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Detox service at CCMH
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...
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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...
Local health official talks coronavirus
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,...
Oklahoma could have more asthma triggers than some other states
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...
CCMH offers Meds to Beds program
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...
CCMH holds group for those grieving
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...
CCMH gets drop box for unused and expired medicine
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 time of the day...