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Wound Care Center receives awards for patient care and satisfaction
June is Wound Care Awareness Month. An official with Comanche County Memorial Hospital Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine said they treat many patients with diabetes or venous leg ulcers and get wounds that just won’t heal on their own. Angela Shelton, the...
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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...
Local podiatrist speaks on foot and ankle health
April is Foot Health Awareness Month, so we spoke with a local podiatrist about keeping your feet and ankles healthy as we head into spring and summer. Dr. Scott Kochenower, a podiatrist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, said your foot and ankle are a complex part...
Open Streets to teach kids about eating healthy
Open Streets, an event that encourages families to get outside together while promoting health and wellness, is happening on Saturday in Lawton on C Avenue. Sandy Foster, with Comanche County Memorial Hospital’s TSET Healthy Living Program, said the event has been...
Cancer Centers of SWOK offering free colorectal cancer screening tests
Colorectal cancer is expected to cause more than 50,000 deaths in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). This is why doctors urge people to get screened for when it comes time. While ACS says the number of diagnosed cases has been...
‘The worry is that this could be just the beginning’: As measles cases rise, so do concerns
25 years ago, officials in the United States considered measles eliminated from the country, but that is no longer the case. The CDC reports in the first two months of the year, there have been 164 confirmed cases. “I remember thinking, ‘I’ll never, ever have to think...
CCMH holds health care fair
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is using its simulation center to help people who aren’t in the healthcare field get a better idea of what it’s like in hopes of inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals. The hospital recently held a health care fair...
LCHC gets patients back on track with cancer screenings
Health officials with the Lawton Community Health Center are working to get people caught up on their cancer screenings. Dr. Daniel Joyce, the associate medical director of LCHC, says their data shows that there are 15,000 people behind on their cancer screenings....