A group of students just graduated from Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Great Plain’s Technology Center’s Clinical Medical Technician program and are putting their knowledge to use through their new jobs. “This requires ‘your part’ is what I call it – your...
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is celebrating 10 years of its residency program. Residents are at both CCMH’s ER and at the Family First Clinic. Once doctors complete medical school, they then have to go through a residency program to get hands-on experience before...
The 13th annual Tomato Festival at the Lawton Farmers Market is approaching. It’s happening on Saturday, July 13th. “Why tomatoes? Well, we like to highlight the tomato because it’s one of those things that’s really southwest Oklahoma,” said Dr. Ed Legako. He said...
Summer and summertime holidays, like the Fourth of July, can be a fun time outside, but it can also be dangerous because of the hot weather and fireworks. Jamie Hennessee, a local paramedic, has tips on how to be safe. With the hot temperatures we’re seeing, Hennessee...
Lawton’s Open Streets event is back, and it’s happening April 20th! This bi-annual event started in June of 2017 and had to take a break due to the covid pandemic, but this month it’s encouraging you to get out, get active, and engage with the community in an effort...
According to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health, Oklahoma has some of the highest substance abuse rates in the country. Here in Lawton, Comanche County Memorial Hospital has found a way to combat it by implementing a new detox program. “Detox is a way for...
