As we’re quickly approaching two years since the pandemic hit southwest Oklahoma, hospitals across the nation are still dealing with the virus daily, and that’s taking a toll, causing a nursing shortage. Melissa Alvillar, Chief Nursing Officer at CCMH,...
We know COVID has impacted people’s lungs, but it has affected some hearts as well. Dr. Khurram Liaqat, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton, says the virus has impacted patients in three different phases. He says when COVID first hit, people with...
We’re closing in on two years since COVID-19 hit southwest Oklahoma. So, we caught up with some nurses at Comanche County Memorial Hospital to see how they’re doing and what they’ve learned since the start of the pandemic. “We have good and bad days,” said LPN Tori...
COVID-19 is keeping health providers busy across the nation. Respiratory Therapists are an essential part of that team. They work to help keep patients breathing through various equipment they are specifically trained on. One of the providers who is trying to make...
The pandemic of the unvaccinated. That’s what Dr. Scott Michener, the Chief Medical Officer at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, is calling the coronavirus pandemic right now. “We’re heading in the wrong direction,” he said. At one point this summer, CCMH didn’t have...
