On August 6, 2014, young participants of the Cooper Learning Center Summer Reading Institute demonstrated their reading skills for parents, corporate sponsors and representatives from Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper during a special open house celebration.

AmeriHealth New Jersey and Cooper University Health Care announced they have finalized their agreement, which is transforming the delivery of health care in New Jersey. Under the transaction, Cooper University Health Care receives 20 percent minority interest in AmeriHealth New Jersey. The venture, announced last April, is unprecedented between a health insurer and hospital system in the state.

We are pleased to announce that Rick Hong, MD, FACEP, Head of the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Medicine and Transport Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, has been named President-Elect of the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC).

Residents of the Lanning Square and Cooper Plaza neighborhoods in Camden attended the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Family Festival at the site of the new KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy at Lanning Square located at the corner of South 5th Street and Washington Street.

The community event was sponsored by the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy, the state’s first renaissance public school; the Cooper Foundation, the charitable arm of Cooper University Health Care; the Norcross Foundation; Center for Family Services; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; Cooper Lanning Civic Association, Inc.; Read more.

In the rapidly evolving health care marketplace, payers and providers are forming novel relationships involving a wide variation of risk-bearing arrangements. Louis S. Bezich, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the Center for Population Health at Cooper, was invited to be part of a prestigious panel of experts that discussed “Emerging Payer-Provider Accountable Care Models” at the Fifth National Accountable Care Organization Summit held in Washington, DC. Read more.

The Cooper Breast Imaging Center at The Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness located on Cooper’s Voorhees campus has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Today, area veterans joined with Cooper University Health Care to announce the new “Cooper Veterans VIP Priority” program that promises same day service for area veterans seeking primary care, as well as dedicated health professionals to assist them with their overall healthcare needs. The program will serve veterans in the seven southern New Jersey counties. It is believed the Cooper program is the first in the nation to guarantee same day primary care to veterans.

Gary J. Lesneski, JD, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Cooper University Health Care, was named General Counsel of the Year for Health Care by NJBIZ, a leading statewide business publication.

He was among the seven top lawyers in the state of New Jersey to receive the honor as a winner at the NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year event held in Somerset, NJ, on Friday, June 6, 2014. Read more.

Cooper is the first in the region to offer a new cosmetic solution for those baggy eyes. It has been described as Spanx® for the eyes! Neotensil is available through a consultation with Dr. Naomi Lawrence. After your first application by a physician, you can do it yourself at home. Dr. Lawrence is the first physician in our region to offer this new product. Read more.

Cooper University Hospital’s trauma program has been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.

Cooper established its Level 1 Trauma Program 31 years ago and treats more than 3,000 trauma patients every year. Read more.