Four nurses at Comanche County Memorial Hospital have started a support group after seeing an increase in ostomy surgeries. Rebecca Lusher, a registered nurse with the enterostomal therapy group at CCMH, said over the past 10 years, there’s been an increase in ostomy...
Comanche County Memorial Hospital held a three-day active shooter training for their staff. Heather Love, the administrative director of quality, safety, risk, and education at CCMH, said they held this because they knew they needed to do more to prepare for an active...
Fall Prevention Awareness Week is underway. The National Council on Aging says falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults. The CDC reports that in 2019, falls caused over 34 thousand deaths among adults 65 and older and more than 3...
A new program is coming to Comanche County Memorial Hospital that will allow those interested to earn while learning from CCMH educators and hopefully start their career in the medical field. This Advanced Unlicensed Assistant program is the first of its kind in a...
Student volunteers at Comanche County Memorial Hospital this summer got to see an area of the hospital many people haven’t seen before. Not only did they get to see the room where people go to get sprayed off if they’re exposed to hazardous materials, but they also...
The 11th annual tomato festival, which is put on every year by the Lawton Farmers Market, is less than a month away. This is the first year its being held it at their new location off 4th street. “We’re so excited that our new building is ready this year,” said Dr....
