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Cancer Centers of SWOK to hold free skin cancer screenings
20% of Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. So, taking care of you and your family’s skin while outdoors is important. Dr. Gabriel Vidal, radiation oncologist at the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma, said...
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CCMH celebrates new Perinatal Certification
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is celebrating after they received a National award for offering quality care to both mothers and newborns. They’re the second in the state to earn Perinatal Certification from The Joint Commission, and the first to have both the...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
September is Sepsis Awareness Month both at the state and national levels. The CDC said sepsis killed over 200,000 people in the United States in 2019. What starts as an infection can turn into sepsis. The CDC reports that sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an...
The importance of preventing childhood obesity
Obesity has been on the rise for decades. A local pediatrician at the Lawton Community Health Center said it’s gone up even more during the pandemic. According to Shape Your Future OK, Oklahoma has the 4th worst obesity rate in the nation. They report that 1/3 of kids...
CCMH receives award from American Heart Association
A little over a year ago, Comanche County Memorial Hospital changed how they were doing CPR training. Following that change, they got recognized by the American Heart Association for their efforts. Christopher Reyes, the Performance Improvement Coordinator at CCMH,...
CCMH to start AUA program
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...
Volunteens at CCMH learn about decontamination room
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...
11th annual Tomato Festival to be held at new location
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....