Regional Weather Summary for Oklahoma and Surrounding Regions
National Weather Service reports increasing cloudiness tonight with warmer Friday. Oklahoma zones show highs in the mid 50s to upper 50s and lows in the mid 30s to low 30s with southerly winds 7 to 16 mph. Out-of-state areas include New Mexico snow showers and Colorado heavy snow with a winter storm watch.
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Rural Oklahoma hospitals fear bankruptcy from new federal rules
A House Public Health Committee heard physicians and leaders from the Oklahoma Medical Association and Oklahoma Hospital Association warn that federal utilization review rules enacted February 1 threaten rural hospitals. Critics say a 24 hour review requirement for admissions could withhold Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, and that small rural hospitals lack staff to comply. Government oversight is cited as diverting physicians from rural care and worsening rural health access.
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Fort Sill Captain Receives Commendation for Child Rescue
Captain Gerald L. McKee earned the Army Commendation Medal with Second Oak Leaf Cluster for aiding in rescuing four month old Patricia Hennen from a burning Lawton trailer. He performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until ambulance arrival, but the child died.
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