COVID-19 Visitor Guidelines Updated
The region’s COVID numbers are declining and the hospital has updated its visitor policy to reflect that decline. CCMH knows the healing power of a loved one holding a patient’s hand, calming their fears and supporting nursing staff. Incident Command updated the visitor policy: COVID patients: one visitor for the entire hospital …
Does Covid-19 Increase Your Risk Of Heart Disease?
First discovered in 2019, the novelty virus Covid-19 has quickly turned into a pandemic that continues even today. This virus has thrived despite many mandates, lockdowns and vaccination attempts worldwide. We continue to discover new variations of the virus, and more recently, have seen spikes …
COVID Update
The FDA and CDC have modified their Pfizer booster shot recommendations, to include the following: The following groups SHOULD receive a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after completing their Pfizer primary series People aged 65 and older Residents aged 18 …
COVID Update
Vaccination statistics continue to show a tangible benefit in preventing illness, hospitalization, and death. Statewide, over 90% of hospitalizations are occurring in unvaccinated individuals; death occurs in just 0.5% of vaccinated cases. CCMH encourages everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Booster vaccines are …
COVID Update
Numbers at CCMH continue to rise exponentially – our previous all-time high of admitted COVID patients was 63, on January 4th of this year. We currently have 61 admitted, as of 8 AM this morning. We will likely set a new record today. To help …
COVID Update
Every week, the Oklahoma State Department of Health releases the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report. This report contains a lot of data analysis related to COVID-19 in our state. As more information becomes available through the adoption of more sophisticated technology, this report contains …
COVID Update
People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised make up about 3% of the adult population and are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are more at risk of serious, prolonged illness. The CDC is recommending that immunocompromised people receive an additional vaccine dose. This includes …
COVID Update
COVID numbers continue to increase rapidly in our community. Two weeks ago, CCMH had two COVID positive patients admitted to the hospital. Today, we have 25. The hospital continues to serve patients in our normal service lines, such as emergency department, surgery, GI lab, and …
How to talk about COVID-19 vaccines with friends & family
Listen to their questions with empathy COVID-19 vaccines are new, and it’s normal for people to have questions about them. The sheer amount of information—and misinformation—about COVID-19 vaccines can be overwhelming to anyone. You can help by listening without judgement and identifying the root of …
COVID Update
Several states surrounding Oklahoma are seeing a steep uptick in COVID cases. This will begin to affect hospitals in our state, as these surrounding areas become more pressed for available hospitals beds to send patients to. OKC and Tulsa metro areas are getting saturated with …
- 1
- 2