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Healthcare Fair happening at CCMH
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is holding a healthcare fair later this month. It’s to show people the types of jobs available in the medical field. Heather Love, the administrative director for quality, safety, risk, and education at CCMH, said the theme is “the...
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National Diabetes Awareness Month
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...
NICU reunion
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...
Jim Thorpe Inpatient Rehab Center Reunion Courage Award recipient
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...
Jim Thorpe Inpatient Rehab Center utilizes Easy Street
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...
Fastest testing for breast cancer
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...
Mother and daughter train for Spirit of Survival
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 year's race is...
Cancer Centers of SWOK provide free patient transportation service
The Cancer Centers of SWOK serve patients from Altus, Lawton and Duncan. For patients who can't drive themselves to treatment, there's another way to get there. It's through the free transportation service the centers provide. Billie Payne has been a patient using the...