by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Oct 30, 2019 | Above & Beyond, Awards and Recognition
On Wednesday, July 31, a patient on 3North was very hesitant to allow any needle sticks, whether it be from nursing or lab. When Shamika Galloway heard this, she rounded up a few nurses that were on shift from CVCU and headed into the patient’s room. She talked to the...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Oct 28, 2019 | Cancer Care, Lifestyle, Women's Health
Sleep is important for the immune system to work and prevent or overcome illness, but how important? Important enough to prevent cancer? A recent study published in The BMJ suggests this may be so. In fact, women who are morning people may have a lower chance of...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Oct 16, 2019 | Cancer Care, Community Health, Healthy Living, Lifestyle
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women aside from skin cancer. It affects around 1 in 8 women in the United States during their lifetime. 1 However, many factors influence the chance of a woman developing breast cancer. Due to the variety of these...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Oct 14, 2019 | Community Health
The 2019 theme for the International Infection Prevention Week is Vaccines are Everybody’s Business. There are many different germs inside and outside of the healthcare setting. These germs spread in many different ways. For example, germs can spread from person to...
by Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Oct 11, 2019 | Cancer Care, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Women's Health
The American Cancer Society has named breast cancer as the most common type of cancer among American women other than non-melanoma skin cancer. Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States battle breast cancer at some point during their lifetime. ...
