by Medwatch 7 | May 3, 2022 | Medwatch 7, patient care
Paws with Love Therapy Dogs visit Comanche County Memorial Hospital multiple times a week to bring smiles to patients and those working at the hospital. They’re celebrated for everything they do on National Therapy Pet Day, which is April 30th. Leann Legako, a...
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 | Feb 1, 2022 | Heart & Vascular, Medwatch 7
February is Heart Month, so we sat down with a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital to see how to prevent heart problems. Coronary artery disease, also referred to as coronary heart disease, is when there’s a blockage in...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 24, 2022 | COVID-19, Medwatch 7
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...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 8, 2021 | Medwatch 7
The season where we love to overeat is here, but it’s also Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to remember what you should eat and how much if you have diabetes. Michelle White, one of the diabetes educators for Lawton Community Health Center, said diabetes is a...
