Nacogdoches Health Partners is proud to announce Deidra Best, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the team of family care providers. 

“I have had the pleasure of working with Deidra throughout her career. She is a highly competent professional with exceptional experience who is a great fit for our NHP team,” said Wilburn “Eddy” Furniss, III, MD. 

Deidra brings a wide range of advanced assessment experience to the Nacogdoches Health Partners team. Past positions include treating patients of all ages in family medicine, women’s health, urgent care, and emergency care settings. 

“It is exciting to join the care team at Nacogdoches Health Partners. Here we treat the whole person at every age. I’m uniquely qualified to support our patients with a wide range of clinical experience and proven strengths in acute patient care and patient advocacy.”

Deidra earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas at Tyler. She is FNP-C certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. Her BLS, PALS and ACLS are current with the American Heart Association. Deidra is on the National Registry of Certified Medical examiners for DOT exams.  She holds State of Texas licenses as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Registered Nurse.

Nacogdoches Health Partners is a primary care clinic with a focus on participatory medicine. Partin and the qualified Nacogdoches Health Partners team, including Wilburn “Eddy” Furniss, III, MD; Lindsay Aldrich MD; Jesse Creel, MSN, APRN, FNP-C; Morgan Nix, MSN, APRN, FNP-C; and Nena Ivey, PA-C, work together to provide primary care to patients of all ages. Nacogdoches Health Partners is located at 4800 NE Stallings Dr. #109 in Nacogdoches. For appointments call 936-559-0700.