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Woman receives courage award following stroke
Learning how to walk and talk again can be a challenge after a stroke, but one Lawton woman is sharing her journey and encouraging others while finding herself again. June 7th of 2023 is a date Beth Pottle is always going to remember because that’s the day she had a...
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Family shares CCMH Hospice experience, encourages others not to hesitate
Death isn’t easy to talk about, but it’s necessary to talk about and prepare for, especially when a loved one is nearing the end of their life. Ensuring your loved one is taken care of when that day comes is important, which is why Comanche County Memorial Hospital...
CCMH gets technology to test if the esophagus is working properly
New technology at Comanche County Memorial Hospital allows them to do tests to see whether someone’s esophagus is working correctly. Dr. Michael Sawyer, a General Surgeon at CCMH, said Esophageal Manometry lets doctors and nurses see how well the esophagus contracts...
Spirit of Survival update
The Spirit of Survival is going completely virtual this year due to the coronavirus. The decision to make it virtual wasn’t an easy one. Alison Green, the co-race director of Spirit of Survival and cancer program director of the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma,...
CCMH gets PillCam to help find gastrointestinal bleeding
Comanche County Memorial Hospital has new technology that helps doctors find gastrointestinal bleeding at the hospital instead of sending them over an hour away for the test. Dr. Michael Sawyer, General Surgeon at CCMH, said they use what’s called a PillCam to examine...
Official calls COVID-19 the “Pandemic of the unvaccinated”
The pandemic of the unvaccinated. That’s what Dr. Scott Michener, the Chief Medical Officer at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, is calling the coronavirus pandemic right now. “We’re heading in the wrong direction,” he said. At one point this summer, CCMH didn’t have...
FDA expands eligibility for COVID antibody infusion treatment
The FDA recently expanded who can get COVID antibody infusions. Before, it was for people who had tested positive for the virus and had mild to moderate symptoms and met certain criteria, but now people who’ve been exposed and haven’t tested positive to COVID-19 can...
CCMH doctor uses MAKO robotic arm for replacement surgeries
Comanche County Memorial Hospital has done thousands of surgeries with their MAKO robotic-arm assisted surgery system, which is controlled by an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital. Dr. Clint Kirk, who frequently uses the system at Comanche County Memorial Hospital,...