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COVID numbers rising in Comanche County Southwest Ledger

WEBLAWTON - COVID-19 cases at Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Lawton Public Schools were inching upward Monday as the Omicron variant continues …

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Analyzing and Stirring the Pot: The fight over Managed Care for

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – Just after deadline for last week’s story (“Starting to get down in the weeds”), much of the medical establishment made official what everyone …

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High court rules OHCA exceeded authority with managed-care plan

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Health Care Authority overstepped its bounds when it implemented a privatized managed-care plan for the state’s Medicaid …

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Hospital closures, bankruptcies challenge system

WEBSAYRE HOSPITAL SHUT DOWN. Sayre Memorial Hospital in Beckham County, a 31-bed non-profit community facility, closed its doors on 1 February 2016, …

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Anatomy of a hospital: How a small town Oklahoma hospital …

WEBIn 2015, Grady Memorial Hospital, located in Chickasha, began hemorrhaging roughly $300,000 per month from the time the facility’s surgery center had been shut …

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Comanche Co. Health Department maintains national accreditation

WEBBy News Staff on Thursday, March 11, 2021. LAWTON – The Comanche County Health Department (CCHD) has successfully completed a review process to …

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Oklahoma Complete Health picked for statewide care plans

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Complete Health announced recently that it will provide managed care for the SoonerSelect and SoonerSelect Specialty Children’s …

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Harmon Memorial Hospital to stay open Southwest Ledger

WEBHOLLIS —With a population of a little over 2,000, Hollis — the county seat of Harmon County and the largest community within this corner of Southwest Oklahoma …

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Legislators can stop privatized Medicaid Southwest Ledger

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – A coalition of health care organizations on Tuesday called on the Oklahoma Legislature to vote to stop a flawed plan to privatize health care …

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Lawton hospital, 2 physicians pay $550K to settle federal claims …

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – The Comanche County Hospital Authority, Dr. Troy L. Harden and Dr. Moncy Varkey agreed to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States to …

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Mental health clinic for veterans planned for Lawton this fall

WEBLAWTON – Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) announced plans Tuesday to open a clinic in Lawton later this fall. More than 6,000 post-9/11 veterans, their families, …

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State Health Care Authority names chief quality officer

WEBBy News Staff on Thursday, February 4, 2021. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Kevin Corbett has named Dr. Nathan Valentine …

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12:10 to the Top: Lea Ann Chandler Executive Director Comanche …

WEB12:10 to the Top: Lea Ann Chandler Executive Director Comanche County Memorial Hospital Foundation

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The ‘Sage of Medicine Park,’ part two Southwest Ledger

WEBThe ‘Sage of Medicine Park,’ part two. By Debi DeSilver Managing Editor on Thursday, September 23, 2021. In the summer of 1908, Elmer Thomas and his partners …

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Amid talk of restarting economy, virus keeps killing in NYC

WEBNEW YORK (AP) – Hopeful talk about getting people out of their homes and back to work in some parts of the country seems a far cry from the harsh reality in New …

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Broken Arrow woman sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud; …

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY – Ashley Nicole Brown of Broken Arrow, the owner of an unlicensed home health company and a former employee of another home health …

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Medicine Park ‘open for business’ Southwest Ledger

WEBChad’s is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For reservations, call (580) 529-9999. Honey & Sage Holistic Health Service. Honey & Sage Alternative & Holistic …

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Indigent Defense to set up office in Lawton Southwest Ledger

WEBLAWTON – Efforts to prevent crowding in the Comanche County Detention Center have frustrated the county commissioners and health officials for quite awhile.. …

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Hitt attributes success to years spent in Oklahoma

WEBHitt attributes success to years spent in Oklahoma. By Mike W. Ray Staff Writer on Monday, April 10, 2023. California native Chet Hitt, who has proposed an …

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In appreciation of Mayor Stan Booker Southwest Ledger

WEBRegarding his role as Mayor, Stan Booker has said, “Other than the significance of family, being Mayor is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done.”. Mayor …

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CCDC still squeezin’ ’em in Southwest Ledger

WEBComanche County has ‘outsourced’ detainees to the Tillman County jail since May 2020, at a cost of $45 per inmate per day. From May through September …

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