Comanche County Memorial Hospital has partnered with Oklahoma City University’s Kramer School of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in Southwest Oklahoma. Classes begin this...
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Sugar Substitutes and Stroke Risk
To decrease the amount of sugar in your diet, you may be tempted to reach for diet soft drinks or juices sweetened with sugar substitutes. Sugar substitutes are a confusing topic for many. For years...
7 Ways to Prevent Stroke
May is Stroke Awareness Month! Stroke is often thought of as a disease that affects only the elderly. Three-quarters of all strokes occur in people over the age of 65, however; strokes can affect...
LETA Honors Dr. Cooper as Community Participant
Dr. Ben Cooper won the Rosemary Bellino Lifetime Achievement Award from Lawton Enhancement Trust Authority, designated for someone who has shown a long-time pattern of service to the community. Dr....
Battling Infertility
April 21-27 commemorates National Infertility Week. Infertility can be a difficult journey that leaves many individuals feeling hopeless and alone. Many describe it as seeming like everyone else...
23rd Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet
On April 11, we had the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the incredible CCMH Volunteers at the Hilton Garden Inn. Not only were 125 human volunteers honored, but five furry ones as well. The...
How Child Abuse Affects the Brain
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Unfortunately, child abuse remains a common problem in our society. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that 15,289 children were victims of abuse...
April is National Donate Life Month
To bring awareness to National Donate Life month, CCMH staff participated in a balloon release on April 2 and recognized the ICU Nurses who ran LifeShare’s 5K in honor of a young organ donor they...
Myths about Alcohol
One of the health observances we recognize in the month of April is alcohol awareness. According to The Global Drug Survey, alcohol is the #1 reason people end up in the Emergency Room.1 Therefore,...
Children’s StarLight Country Concert
The 14th Annual Starlight Country Concert raised approximately $230,000 for the Children’s Starlight Fund. With over $135,000 of that in sponsorship dollars before the event’s festivities even...