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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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CCMH partners with SWOSU for clinical rotations
Students going to Southwestern Oklahoma State University can now do their clinical rotations at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after the hospital and university recently signed an agreement. Melissa Alvillar, the chief nursing officer at CCMH, said this gives those...
How to detect an enlarged prostate
An enlarged prostate is a health issue that typically starts impacting men over the age of 50. Dr. Orrenzo Snyder, a urologist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, said men normally see a slow change and will ignore it for years. “All men are going to have an...
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...
Heart transplant recipient works with heart patients after graduating CCMH program
A group of students just graduated from Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Great Plain’s Technology Center’s Clinical Medical Technician program and are putting their knowledge to use through their new jobs. “This requires ‘your part’ is what I call it - your...
CCMH pharmacies allowed to accept Tricare again
The pharmacies inside Comanche County Memorial Hospital, including Great Plains Pharmacy and their 24-hour pharmacy, can take Tricare once again. Seth Julian, the Pharmacy Manager at Great Plains Pharmacy, said a lot of their customers are either military or...
CCMH’s residency program celebrates 10 years
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is celebrating 10 years of its residency program. Residents are at both CCMH’s ER and at the Family First Clinic. Once doctors complete medical school, they then have to go through a residency program to get hands-on experience before...
CCMH’s specialty pharmacy receives URAC award
The specialty pharmacy at Comanche County Memorial Hospital recently received the URAC award. They are one of five pharmacies in Oklahoma to independently get this accreditation. Michelle Coady, the Director of Specialty Pharmacy, said people go to a specialty...