by Medwatch 7 | Apr 26, 2022 | Medwatch 7
650 people across the State of Oklahoma are currently waiting on a lifesaving transplant. Across the nation, more than 106-thousand people need one. Meanwhile, thousands more are waiting on lifesaving and healing tissue transplants. “So it’s so important to...
by Medwatch 7 | Apr 18, 2022 | Volunteering, Medwatch 7
This week is National Volunteer Week, and Comanche County Memorial Hospital is celebrating its more than 120 volunteers between the ages of 23 and 96. Some volunteers are seen at the hospital, while others work behind the scenes, like Earline Gregory, who works...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 8, 2022 | Cancer, Pathology
Comanche County Memorial Hospital’s Lab was recently recognized as a leader in the country for fast and reliable pathology results. Caris is a national reference laboratory that does molecular testing on cancer biopsies from patients. Dr. Robbie Graham,...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 3, 2022 | Nursing
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,...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 24, 2022 | Heart & Vascular
A local doctor at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton is concerned about the impacts medical marijuana is having on people’s hearts. “I want to really, kinda urge the public and the people who think they’re using it for medicinal purposes to re-think this...
