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14th annual Tomato Festival soon to return, highlighting health benefits
An event that encourages healthy eating and moving is happening on July 11 and July 12 at the Lawton Farmers Market. The annual Tomato Festival, which is in part sponsored by Comanche County Memorial Hospital, brings the community together for a fun day of competition...
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14th annual Tomato Festival soon to return, highlighting health benefits
An event that encourages healthy eating and moving is happening on July 11 and July 12 at the Lawton Farmers Market. The annual Tomato Festival, which is in part sponsored by Comanche County Memorial Hospital, brings the community together for a fun day of competition...
Students learn about health careers during camp
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is offering a summer camp P.U.L.S.E. program for teenagers this summer. P.U.L.S.E. stands for Professionals Uniting with Learners in Science and Education. This is a change to their annual volunteen program, which they offer every...
CCMH to upgrade medical record system
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is in the process of upgrading and changing its medical record systems. Once the upgrade is complete, the hospital, its providers, and specialists will be under one system. Dr. Scott Michener, Chief Medical Officer at CCMH, said right...
Memorial EMS workers honored during EMS week
This EMS week, Comanche County Memorial Hospital is honoring staff members who went above and beyond this past year. Jamie Hennessey, a paramedic with CCMH EMS who has worked there for 25 years, was named one of the hospital’s paramedics of the year. She says the...
CCMH employees celebrated during hospital week
Hospital Week: a time for everyone who works at hospitals to be celebrated and thanked for everything they do for their community, just wrapped up. During Hospital Week, Comanche County Memorial Hospital hosted a number of different events to show their appreciation....
Knowing the symptoms of a stroke
In the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Comanche County Memorial Hospital recently held a stroke screening so people could know their risks. “We have an EKG that we’re checking for atrial fibrillation here,” said Rachel Talley, Stroke Clinical...
Making end-of-life decisions now helps family members later
Trying to know what your loved one wants when they’re in the hospital, unable to speak, is hard, which is why Comanche County Memorial Hospital’s Chaplain Paul Gore said you need to have those conversations and documents filled out beforehand. He said the question in...