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.
Cooper University Health Care achieved another milestone and was the first hospital in the United States to implant the world’s smallest and thinnest implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
ICDs are often used in patients who are diagnosed with congestive heart failure due to weak heart muscles and who are at risk of sudden death. “Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s need for nutrients and oxygen,” according to Perry J. Read more.
On May 22, 2014, more than 90 students and teachers from Veterans Elementary School in Camden visited a health fair run by volunteers from Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.
The first and second graders learned about asthma and living healthy lifestyles by sampling a variety of games, activities and exercise. Following their visit to Cooper, the children made posters detailing what they learned at the fair, and the artists of the two top posters in each grade, as voted on by the volunteer committee, received free tickets to a Camden Riversharks game. Read more.
Hospital Data From Leapfrog Puts Cooper on Top
Cooper University Health Care has received the highest rating of the 51 participating hospitals in the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey network for quality and safety measures calculated by The Leapfrog Group. Cooper received a $250,000 check that was presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (HBCBSNJ) this week. Read more.
On May 9, The Lauren Rose Foundation visited Cooper University Hospital and donated more than 100 gift bags for new moms, oncology patients, trauma family members and others who might not make it home in time for Mother’s Day. Since 2001, the foundation has reached out to mothers-in-need by donating hundreds of gift bags overflowing with personal health and beauty care products to various community agencies, charities and health care facilities during the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Read more.
Walkers from across the Department of OB/GYN, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper and more joined together to participate in the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia, held at Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia™ supports the mission of the Preeclampsia Foundation to provide patient support and education, raise public awareness, catalyze research and improve health care practices for millions of mothers and their babies every year who are impacted by preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Read more.
The Professional Recognition Council, Division of Patient Care Services, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized during a special awards dinner on Monday, May 5, and a Red Carpet Receptionon May 6.
Stephanie Conners, Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, congratulated our outstanding Cooper nurses. “We salute our Cooper stars who exemplify ‘One Team. Read more.
Laura S. Picciano,DO, our primary care physician practicing exclusively at the Ripa Center for Women’s Health & Wellness at Cooper, provides practical advice for women finding themselves up at night instead of getting the rest they need. She discusses common causes of stress, along with strategies for managing it. See the article in the May issue of SJ Magazine: Click here. Read more.