Press Release Archive
Hospital Winds Down 50th Anniversary
Tuesday, December 27th, 2022
Local Pride: Dr. Margaret Western, M.D., clinic physician, and her office nurse Teresa Steen-Landreth, LPN, looked over the 50th anniversary publication of the Love County Health Center last week. The hospital turned 50 years old on January 30, 2022.
As the fiftieth year of the Love County Health Center in Marietta wound down this week, coworkers expressed pride and admiration for what the people of Love County have accomplished with their medical facility.
“It has been a privilege...
Bolton Leaning Into New Duties
Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
Carla Bolton, Business Office Director
Carla Bolton is leaning in to master the new responsibilities that came with her promotion in 2021 to Business Office Director of Mercy Health Love County Hospital.
She has proven to be a willing learner, having acquired two college degrees and a range of clinical and office experience during 30 years in the medical field in southern Oklahoma.
She follows in the footsteps of highly regarded and long-time business office directors Connie...
Health Fair at Growers Market October 7, 2022
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Vendors at the Love County Senior Program Health Fair on Friday, October 7, 2022, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. will include:
- Big 5 Community Services
- Oklahoma Department of Human Services
- OG&E
- Love County Senior Program information on Medicare
- Southern Oklahoma Library
- Cross Timbers Hospice
- Mercy Health Love County Hospital
- Love County Health Department mobile unit
- Elara Caring Home Health
- York Eye Associations
- Chickasaw Nation Violence Prevention
- Love County OSU Extension
- Family...
Veteran Medic Wins Statewide Honor for Teaching
Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Emergency Services Instructor of Year: Jeff McGuire, PA-C,
fourth from right, shows his award to crewmembers at Mercy Health-
Love County EMS, (left) Paramedics Obie Heath, Chris Ramsey,
Bill Greenlee, Jeff Hicks, Natasha West, and Tracy Walker. McGuire also
is lead instructor in the EMT Training Program at Southern Tech
in Ardmore.
When Jeff McGuire joined the Empire Volunteer Fire Department near Duncan as a young man, the door opened to training as an emergency medical technician. McGuire...
Clinic Director Loves Serving Love County
Monday, August 29th, 2022
Misti Kirk, Clinic Director Connie Barker, Retired Clinic Director
Misti Clough Kirk, a true daughter of Love County, readily embraces the legacy of medical care now under her guidance. She recently attained her first anniversary as Director of Mercy Health Love County Clinic.
The clinic is the go-to place for seeing a doctor or certified family nurse practitioner, obtaining lab and x-ray services, setting up physical, occupational, speech or...
Hospital Manager Grateful for Her Mentor
Thursday, August 18th, 2022
Angela Lang Linda Dixon
Mercy Health Love County Hospital and its people are near and dear to Angela "Angie" Lang. She recently attained her first anniversary as Manager of Health Information Management (HIM), or medical records.
But she cannot begin to talk about herself without first remembering her predecessor, Linda Dixon. The beloved senior coworker retired in 2021 due to a sudden and debilitating illness.
Dixon, a Registered Medical Coder, had been head of HIM for many...
Love County's Ambulance is State Tops for 2022
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022
Top Ambulance Service 2022: Gathered to celebrate being named Service Provider of
the Year by the Oklahoma EMT Association are medics (from left) Tracy Walker, Dusty
Michael, Ben Grace, Heath Weaver, Taylor Bennett, Cayden Bailey, Adam Zimmerer, Jeff
McGuire, Derek Weeks, Kevin Trusty, Colton Rains, Nathan Kent, David Villines, Michael
Brashear, Adam Heffner, Tad Hall, and Brandon Dunmon. McGuire was honored as
Instructor of the Year and Hall as EMS Administrator of the Year.
Mercy...
Services for Dr. Joe Witten Announced
Monday, April 11th, 2022
Dr. Joe Witten - Family Photo 2021
A Celebration of the Life of Dr. Joe Witten will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel, 100 E. Main, Marietta, OK.
Dr. Joe Witten, 54, Fought Hard for Life
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
Dr. Joe A. Witten
Dr. Joe A. Witten, age 54, a family physician at Mercy Health Love County Clinic, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Oklahoma City. He was born September 23, 1967, in Midwest City, OK. Services are pending with Bill Merritt Funeral Home in Bethany, OK.
Dr. Witten had been on medical leave since the end of January after suffering a stroke at home, his wife, Ann Witten, said. Part of his recovery was participating in outpatient physical and occupational therapy...
ER Welcome New Physician Assistant
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Mercy Health Love County welcomes Jessica Collins, PA-C, a new Physician Assistant in the emergency department.
Collins brings 13 years of experience in both hospital and emergency room care.
She graduated from the Physician Assistant Program of OU Health in 2008, and holds an undergraduate degree in biology from the
University of Central Oklahoma.
Raised in Oklahoma City, Collins started out teaching high school science at Yukon High School. The desire to do hands-on medicine led her...
Marietta Monitor Editor Assesses Hospital's First 50 Years
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
From his weekly "Only in Love County" column on Friday, January 28, 2022, Marietta Monitor co-publisher H. Willis Choate III, commented on the Marietta hospital's 50th anniversary.
"This week's newspaper has a 32-page tabloid section commemorating the 50th anniversary of the local hospital. The content is well researched and well written. In short, it is a good read and a great reminder of the inception and development of one of our great community accomplishments. The hospital,...
Hospital Releases 50th Anniversary Book
Friday, January 28th, 2022
Below is the 50th Anniversary Book about the Accomplishments of Hospital Coworkers Past and Present. The book was released to celebrate Love County Health Center's half-century of operation on January 30, 2022.
http://www.mercyhealthlovecounty.com/anniversary_book
Hospital Turns 50 With a Lot To Celebrate
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
(Marietta, OK, January 18, 2022) With COVID-19 lurking, Mercy Health/Love County has chosen the format of a “drive-through” party for its 50th anniversary, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, January 28, on Legacy Park Lane east of the hospital in Marietta. Each vehicular passenger will receive a hot dog or hamburger lunch and a collection of commemorative 50th anniversary gifts.
“We want to thank the people of Love County for establishing the hospital, clinic, and EMS/Fire Brigade and...
Their Good Deeds Live On - Brannan, Wilkins, McGehee, Shellenberger Gifts
Friday, January 14th, 2022
The 50th anniversary of Mercy Health/Love County is coming up on January 30, 2022.
If you’ve ever been a patient of the hospital, clinic, or EMS ambulance, pat yourself on the back. Choosing local health care keeps rural hospitals open. And rural hospitals keep small counties alive. Ten thousand persons call Love County home.
“The health care sector is indispensable in attracting jobs and families to Love County. No rural county thrives without health care,” wrote recently-retired...
Scott Callender At the Helm on 50th Anniversary
Monday, January 3rd, 2022
A new CEO/Administrator is at the helm as Mercy Health/Love County launches its second half-century in 2022.
But W. Scott Callender is no stranger to coworkers or to Mercy. He joined the Marietta hospital in 2015 as controller and to prepare under the leadership of Richard Barker for transitioning to administrator.
Callender knows the area well, having been raised in Dickson and living in Ardmore throughout his adult life. More to the point, he was affiliated with Memorial Hospital or...