by Medwatch 7 | Dec 10, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Stroke
When you’re having a stroke, you’re supposed to act fast because not only can it save your life but also play a huge role in recovery. You need to get to the emergency room as soon as possible since stroke treatment is time-dependent, and time is brain. It’s also...
by Medwatch 7 | Dec 7, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Nurses, Nursing
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is asking for retired nurses and for nurses who aren’t working right now to consider going back into the workforce and helping them as they try to take care of the community. Melissa Alvillar, RN and director of nursing operations at...
by Medwatch 7 | Dec 3, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Surgery
Scrub tech students at Great Plains Technology Center recently took a trip to Comanche County Memorial Hospital to see and learn a little more about one of the instruments they may be working with when they finish their program. They spent a morning learning more...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 30, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. It’s something 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with every year. “Diabetes continues to be on the rise in our community, and all of the statistics nationwide and worldwide,” Jan Miller, Diabetes Dietitian Specialist at Lawton...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 24, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Palliative
When many people think about hospice, they think about death, but hospice doesn’t just focus on death. Dr. Richard Brittingham, a local medical director for hospice, said they try to make their patient’s last days and months on earth the best that they can be. Dr....
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 16, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer, Smoking
The American Lung Association says someone in the United States will die from lung cancer every three and a half minutes. It accounts for one in four cancer deaths. Smoking and being around second-hand smoke can cause lung cancer. But how do you know if you have it?...
