by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Mar 1, 2021 | Community Health
In exciting news over the weekend, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Company Johnson & Johnson received emergency use authorization for their vaccine against COVID-19. With this latest addition, more vaccines will be available to Oklahomans in the following...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Feb 22, 2021 | Community Health
Through With Chew Week (TWCW) is a tobacco observance that educates on the dangers of smokeless tobacco and aims to support chew, dip, and snus users who are wanting to quit. In Oklahoma, 6.8% of adults and 5.7% of high school students use smokeless tobacco, which is...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Feb 19, 2021 | Heart and Vascular
Heart Failure Awareness Week Did you know that heart failure is one of the most common diagnoses in hospital patients aged 65 and over? Or that heart failure is normally a progressive disease, meaning it slowly gets worse over time? If you didn’t, we have some good...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Feb 15, 2021 | Above & Beyond, Awards and Recognition
The CARE team received a nomination for Stacey Paryag-Stevens for her dedication to our lab program. Jamie Kendall, Director of the Lab, told us that laboratory often struggles with staffing and getting qualified Medical Technologists to join our team. Stacey is the...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Feb 11, 2021 | Heart and Vascular
February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Read below to learn how heart attacks can present themselves, and the different warning signs that can manifest in men and women. What Causes Heart Attacks? Ischemic heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease, is the...
