Last updated: July 19, 2024
Thank you for visiting the Comanche County Medical Center (CCMC) Media Policy page. The CCMC Health System Marketing Department manages media inquiries for all CCMC Health System brands, including every patient, department, physician office/building, and grounds within the health system.
Media Policies and Procedures
The CCMC Health System Marketing Department handles public relations and corporate communications. Media inquiries can be sent to Rachel Thompson at rthompson@comanchecmc.com.
Media Requests for Interview/Filming
To ensure the confidentiality of our patients, members of the media must be accompanied by a member of the CCMC Health System Marketing Department or a designated representative of the health system while on the property of any CCMC Health System facility.
- A marketing representative will meet all press/media personnel at a specific location and will stay with the media team at all times.
- Advance notice and permission are required for all media interviews or photographs involving CCMC Health System patients, patient families, administrators, physicians, employees, and volunteers. These requests must be cleared through and set up with the Marketing Department.
- All patients or legal guardians must sign a consent form provided by CCMC Health System in advance of any photos or videos to be taken.
- If an interview/photo/video has been set up directly with a patient’s family and is to be conducted on CCMC Health System property, all procedures above must be followed.
Any member of the media who enters a CCMC Health System property without clearance within the context of conducting a story will be asked to leave the campus until proper clearance is received through the CCMC Health System Marketing Department.
Access to any area of any CCMC Health System property may be limited or denied at the discretion of a patient’s healthcare team and/or by CCMC Health System.
Mass Casualty Events
In the case of a mass casualty event within the community, media must follow National, Regional, or Local Incident Command. Media will not be permitted in the hospital, emergency room, or patient care areas. In a large mass casualty event, media information may be centralized through Comanche County Emergency Management.
Visiting Groups and Media Requests
If you are a member of a community organization that has scheduled a visit to a CCMC Health System facility, please be aware that photographs, videos, or audio recordings may not be taken of any patients, family members, or hospital staff without approved prior consent.
All press releases and/or media invitations for a planned hospital visit must be submitted to the CCMC Health System Marketing Department for approval at least two weeks before a scheduled visit. If approved, all media policies and procedures must still be followed in these instances.
For more information, please contact Rachel Thompson, Director of Marketing for CCMC Health System:
- Email: rthompson@comanchecmc.com
- Phone: 325-260-7877 (urgent calls only)
You can access the CCMC Health System News Page and more information on our website here: CCMC Media Policies.