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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...
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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...
May is Stroke Awareness Month
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, every 40 seconds, somebody in the United States has a stroke, and every four minutes somebody dies from a stroke. So, knowing what to do if you or a loved one is having a stroke is important. That’s why May...
CCMH joins national trial to treat COVID patients
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is now part of the Mayo Clinic's nationwide trial to see if convalescent plasma can be used to treat patients with COVID-19. The Chief Medical Officer at Comanche County Memorial Hospital says convalescent plasma is one of the...
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...