Cooper Honors 2013 Nurse Excellence Award Recipients
Cooper University Health Care honored the recipients of the 2013 Nursing Excellence Awards during Nursing’s Annual Ceremony. This year, 19 direct-ca...

Cooper Names Adrienne Kirby as President and CEO of Cooper University Health Care
The Cooper Health System Board of Trustees has named Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper University Health...

When Should a Woman Consider a Preventive Mastectomy?
Actress Angelina Jolie announced today that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy after finding out that she had the “breast cancer...

May Is Osteoporosis Awareness Month
If you or someone you know is over 50 years of age and has sustained a fracture, this could be a sign of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the most common...

Cirque du Soleil Would Like to See You Under the Big Top at Camden Waterfront!
As a Cooper University Health Care eHealth Connections subscriber, enjoy a special offer for $10 off some of the best seats in the house and let yours...

Untangling the Bullying Problem
Bullying is often seen on the playground, on the school bus, over the lunch table – and, thanks to the internet and cell phones, via electronic devi...

Melvin’s Story: The Smallest Grip, The Biggest Heart
Melvin was born at Cooper nine weeks premature, weighing only 2.9 pounds. He spent his first few weeks of life under the watchful eyes of the staff in...

Cooper Patient Gains a New Life After Two Decades of Chronic Pain
Two decades ago, Carol DeLange, 52, of Philadelphia led a very active life. Scuba diving, sky diving, mountain bike riding and rock climbing were just...

Renee’s Story: New Lifesaving Implantable Defibrillator
Renee was shocked when she found out she was at risk for sudden cardiac death; she had no symptoms. A family history and exam showed she had a thicke...

Children’s Regional Hospital Receives $15,000 in Honor of Pediatric Nurse
After her grandmother passed away, Jackie DeCarlo remembers how her mother’s cousin, whom she affectionately calls Dollie, took her under her wing.

Child Life Program Provides Care to Pediatric Patients
Staying at the hospital can be a scary experience for children. Fortunately, Child Life Specialists from the Child Life Program at Cooper are on hand...

Find the Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
Honor your loved ones this Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with a personal inscription on the Dedication Plaque in the DiFlorio Family He...

If You had Knee Replacement Surgery
The Cooper discharge nurse has arranged a home care team of physical therapy and nursing to assist you in your knee rehab program. These orthopedic sp...

Ed’s Story: Back to Broad Street – Double Hip Replacement
One year ago, Philadelphia mummer Ed McLaughlin was in so much pain due to hip problems that he was unable to perform in the New Year’s Day Mummers...

Will I need a blood transfusion during or after my surgery?
A common question for hip/knee joint replacement patients is whether they will need a blood transfusion during or after their operation. I have develo...

American Academy of Dermatology meeting.
              Dr. Lawrence speaks at the national meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology on Cosmetic Tips and Pearls.

Come in for a free liposuction consultation!
Winter Blahs?  Diet and Exercise just not moving that “muffin top”? Come in for a free liposuction consultation! Call the Center for Dermatologic...

Skin Rejuvenation Advances
The Newest in Skin Resurfacing and Rejuvenation is Now Available Over time, skin ages and loses its youthful appearance. Wrinkles appear around the ey...

The Cooper Movement Disorders Center – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care
At the Cooper Movement Disorders Center, our multidisciplinary team uses the latest treatments, technology, and research to help patients suffering fr...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Protection . . . Without Touching the Heart
The Cooper Heart Institute now offers the world’s first and only totally subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator, the S-ICD® System, for eli...

Cooper First in Region to Offer New Imaging Technology to Detect Breast Cancer
The Cooper Cancer Institute (CCI) is the only center in the tri-state region and among the first ten sites in the U.S. to offer GE Healthcare’s new...

Home
I have now returned from Ethiopia, safe, sound and thoroughly exhausted.  Many thanks for following along my trip and all the well-wishes!  Happy ho...

Takeoff
I have been here more than 2 weeks now and since I first arrived I have wanted to get the new power dill up and working. I was determined to do it.

The Price of Progress
This being my fourth visit to Addis over 6 years I have seen many things change at the hospital.  And with each new development the cynical part of m...

Helping Hands: A Medical Mission to Haiti (Video)
A team of 17 doctors, nurses and technicians from Cooper deployed on a medical mission just days after a devastating earthquake left the country of Ha...

Care of Haitians Continues by Cooper’s Own: Eric Farrell, M.D., On Location in Haiti
Last week, Cooper Orthopaedic surgeon Eric Farrell left on a two week mission to continue to provide much needed medical care to Haitians injured from...

In The News: A Local Reporter Sifts Through the Rubble, Team Returns from Haiti to a Hero’s Welcome and more
As our medical team returned from Haiti and the Dominican Republic earlier in the week  (view photos on courierpostonline.com), they shared their sto...