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Open Streets returns to Lawton April 20th
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...
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CCMH preparing for possible surge in COVID-19 cases
State health experts anticipate coronavirus cases to peak in Oklahoma later this month, so Comanche County Memorial Hospital is preparing to treat more COVID-19 patients. The hospital wants to be ready for any medical situation a patient may have from the birth of a...
The role of ICU nurses and Respiratory Therapy Staff during this pandemic
The coronavirus has changed how we live our lives, and it's also reminding us how important our health care workers are. COVID-19 patients, or people with COVID-19 symptoms, are staying in two areas of Comanche County Memorial Hospital when they're admitted. Robin...
Being a nurse during a pandemic
Health care professionals are our heroes during this pandemic. Nurses at Comanche County Memorial Hospital have stepped up like never before to help patients with the deadly coronavirus. Melissa Alvillar, the director of nursing operations at CCMH, said they’ve made...
How to prevent foot ulcers
Foot ulcers can send you to the doctor, but if not treated, it can lead to an amputation, which is why taking care of your feet is important. April is Foot Health Awareness Month, and according to foot.com, most Americans log 75,000 miles on their feet by the time...
Cancer center hopes target small tumors with new technology
The Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital has new technology that can target smaller tumors, potentially curing a patient of cancer. The new linear accelerator provides stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, a type of radiation therapy in which...
Heart attack symptoms differ for men and women
A local doctor says many people think of a man when they think of someone having a heart attack, but cardiovascular disease is the number one killer for both men and women. Doctor Srilatha Ayirala, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center, said it’s important...
Symptoms of a heart attack
February is known as the month of love, but it's also National Heart Month. About every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack, that's according to the American Heart Association. They also say that around 720,000 Americans will have a heart attack this...