Every year for the past 11 years, Melvin Sheppard of Moorestown, NJ, visits the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a special mission. Sheppard, now 18, was born nine weeks premature at Cooper in 1997 weighing only 2.9 pounds. As a token of thanks and gratitude for the medical care he received as a premature infant, the Moorestown, NJ, teenager conducts a year-long penny collection and donates the proceeds to the hospital. Read more.
Cooper Earns Mention From The Dyslexia Project
Cooper is proud to have been among the national health care organizations recognized by The Dyslexia Project for providing comprehensive, multi-specialty services to children and families with dyslexia. Read the full list by clicking here.
Since 1995, the Cooper Learning Center has helped thousands of children learn to read–and changed their lives. The Center’s dedicated staff of expert educators and psychologists prides itself on building children’s academic confidence and self-esteem, and on teaching parents the specific things that they can do at home to help their children learn and succeed. Read more.
Cooper Holds RN Career Fair on February 17, 2016
Cooper University Health Care is holding an RN Career Fair on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, for experienced nurses in the following areas:
OR • PACU • L&D • Oncology • MIU • NICU • Peds • Critical Care Pool • Med/Surg Pool
Where: Cooper University Hospital, Roberts Pavilion, Room 1014
When: Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cooper Goes Red for Women and the American Heart Association
This week, in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease in women, Cooper will illuminate the One Cooper Plaza light box and the Roberts Pavilion lobby in red.
Annette C. Reboli, MD, Named NJHA 2016 Healthcare Professional of the Year
The New Jersey Hospital Association today presented Cooper epidemiologist Annette C. Reboli, MD, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cooper University Health Care and vice dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), with its 2016 Healthcare Professional of the Year award.
Dr. Reboli was honored for her clinical and leadership skills, which have had a significant impact on patient care throughout the health system and in the success of New Jersey’s newest medical school. Read more.
Cooper University Hospital First in New Jersey to Earn Premier Certification for Geriatric Fracture Care
Cooper University Hospital is the first in New Jersey and one of only eight hospitals in the nation to achieve the International Geriatric Fracture Society’s (IGFS) Premier Level CORE Certification for its Geriatric Fracture Care Program. This certification recognizes health care organizations that display a commitment to improving the way fractures in senior adults are managed from prevention efforts through treatment, recovery and beyond.
Thirty Cancer Patients Embark on Pilot Study Using Apple Watch
Polaris Health Directions and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Leverage Wearable Technology to emPOWER A New Generation of Support for Breast Cancer Patients
Camden’s “Eds and Meds” Reveal Substantial Progress in Task Force Report – Total Economic Impact Exceeds $2 Billion
The efforts of the Camden Higher Education and Healthcare Task Force continue to benefit the entire City of Camden, having a total economic impact in 2014 exceeding $2 billion and generating more than 2,300 new jobs at its anchor institutions—CAMcare, Camden County College, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Lourdes Health System, Rowan University/Rutgers Camden Board of Governors, Rutgers-Camden and Virtua—according to an economic impact report released earlier today at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.
Cooper Presents “Camden” Sweatshirts to City School Children As Part of Its Commitment to Promote Health and Wellness
On Monday, November 9, 2015, executives, physicians and nurses from Cooper University Health Care visited H.B. Wilson Elementary School to kick-off a sweatshirt distribution to all Camden students in grades K-8. The event was designed to promote health and wellness and to increase community pride. The specially branded “Camden” sweatshirts were donated by The Cooper Foundation.
Join MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper at the November 13, 2015, Prostate Cancer Evidence Academy
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is excited to be a collaborating partner and sponsor of the Prostate Cancer Evidence Academy, which will be held on Friday, November 13, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Friday, November 13, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Inn at Penn
3600 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
The Prostate Cancer Evidence Academy will be a one-day conference to present the latest evidence, research and model programs that are proven effective or being studied to improve prostate cancer prevention, control, treatment and survivorship. Read more.