SWMC News
Patient Safety Awareness Week March 9-15
March 9, 2025
While March 9-15 is officially Patient Safety Awareness Week, unofficially, every week is Patient Safety Awareness Week at Southwestern Medical Center. In fact, patient safety is top of mind at our hospital every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Patient safety is central to the “Do No Harm” principle,...
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The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbarics at Southwestern Medical Center offers six tips to promote wound healing during National Nutrition Month
March 6, 2025
March is National Nutrition Month, a time to highlight the critical role nutrition plays in overall health. At the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbarics at Southwestern Medical Center, we see firsthand how poor nutrition can contribute to non-healing wounds, particularly in patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic...
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Non-healing Wounds Stemming from Heart Disease can put Patients at Risk of Amputation
February 4, 2025
During American Heart Month, the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbarics at Southwestern Medical Center spotlights wound healing and prevention by offering information and tips to educate patients about heart health and non-healing wounds.
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Don’t Wait for Weight to Weigh on Your Health
January 17, 2025
In a Forbes Health/OnePoll survey conducted about a year ago, four of the top five 2024 New Year’s resolutions focused on personal health. Toss out “improved finances,” and the remaining most popular aspirations were “improved fitness,” “improved mental health,” “lose weight” and “improved diet.” If Southwestern Medical Center could smile, we...
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A Few Actions Can Make This Cancer Mostly Preventable
January 13, 2025
Did you know that cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented? January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and if there is one, single data point to know when it comes to cervical health, that would probably be it. Through a combination of routine screenings, vaccination, and healthy...
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Living with Chronic Vein Insufficiency
January 1, 2025
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) occurs when the veins in the legs struggle to properly return blood to the heart, often due to malfunctioning valves. This condition affects millions, contributing to complications like varicose veins and venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Varicose veins impact up to 25 million Americans annually, while over...
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This New Year’s, Resolve to Give the Gift of Life
January 1, 2025
Want 16 million reasons to give blood? That 16 million is how many blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., and many of those transfusions are literally life-saving for the recipients. None of those transfusions occur without blood donors. Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured – they can only...
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Great Mothering Begins Before Birth
January 1, 2025
The last thing an expectant mother wants is the unexpected. Even with the many miracles of modern medicine, however, childbirth will likely never be 100% foolproof. That’s why it’s important to know some essential things pregnant moms can do to improve their odds of birthing a healthy baby. That’s the message...
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Southwestern Medical Center Welcomes New General Surgeon, Dr. Andrew Stevens
December 16, 2024
As a general surgeon with experience in military and Native American medical facilities, Dr. Andrew Stevens is well-suited to serve the surgical needs of the Lawton-Fort Sill community. Dr. Stevens brings more than 20 years of experience to Southwestern Medical Center and Southwestern General Surgery.
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Outsmart Your Healthcare Deductible
December 9, 2024
For those who have had the misfortune of using their full health insurance deductible already in 2024, some silver lining: If you’ve met your healthcare deductible, your out-of-pocket expenses for a surgery, screening, or check-up could be minimal – or even nothing – before the end of the year. That’s right....
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