A Former Movie Theater Becomes A New Health Center In Lawton

Lawton was reduced to two movie theaters in 2018 after Carmike Cinemas on Cache Road closed its doors. It sat vacant for several years before construction began on the building around 2023. This week, Comanche County Memorial Hospital announced that a Lawton Community Health Center would soon be opening in the location.

Lawton Community Health Center has multiple locations throughout Lawton and southwest Oklahoma. The purpose of Lawton Community Health Center is to provide "high quality, affordable primary care." The location at the old Carmike Cinemas on Cache Road in Lawton will be Lawton Community Health Center's newest location. Lawton Community Health Center is a service of the Comanche County Hospital Authority.

An official opening date has not been revealed yet for the location at the old Carmike Cinemas. Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Lawton Community Health Center posted on their respective official Facebook pages on Wednesday, August 20, announcing the center's newest location at the old Carmike Cinemas. And opening date was not given but indicated that an official announcement would be coming soon.

Lawton Community Health Center currently has 11 locations in Lawton.

Lawton Community Health Center currently has 11 locations in Lawton, including specific clinics, including ones for dental and diabetes and endocrinology. Lawton Community Health Center also has other locations throughout southwest Oklahoma, including Apache, Burns Flat, Cache, Comanche, Elgin, Marlow and Medicine Park.

Comanche County Memorial Hospital is also in the process of opening a new hospital in Frederick, which is set to be Memorial Health of Tillman County. Frederick has been without a hospital since 2016, and demolition of the old hospital recently took place this summer. An opening date has not been set, but Comanche County Memorial Hospital anticipates construction will be complete by the end of 2026 or early 2027.