After her grandmother passed away, Jackie DeCarlo remembers how her mother’s cousin, whom she affectionately calls Dollie, took her under her wing. In the summer, Jackie would stay at Dollie’s home in Collingswood, NJ, and take trips to the Philadelphia Zoo and the Jersey Shore. “As a child, I always felt special under her attention [...]
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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 to make the experience less stressful for young patients and their families. Age-appropriate preparation for tests, procedures and surgery, and emotional support, pain management and coping strategies are available. The [...]
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Honor your loved ones this Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with a personal inscription on the Dedication Plaque in the DiFlorio Family Healing Garden located at Cooper University Hospital. Your contribution will be the perfect gift to make our garden blossom. Click here to contribute or for more information.
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By freshman year of high school, Taylor Hatfield had torn the ACL in her knee twice. The first time was while playing soccer in seventh grade. She had surgery to fix the tear, and returned to the field. Then, the Georgetown, DE, resident tore it again while playing field hockey. Taylor learned that she needed [...]
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Ever since Karolynn Grays, 18, of Camden, was a little girl, her dream was to one day travel to France and experience all that the city of Paris has to offer. On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, made that dream a reality. Staff from around [...]
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Dear Friends, Spring is in full bloom! With more hours of sunlight and warmer temperatures, it’s the perfect time to tend to your garden and clean out your closets. Here, at The Cooper Foundation, we believe it’s also the perfect opportunity to support a great cause and lend a hand in our community. Since our [...]
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Change a child’s life today! Join us for A Tribute to Children’s Regional Hospital on Wednesday, June 12, at 5 p.m. at Cooper University Hospital, Roberts Pavilion, 10th Floor. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit The Children’s Regional Hospital and four of its special programs: Cooper Learning Center, Child [...]
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The Cooper Foundation announced today a $20,000 grant from the Jack Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in honor of George E. Norcross III, Chairman of the Cooper Board of Trustees. The grant will support the Bright Beginnings Neonatal Follow-Up Program at The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper. “It is my pleasure to accept this generous [...]
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In honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month in April, Cooper partnered with Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey’s “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign to recognize and educate our community on child neglect. When Kathryn M. McCans, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Child Abuse Specialist, meets with children and their families, she listens to their stories. “The children [...]
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While pursuing their master’s degrees in Reading Education from Rowan University, Adrienne Evans and Maureen Hicks completed their teaching clinical in Camden. There, they discovered the need to create an early literacy program within the community. The Haddon Heights residents wanted to teach parents of newborns directly, so they created Story Storks and turned to [...]
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