by Medwatch 7 | Feb 2, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Flu Season
The coronavirus has killed hundreds of people in China and spread to multiple countries, including the United States. But what is the coronavirus, and how worried about it should you be? Meagan Garibay, an infection preventionist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital,...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 22, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Allergies, Asthma
Asthma affects millions of Americans. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says 6.2 million children under 18 have it. Doctor Anne Fernando, a pediatrician at Lawton Community Health Center, said it’s important to get asthma under control early rather than...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 20, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Medications, patient care
Filling a prescription isn’t something most people want to do right after a hospital stay, which is why Comanche County Memorial Hospital started offering Meds to Beds. Tara DeLonais, a Pharmacist at CCMH, said through the program, patients can get the...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 12, 2020 | Medwatch 7
Grief is something many people don’t think too much about until they’re going through it after losing a loved one. Comanche County Memorial Hospital Hospice has a grief group open to everyone in the community who has lost someone. Ted Edwards, a chaplain at Comanche...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 8, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Medications
Comanche County Memorial Hospital now has a place where people can drop off medicine, whether it was some they just didn’t need, or it’s expired, and they can no longer use it. The hospital has made dropping off old medication as easy as can be. “Any...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 5, 2020 | Medwatch 7, exercise, Weight loss
People across the country have made goals for this new year, but sticking to them, especially when you have big aspirations, is hard. There are things you can do that will help you achieve them this year. Jennifer Cargill, a local nurse practitioner at Lawton...
