September 19, 2011

The Kind of Nurse Everyone Needs by Their Side

The Kind of Nurse Everyone Needs by Their Side

My husband was a patient at Cooper. He had so many issues with his health that, once doctors were able to control one problem, another one would appear. He was in the ICU for ten days at the time of his passing. I was so upset that I was hardly functioning.

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September 05, 2011

Jerri’s Story: The Doctor’s Visit That Saved Her Life

Jerri’s Story: The Doctor’s Visit That Saved Her Life

When Jerri arrived at her doctor's office with what she thought was the flu, she never would have imagined that she was suffering from a life threatening tear in her aorta. In just a few short hours, she went from her cardiologist's office to open heart surgery at Cooper.

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August 11, 2011

Chance Encounter Saves Young Man’s Life

Chance Encounter Saves Young Man’s Life

For 20-year-old Matthew Kiseliewski it’s was just another day on the job at Cooper University Hospital. Little did he know a chance encounter with Cooper University Hospital Neurosurgeon, Dr. Allen Turtz would save his life.

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August 01, 2011

Tori Shendock and Trauma Staff Recall Medical Miracle Two Years Later

Tori Shendock and Trauma Staff Recall Medical Miracle Two Years Later

6ABC/Philadelphia "Action News" recently featured the story of Tori Shendock of Marlton, New Jersey. She was involved in a serious car accident on July 31, 2009, just minutes after leaving her shift as an intern at Cooper. Tori had no pulse when she was pulled from her burning car and was choppered to Cooper with five broken ribs, a broken leg, and a severe rupture in the main artery of her heart.

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May 19, 2011

Lelah’s Story: Curing Pediatric Sepsis

Lelah’s Story: Curing Pediatric Sepsis

Two year-old Lelah had what her mom thought was the flu. She took her to the pediatrician when she wasn’t getting better and, in an instant, the flu turned into a month stay in the hospital where the little girl fought for her life.

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