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Getting kids ready for the start of school
The start of school is just weeks away for students across Oklahoma, and now is the time for parents and caregivers to be ready for the upcoming school year. Summer is the time of fun in the sun, where bedtimes are relaxed or done away with altogether, but as the...
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Four CCMH nurses start Ostomy Support Group
Four nurses at Comanche County Memorial Hospital have started a support group after seeing an increase in ostomy surgeries. Rebecca Lusher, a registered nurse with the enterostomal therapy group at CCMH, said over the past 10 years, there’s been an increase in ostomy...
CCMH holds active shooter training for staff
Comanche County Memorial Hospital held a three-day active shooter training for their staff. Heather Love, the administrative director of quality, safety, risk, and education at CCMH, said they held this because they knew they needed to do more to prepare for an active...
‘Quit Week’ hopes to convince smokers to quit
January 18 is the start of “Quit Week” in Oklahoma. It’s a campaign that encourages Oklahomans across the state to quit using tobacco, for good. “We’re addicted. You know, those of us that have used tobacco, we’re addicted, and it’s hard to quit,” Sandy Foster, the...
CCMH doctor discusses pain management tips
People who have chronic pain can visit a pain management doctor to see what’s causing it and come up with ways to treat it. Sameh Hanna, a pain management physician at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, says he treats people with neck, back, and joint problems. He...
CCMH nurses take home 7 of 16 Nurse of the Year awards
Seven of the 2022 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year winners are from Comanche County Memorial Hospital. They each won in their respective categories. Melissa Alvillar, the chief nursing officer at CCMH, is one of the winners. “I think that should be telling our...
The Great American Smokeout is this week
Smoking isn’t something people plan on getting addicted to, but it happens. The CDC reports 30.8 million adults currently smoke cigarettes. There are different things to help people kick the habit, including the Great American Smokeout, which is happening this...
Why increasing folic acid levels is important during pregnancy
We know pregnant women are supposed to take prenatal vitamins, but have you ever thought about why? Dr. Robert Behrmann, an OBGYN at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, said folic acid, which is in prenatal vitamins, is extremely important during the early stages of...