COVID-19

As of Sept. 13, all CCMH beds were full, including the intensive care unit. The hospital reported having 53 COVID patients, 43 of which were unvaccinated. In ICU, the hospital had 17 COVID patients, 15 of which were unvaccinated.

As of Sept. 13, all CCMH beds were full, including the intensive care unit. The hospital reported having 53 COVID patients, 43 of which were unvaccinated. In ICU, the hospital had 17 COVID patients, 15 of which were unvaccinated.

CCMH execs welcome vaccine mandate

Tim Farley
Thursday, September 16, 2021
President Joe Biden’s mandate that all healthcare workers take the COVID-19 vaccine should “level the playing field,” a Comanche County Memorial Hospital executive said. Dr.
A tent used as an overflow waiting area is shown in front of the emergency room entrance at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton Tuesday. CARL LEWIS/LEDGER PHOTO

A tent used as an overflow waiting area is shown in front of the emergency room entrance at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton Tuesday. CARL LEWIS/LEDGER PHOTO

Out of room, CCMH erects OSDH emergency overflow tent

Tim Farley
Thursday, September 9, 2021
LAWTON — COVID-19 cases have increased more than 3000% at Comanche County Memorial Hospital since the end of July, prompting state and local officials to erect a large tent to be used as an additional emergency room waiting area for the foreseeable future.
District 5 Southwest Oklahoma COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

District 5 Southwest Oklahoma COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

Health officials keep up vax push

Tim Farley
Thursday, July 29, 2021
About 45% of Comanche County residents 12 and older have received the COVID-19 vaccine, but there’s plenty of work to be done, according to a state health official.
School grant chart

School grant chart

181 districts receive grants for School Counselor Corps

Staff Reports
Thursday, July 1, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – To help Oklahoma schools meet the needs of children in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oklahoma State Department of Education is awarding grants to 181 school districts across the state – including a dozen in southwest Oklahoma – to hire school counselors and school-based...

RAHC enters first phase of vaccinations

From Staff Reports
Saturday, February 6, 2021
FORT SILL – Reynolds Army Health Clinic has transitioned into the first tier of Phase 1C in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, which opens the vaccine eligibility to TRICARE beneficiaries age 65 and older, the clinic reported.
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