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Living with peripheral artery disease
Peripheral Arterial Disease or PAD is a dangerous and sometimes even life-threatening condition where arteries experience a reduction in blood flow. The disease affects more than 3 million people in the U.S. every year, and cardiologists like Dr. Eugen Ivan at the...
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The difference between a health center and a health clinic
National Health Center Week just wrapped up, but what is a health center and how is it different than a clinic? According to Dr. Troy Harden, the co-medical director for Lawton Community Health Center, health centers have been around for decades, and their goal is to...
CCMH supports moms during World Breastfeeding Week and beyond
August 1st-7th is World Breastfeeding Week. Kate Copass, who is an internationally board-certified lactation consultant who works at Comanche County Memorial Hospital’s Infant Feeding Resource Center, said they always try to support moms during this week and...
Healthcare professional reminds parents to keep shots up to date
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. So, we talked with Dana Hulbert, who is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Lawton Community Health Center Midtown, to find out why she thinks vaccinations are important. “Childhood illnesses have been pandemics at...
New rehab gym opens inside CCMH
The Healthy Heart Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital opened a new rehab gym inside the hospital for heart patients to safely exercise in. A person’s heart weakens after having a heart attack or an open-heart surgery, so they need to build and strengthen their...
Local doctor live-streams life-saving procedure
A doctor at Comanche County Memorial Hospital recently live-streamed a life-saving procedure to medical professionals across the globe on how to safely perform it. We were also invited into the Cath lab to watch it live. Doctor Eugen Ivan, a cardiologist at CCMH,...
Woman retires after helping moms for 41 years
A woman that has dedicated the past 41 years to helping moms-to-be and new moms has retired. Saradell Horton has helped thousands of moms prepare for delivery and life after the baby is born. Horton started teaching Childbirth Education Classes at Comanche County...
CCMH holds pinning ceremony for nurses
Comanche County Memorial Hospital held a nurse pinning ceremony for all of the nurses who just graduated nursing school and are about to start working at the hospital. Student nurse Amber James is one of the 26 nurses who attended the pinning ceremony. "It's just...