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Taking the right steps towards pain management
With September marking Pain Awareness Month, it’s important to remember that pain management is possible. Dr. Gregory Powell, a physician with Memorial Health, says pain is universal. “Pain is one of the most common reasons people actually see the doctor,” he said....
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Taking the right steps towards pain management
With September marking Pain Awareness Month, it’s important to remember that pain management is possible. Dr. Gregory Powell, a physician with Memorial Health, says pain is universal. “Pain is one of the most common reasons people actually see the doctor,” he said....
‘If my daughter hadn’t been there, I’d have died’: Father says after heart stopped
Dr. Gregory Powell never expected a medical emergency at home, but when he collapsed and his heart stopped, his daughter and wife began CPR, buying the minutes EMS needed to bring him back. About 100 beats per minute is the recommended rate for chest compressions...
Heat safety crucial during Southwest Oklahoma’s summer scorch
It’s a scorcher every summer in Southwest Oklahoma, which is why it’s so important to stay safe when temperatures climb. The region is home to some of the most scenic places on Earth, like the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and Quartz Mountain State Park. While...
Memorial Health welcomes new physician residents
Southwest Oklahoma has 11 new doctors after Memorial Health, partnering with Oklahoma State University, welcomed them into its residency program. These residents were greeted with Memorial Health’s 12th annual Physician Resident Welcome Celebration. Emergency Medicine...
“It can be a rewarding experience”: Long-term care nurses highlight rewards of rehabilitation work
The McMahon Tomlinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is looking for licensed practical nurses ready for a career in long-term care. “It can be a rewarding experience,” Amanda Oliver, the center’s MDS coordinator and an LPN, said. Oliver initially wanted to work in...
Local nurses reflect on service during National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week ended yesterday, and Memorial Health stepped up to the occasion by showing its nurses some extra love. A potato bar, gifts, raffles, karaoke and more filled the previous week with events to celebrate nurses. It was all to celebrate nurses, who...
Small spinal cord stimulator offers big relief for chronic back pain
Back pain can be difficult to manage, but one small device can offer big relief. A spinal cord stimulator is “kind of like a pacemaker for your back,” said Gregory Powell, an M.D. with Memorial Health. “Wires actually deliver small electric signals to the spinal cord...