by Medwatch 7 | Nov 5, 2018 | Diabetes, Medwatch 7
November is Diabetes Awareness month, and the medical community wants to use this time to help eliminate the stigma surrounding diabetes by educating people. There are over 23 million people with diabetes in the country. Oklahoma is ranked 8th for the highest number...
by Medwatch 7 | Oct 30, 2018 | Medwatch 7, Baby, NICU
Comanche County Memorial Hospital’s NICU has been established for 5 years. During that time, they’ve cared for over 1000 babies, and several families came back to the NICU to have a reunion with the hospital staff. Close to 100 people attended this year’s NICU...
by Medwatch 7 | Oct 18, 2018 | Medwatch 7, Rehabilitation
The Annual Jim Thorpe Inpatient Rehab Reunion is held every year to celebrate the success of their rehab patients. Each year a courage award is given to the patient who has shown the most strength and perseverance. That patient this year was Gloria Dille. 83 year old...
by Medwatch 7 | Oct 11, 2018 | Medwatch 7, Rehabilitation
The Jim Thorpe Inpatient Rehabilitation Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital offers occupational, physical and speech therapy. Therapists use the Easy Street to help patients return back to daily activities. Wilson Ponce is 31, and has already suffered two...
by Medwatch 7 | Oct 4, 2018 | Cancer, Medwatch 7
October is breast cancer awareness month and Comanche County Memorial Hospital, is the only hospital to offer the fastest testing for breast cancer in southwest Oklahoma. In the past when a patient had a mammogram and a lump was found, the tissue taken from the biopsy...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 17, 2018 | Medwatch 7, Spirit of Survival, training
Whether you’re running the Spirit of Survival to be healthy or to honor someone you know who has cancer, the proceeds all go to the same place–The Cancer Centers of SWOK. Jennifer Cox has done the Spirit of Survival for the past few years, but this...
