September marks Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and it deserves your full attention. Ovarian cancer symptoms are notoriously easy to miss. They mimic everyday complaints like bloating, a...
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When Should You Start Prostate Cancer Screening?
When should you start prostate cancer screening? It's a question a lot of men put off, even during September's Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among...
Celebrating 75 years of caring
Since opening its doors on September 1, 1951, Memorial Health System has been dedicated to providing quality healthcare close to home. What began as a community vision in 1948 has grown from a...
Summer Heat and Your Heart Health
August in southwest Oklahoma brings triple-digit afternoons. If you're managing a heart condition, that heat is more than just uncomfortable. Summer heat and your heart health are closely connected....
A Back-to-School Eye Health Checklist
New backpack? Check. Fresh notebooks? Check. A back-to-school vision screening? That one is easy to forget, but it might matter more than anything else on the list. August is Children's Eye Health...
Lawton Rangers help keep the Starlight shining
The Memorial Foundation extends a heartfelt thank you to the Lawton Rangers for their continued generosity and support of our mission. During the Lawton Rangers Rodeo, the Rangers presented the...
Breastfeeding Challenges and When to Get Help
If you're a new mom in the thick of it, take a deep breath. Breastfeeding challenges are incredibly common, and you're not doing anything wrong. Nursing is often called "natural," but that doesn't...
Celebrating excellence in patient safety
Congratulations to the teams on 3 North, 4 West, and CVCU for achieving outstanding patient safety milestones. 3 North and 4 West have gone more than two years, and CVCU has gone more than one year,...
A Breastfeeding Timeline for Every Stage
If you're nursing a newborn today, it can feel impossible to imagine what breastfeeding will look like next month, let alone next year. A breastfeeding timeline rarely moves in a straight line, and...
Memorial Health System recognized by AHA for multi-disciplinary quality improvement
Memorial Health System has received the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for achieving high performance across three or more clinical areas in the Get With The Guidelines®...