Lawton, OKLAHOMA - Kiowa Indian Hospital

Description: Lawton, OKLAHOMA - Kiowa Indian Hospital - Native American Medical: Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, approximately 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census, Lawton's population was 90,381, making it the sixth-largest city in the state, and the largest in Western Oklahoma. Developed on former reservation lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache peoples, Lawton was incorporated in 1901. It was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, who served in the Civil War, where he earned the Medal of Honor, and was killed in action in the Philippine–American War. Lawton's landscape is typical of the Great Plains, with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the area north of the city is marked by the Wichita Mountains. The Lawton Indian Hospital is a full-service hospital and comprehensive outpatient facility located in Oklahoma's third largest metropolitan area. The Lawton Fort Sill area serves as a prominent shopping, medical, recreational, educational and religious center for the region. It is the retail and distribution hub for the area's cattle, manufacturing, dairy and other agricultural industries. The Lawton Indian Hospital Mission Statement: "The Lawton Indian Hospital is modern facility with 26 beds and a staff over 30 full time credentialed providers. The facility offers inpatient care including general surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, and pediatrics, as well as a full suite of outpatient services in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, nursing, optometry, podiatry, and audiology to name a few. There is also a large number of public health nursing staff, health educators, social workers, and environmental health specialists. The hospital provides approximately 800 admissions and over 185,000 outpatient visits per year. Our mission is to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska natives (AI/AN) to the highest level possible." This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. E. C. Kropp. Milwaukee, Wis. No. 7704N.

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