Press Release Archive
Happy New Year 2017 From Your Physicians and Staff
Friday, December 30th, 2016
Your Home Town Health Providers Wish You a Happy New Year
Physicians and Staff Bring Season's Greetings
Friday, December 23rd, 2016
Merry Christmas 2016 from Hospital, Clinic, and EMS!
Pat Owens Brings Primary Care to All Ages
Friday, December 16th, 2016
Family Care Provided by Family Nurse Practitioner Patricia Owens
Meet Dr. Stephen Hutchins in Our Clinic
Friday, December 9th, 2016
Stephen Hutchins, M.D., Is a Board-Certified Family Physician
Meet Ms. Rhonda Mose, Adult Care Practitioner in Our Clinic
Friday, December 2nd, 2016
Rhonda Mose Provides Primary Medical Care to Adults, Seniors as an Adult Nurse Practitioner
Meet Dr. Terry Jones in Our Clinic
Friday, November 25th, 2016
Call Our Clinic for an Appointment with Dr. Terry Jones
Swallowing, Speech, Language Therapies Available Here
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
Amanda Wray, SLP-CFY, the speech-
language pathologist for the hospital and
clinic, displays packets of food thickener, along
with assistive devices used in the treatment of
swallowing disorders.
Nearly 50 muscles are involved in swallowing. Amanda Wray, SLP-CFY, is a therapist who helps patients to improve function in muscles that have been affected by stroke, neurological disease, surgery, or other incident.
She may appear at your bedside in Mercy Health/Love County Hospital to...
After Opening Legacy Park Trail, Local Racewalker Hits the Bigtime
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
Rob Robertson walks 100 miles in 24 hours.
Rob Robertson displays the Jack Webber Cup for
outstanding race performance as the top male and
overall first place finisher in the 2016 Australian
Centurion Walk.
Editor's Note: Rob Robertson participated in the honorary first lap to open the hospital's Legacy Park Recreational Trail in March 2016. The ultra-distance racewalker has made international news since then.
By Barbara W. Sessions
Ever wondered how to walk 100 miles in 24...
Meet Dr. Margaret Western in Our Clinic
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Call Our Clinic for an Appointment with Dr. Margaret Western
Meet Dr. Joe Witten in Our Clinic
Friday, November 11th, 2016
Our Clinic Has 6 Primary Care Providers - Welcome Our Newest, Dr. Joe Witten
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Done Here!
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Region's Only Pulmonary Strength Program for COPD Taught by Our Respiratory Therapists
Physical Therapy Done Here!
Friday, October 28th, 2016
Get Help Managing Pain and Restoring Use of Limbs and Muscles from Our Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapy Done Here!
Friday, October 21st, 2016
After Illness or Injury, Restore Your "Occupations" of Daily Living Like Eating, Dressing, and Toileting With the Help of Our Occupational Therapists
Speech Therapy Done Here!
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Has Stroke or Other Event Impaired Swallowing, Chewing, or Speaking Clearly? Our Speech Therapists Help!
Ultrasound Done Here!
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Ultrasound uses sound waves, not radiation, to paint a picture of internal organs
Bladder Scans Done Here
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Bladder Scan Identifies Possible Cause of Urinary Tract Infection
Community Welcomes Dr. Joe Witten
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Joe Witten, D.O.
The community has welcomed a new doctor to Mercy Health/Love County Hospital and Clinc.
Joe Witten, D.O., started in August and already has a busy schedule, seeing patients throughout the day. In his family practice, he cares for men, women, and children in the clinic, hospital, and emergency room.
"I enjoy being here. I know that patients value having physicians in the community and not having to drive to Ardmore for medical care. This is an upbeat place to work....
Bone Density Scans Done Here
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Men and Women of a Certain Age Take Bone Scan as Test of Osteopososis
CT Scans Done Here
Friday, September 16th, 2016
When Ordinary X-Rays Are Not Enough, CT Presents Hundreds of Internal Pictures of the Body
Automated Testing in Our Public Laboratory
Friday, September 9th, 2016
Up to 47 Tests on a Single Blood or Body Fluid Sample!
Laboratory Open To Patients of Any Physician or Provider
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Don't Drive Somewhere After Fasting, Get Laboratory Tests Here
Stroke Diagnosis Done Here!
Friday, August 26th, 2016
Mercy Telestroke Technology Brings Stroke Doctor Assistance to Bedside
Better Breathing Via Our Respiratory Department!
Friday, August 19th, 2016
Breathing Assessments, Treatments, COPD Exercise Therapy, Home Heart Monitors and More
Our Ambulance Is Paramedic Level!
Friday, August 12th, 2016
Full Life Support Rated Ambulance Brings Paramedic Aid To Every Call
Medic Wins International Academic Award
Friday, August 5th, 2016
Healthcare Academic Contest Winners: Taylor Westbrook, Mercy
Health/Love County EMS firefighter/paramedic, second from left,
won the gold medal in the public health division for postsecondary/
collegiate students at the HOSA International Leadership Conference
in Nashville in June, along with teammates Jeff Steinkamp, Ashley
West, and Michael Brain.
Taylor Westbrook had one shot at entering the international academic competition among students in the healthcare field, and he walked away a...
Have You Visited Our Brand New ER?
Friday, August 5th, 2016
Walk-In Service, New Treatment and Waiting Rooms in 24-Hour Emergency Room
Swing From Acute to Skilled Nursing Care
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Released from Acute Care? Stay Here for Skilled Nursing Facility Care!
See Us for Skilled Nursing Stays
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
No Matter What Hospital You Used, Ask Your Physician To Send Your Skilled Nursing Orders to Us
UV Light Disinfection Deployed in Hospital Rooms
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
UV Light Cleaning Rooms: Kari VanBeber, housekeeping supervisor,
Kelvin McMillan, infection control officer, and Megan Yow, quality assurance
officer, gather around the hospital's new ultraviolet light system for
cleaning rooms of viruses and bacteria.
Mercy Health/Love County has added a new housekeeping weapon, ultraviolet light, in the fight against hospital-associated infections.
Hospital rooms are receiving a dose of short-wave UV light before the next patient is admitted.
See Us for CT Scan, X-Rays and Lab Tests!
Friday, July 15th, 2016
No Matter Where Your Physician Is Located, Request X-Rays and Testing From Us
We've Got the Therapies You Need!
Friday, July 8th, 2016
Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapy Close to Home
Hospital Equipped for Decontamination Need
Friday, July 1st, 2016
Decontamination Showers Aid Incoming Patients, Protect Hospital Interior
Technology Society Meets Here
Friday, June 24th, 2016
Arbuckle Technology Society Meets Monthly at Hospital Radio Room
Nurse Practitioners Building Their Profession
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Follow Me: Nurse practitioners Rhonda Mose (standing
left) and Pat Owens are sharing their clinical knowledge
as preceptors to student nurse practitioners LaDonna
Culp and Jennifer Hicks (seated) in the clinic of
Mercy Health/Love County Hospital.
Patricia Owens, family nurse practitioner, is popular with patients in the clinic of Mercy Health/Love County Hospital.
But she may be an even bigger champion to registered nurses studying to become nurse practitioners.
For 20 years, Owens...
Hospital Backs Up Public Safety Signal Towers
Friday, June 10th, 2016
Hospital's Repeaters Keep Public Safety Communications Running
Emergency Radios Contact Area Dispatch Centers
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Radio Room Keeps Up With Public Safety Threats in the Region
Run 4 Love Hospital Team Competing Saturday
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Run 4 Love says the back of the shirt. The hospital
team will compete in the Frontier Days foot races
Saturday, June 4, 2016, in downtown Marietta.
The Run 4 Love team tunes up with a lap around
the Legacy Park Recreational Trail at 7:30 a.m.
May 31.
Run 4 Love Team on May 31. These are just some
of the 36 total team members! They come from
the hospital clinic, EMS, and adult day center.
Front row: Dee Wickware, Dr. Margaret Western,
Pauletee Manning, Connie Barker, Misti Kirk, Marie
ER Welcomes New Physician Assistants
Monday, May 9th, 2016
Maria Maynard, PA
Brittany Zimmerman, PA
Mercy Health/Love County Hospital welcomes the addition of Maria Maynard, PA, and Brittany Zimmerman, PA.
Both women are Physician Assistants in the hospital’s emergency department.
They completed clinical rotations in the ER while students in the University of Oklahoma Physician Assistant Program in the OU College of Medicine.
Maynard graduated last December and joined the ER fulltime in January.
“I have found a welcoming staff and...
Hospital Has Radios for Short- and Long-Range Signals
Friday, April 29th, 2016
Radio Room Stays in Touch with Amateur Radio Operators Near and Far
Hospital Radio Room Relies on Local Ham Operators
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Amateur Radio Operators Provide Emergency Dispatch Help
EMS Tools Break Through Doors and Windows
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Firefighters Wield Axe and Halligan Bar To Force Entry
Rope Gear Lowers Rescuers To Patient
Friday, April 8th, 2016
Fire Brigade Rope Gear Lowers Firefighter Down Embankments
Fire Trucks Light Up Emergency Scene
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Fire Trucks Cast Bright Light on Accident Scenes
650 People Visit Legacy Park on Opening Day
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Leader of the Pack: Lance Stinley, age 6, takes an early lead in the Turner School
pre-kindergarten foot race around the 1/2-mile recreational trail at Legacy Park
on March 21.
Ready, set, go! Legacy Park Recreational Trail opened with a flurry of activity on March 21. An estimated 650 people visited the new, 1/2-mile loop northeast of Mercy Health/Love County Hospital during opening day festivities from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
They walked and ran and asked lots of questions about the trail...
Opening Day Photos
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Legacy Park Opens With a Flurry!
Legacy Park Recreational Trail Grand Opening: Hospital
Administrator Richard Barker addresses the audience at the grand
opening of Legacy Park Recreational trail, northeast of Mercy
Health/Love County Hospital, on March 21. An estimated 650 people
visited the opening day festival from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Photo
by Don Sessions)
Honorary Lap Leaders: The state champion Marietta High School
girls and boys cross country teams, led by All-State seniors...
First Response Experts Train in Domestic Violence Crimes
Friday, March 18th, 2016
Cops, Counselors, Nurses Team Up: Kristi Crutchfield Cox,
Licensed Professional Counselor (l), was one of 55 area
therapists, police officers, family service workers, and nursing
students training in domestic violence intervention from
Love County Victim Advocate Yolanda Gay (right) at
Mercy Health/Love County Hospital.
A packed house of 55 law enforcement and victim service workers convened at Mercy Health/Love County Hospital in March to train together in domestic violence...
County's Top Runners, Walkers Stepping Out At Trail Dedication
Saturday, March 12th, 2016
Rendering of future phase of Love County Legacy Park in Marietta. The
park's Recreational Trail opens officially at 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2016.
After a 10-day weather delay, the Love County Legacy Park Recreational Trail in Marietta will open Monday, March 21. Running and walking events for all ages will follow a ribbon cutting at 8:30 a.m.(See Schedule)
Some of Love County's top runners and walkers will lead participants and spectators on the honorary first lap around the 1/2-mile...
Trail Opening Rescheduled for March 21
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Soaked grounds and a forecast threatening more thunderstorms accompanied by lightning for Friday has caused organizers to set a new date for the planned dedication of the Legacy Park Recreational Trail.
The trail was to have been formally opened at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 11. Instead, the dedication and full schedule of events will now take place on Monday, March 21.
Schools and running and walking groups will participate as planned (See Schedule).
Heavy thunderstorms on Monday and...
Facts About Legacy Park Recreational Trail
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Finishing Touches: The trail is asphalted in February 2016 for
access to walkers, runners, bikers, skaters, and wheelchairs.
The trail is 10 feet wide and describes a 1/2 mile loop
roughly following the perimters of the hospital complex.
The county's recreational trail at Legacy Park will be dedicated on Friday, March 11. The ribbon cutting is at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by walking and running events for all ages throughout the day.
Legacy Park is a public health and fitness...
EMS Trench Gear Frees Trapped Victims
Friday, February 26th, 2016
When Utility Trench Collapses, EMS-Fire Brigade Responds
SOTC Medical Assistants Train at Clinic
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Graduates and Students: Clinic nurses Sierra Hinds, LPN,
and Lorena Salazar, RMA, have their pulse taken by medical
assistant students Daisy Sanchez and Stephany Flores. Hinds
and Salazar graduated from the SOTC program. Sanchez and
Flores are concurrent SOTC-Marietta High School seniors.
Unlike the groundhog, nurses in the medical clinic at Mercy Health/Love County always see shadows this time of year.
Spring semester brings selected Southern Oklahoma Technology Center students into the...
Protective Clothing Shields Firefighters
Friday, February 5th, 2016
What is Turnout Gear or Bunker Gear?
Hospital Acquires Tornado Shelters
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Shelter in a Storm: A crane lowers a Survive-A-Storm
tornado shelter onto a concrete slab, as Mercy Health/
Love County makes provision for the safety of patients,
staff, and visitors.
The 10 foot by 48 foot shelter, located on the east side of
the hospital, between the Therapy Building and the
Food Pantry, will hold 125 people. A smaller unit will serve
Mercy Love County Adult Day Center one block south.
(Photo by Don Sessions)
Education Fever Strikes Nursing Department
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Educated Nurses: Jennifer Hicks, RN, left, is working on a
master's degree in nursing from Oklahoma City University,
while Marie Ross, RN, earned recognition as "star student"
from the Kramer School of Nursing at OCU in 2015.
Education fever has struck the nursing department of Mercy Health/Love County Hospital. The study bug is pleasingly contagious.
Since 2014, one after another Registered Nurse from a two-year program has elevated her credentials with a four-year bachelor of science in...
EMS Aerial Ladder Deployed at Tall Buildings
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Aerial Ladder Fulfills a Tall Order
Firefighters Use Gas Detectors and Varied Fire Hose
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Hospital's EMS-Fire Brigade Deploys With Essential Technology for Fire Suppression and Safety
Thermal Imaging Camera Finds Fire Hot Spots
Friday, January 15th, 2016
Hospital's EMS-Fire Brigade Locates Electrical Fire Risks with Heat-Sensing Camera
EMS Manikin Has Realistic Mouth, Eyes
Friday, January 8th, 2016
Facial Features of Manikin Mimic Real Life Assessments for Medics
Medics Open Airway on EMS Manikin
Friday, January 1st, 2016