stretching toward Hooker, Goodwell, and Texhoma, the hospital’s board carries more than routine administrative responsibility. Its decisions shape access to care and how far local families have to travel for services the hospital cannot provide.

The board roster underscores that public role. KC Rothschopf served as chairman, Erica Velasquez as vice chair, and Spencer Leiter as treasurer, with John Reid, D’Anne King, Elizabeth McMurphy, and Debby Roberts also listed as board members. Memorial Hospital describes itself as a county-owned, nonprofit Critical Access Hospital licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, operating as a level IV, 25-bed facility serving Texas County and surrounding counties in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

That matters in practical terms. Memorial Hospital says it operates emergency room service 24/7, along with a clinic, imaging, respiratory therapy, laboratory, med/surg, and swing-bed services. It also runs High Plains Clinic in Guymon and offers diagnostic radiology that includes a 16-slice CT scanner, a 1.5 Tesla MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and general radiology. In a rural county where time and distance can decide outcomes, those services are not symbolic. They are the difference between care delivered locally and a long drive for diagnosis or treatment.

The hospital’s administrative lineup includes Tracy Johnson, MSN RN, as chief executive officer, Casandra Oakes, BSN RN, as director of nursing, Carla Hernandez as human resources manager, and Valentina Rodriguez as executive assistant. Memorial Hospital also lists membership in the Oklahoma Hospital Association and the Volunteer Hospital Association, signaling that its leadership is tied into both state and regional hospital networks.

The institution’s broader reach became clearer on January 19, 2026, when Memorial Hospital announced that Johnson was nominated and unanimously approved to serve on the Foundation for a Healthy Oklahoma board. That kind of statewide involvement suggests the hospital is balancing day-to-day patient care with the financial and policy pressures that come with running a county-owned facility. For Texas County, the board’s work is not just a matter of internal governance. It is part of the public infrastructure that supports emergency response, routine treatment, and local control over a core health resource.