Clinic to get funding boost, expand services

The Hands of Hope Clinic has announced that it will be expanding its partnership with Piedmont Henry Hospital beginning July 1, and the hospital has agreed to fund additional personnel to make possible the transition to a full-time, daytime charitable clinic.

Hands of Hope will be adding one full-time nurse practitioner, one part-time medical assistant, one part-time social worker, one quarter-time eligibility specialist, and one quarter-time administrative assistant. The clinic will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays while maintaining Monday and Thursday evening volunteer-led hours.