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November 23, 2022 ‘The Elk City News - 3 for a doctor to see me business next year to have Archer wait for a doctor to come this conversation? Then dackson County Memorial Hospital is proud to welcome DONALD WEESE, WD Continued from page 1. to the hospital. You knew you think about that, attributes he brought to what needed to be done coupled with the gro- the City of Elk City to the from a nurse. I mean, the cery store shelves being capital. people who were to see empty. Systematically, the “One thing I cam- me there weren't online. I whole supply chain to me paigned on was the was the only person being appears to be in peril. I spaceport, which is right seen in the emergency wouldn't say it is because in the heart of our Dis- room at that moment. of the cost of the equip- trict 55. It gets used from They're capable to do ment, but it is the big guy time to time, Boeing uses what's needed, but the versus a little guy. I think it for training, but I want doctor must come and that has a lot to do with to get permanent instal- sign off on that. Luckily, it, too,’ Archer said. lations out there. They've it’s not a life-threatening He went on to say that been trying for 20 years, injury. I certainly don't he does not have the an- adult and pediatric urology. and it’s either time to want to talk about the swers to the issue, but he His specialties include fish or cut bait. That is county hospital there. But has questions, and he will that’s a problem. If that find those answers. kidney stone disease, all important to me. It was something that I had had been life threatening, Archer was sworn into types of urologic cancers talked to a lot of people would they have afforded officer on Nov. 16th. Pri- users different measures or to that day, he met the (prostate, bladder, kidney, about, and so I have been since we won June 28, to take? There are issues Speaker of the House and testicular and penile), like that. If you talk to several of the local lead- with no runoff. I have the dentists in Beckham ers from the surrounding prostate disorders, urinary been privileged enough to be included in a lot of County, none of them districts. He considers incontinence and erectile the correspondence in take SoonerCare. When Frank Lucas a friend and dysfunction. the special sessions as the we tout all these victories mentor. representative elect. I got about SoonerCare, add- “T think there are a lot to give input. But now we ing 300,000 new users. If of issues that I must get see the state is investing 22 and a half million dol- it's not a quality product, it’s not ultimately going to be a success. That is up to speed on, and it’s been hard. To be honest, to keep up with the city, NOW TAKING APPOINTMENTS! lars in it” Archer said. Another area of par- something we have to to keep up with what ticular interest to him address, and we have to is going on in the engi- is rural healthcare. Al- look out for our rural neering department at though he does not have healthcare, because if we GAS and trying to learn a definite plan to address don't, who is going to everything that coming the issues, he can look take care of our farmers?” to the legislature is a lot? around his district and Archer added. he said. across the state to see that He also wants to take Archer is on the path there are shortcomings part in looking after the to making a difference around healthcare for farmers and ranchers. during his first legislative small communities. The cost of everything is term. He is anticipating “Thad a personal going up, and he feels the what is coming, and he experience when I went need to protect them. will be adjusting accord- to Roger Mills Hospital “If you listen to Con- ingly. He will be getting in Cheyenne because gressional District Three, an office, sharing it with Xander and I rolled the Frank Lucas, in his town another representative Razor. I needed to get a hall meetings you hear and an administrative few staples in my head, from the small farmers assistant. Once his office and I had to wait for a who say, ‘Hey, if some- assignment is deter- doctor to come. Not wait thing doesn’t change mined, he will be able to immediately, I won't be in field calls at the capital. _ Sr 2 Influenza (flu) is a contagious disease that can be serious. Every year, millions of people get sick, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized, and thousands to tens of thousands of people die from flu. SDC urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from flu. GET VOURSELF AND VOUR FAMILY VACCINATED! A yearly flu vaccine is the first and most mportant step in protecting aga st flu viruses. Everyone 6 months or older shovid get an annual flu vaccine. 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