A Night at the Sixers!
Local realtor Anne Koons, of Prudential Fox and Roach, created an unforgettable night on November 13, 2013, for 15 kids in grades kindergarten through three from the Lanning Square neighborhood in Camden and their families.
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Pennies for Preemies: Moorestown Teen Gives Back
Every year for the past nine years, Melvin Sheppard visits the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a special mission. Sheppard, now 16, was born nine weeks premature at Cooper in 1997 weighing only 2.9 pounds.
Cooper Designated “Top Performer” by The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission’s Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® program recognizes accredited hospitals that attain excellence on accountability measure performance. The program is based on data reported in the previous year about evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to be the best treatments for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, and immunization.
Cooper Opens Second Urgent Care Center in Audubon
Cooper University Health Care’s new Urgent Care Center opened today in Audubon, NJ, at 318 S. White Horse Pike. Accessible, convenient and affordable, the Cooper Urgent Care Center in Audubon joins the Cherry Hill office in providing medical care on a walk-in basis seven days a week. No appointment is necessary.
New Jersey Economic Group, Journalists Tour MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
On Friday, October 25, 2013, the staff of the newly opened MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper hosted a press tour for a group of national and international editors and journalists as part of a visit organized by Choose NJ, a leading state economic development agency for business attraction and growth.
12th Annual Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event Presented by AmeriHealth New Jersey Raises Most Funding Yet to Help Children With Disabilities
On Sunday morning, November 3, 2013, the historic Ben Franklin Bridge will close to allow more than five thousand runners and walkers to participate in this year’s Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event presented by AmeriHealth New Jersey. This year the event raised more than $412,000 and since 2001, has raised a staggering $2,718,247 for the school.
Port Norris Students Learn About Bullying through Cooper in Schools
Fifth graders at Haleyville-Mauricetown School in Port Norris, NJ took part in a recent presentation about a very timely topic among students: bullying and harassment.
Women’s Group Donates “Zaky Hands” and Other Equipment to Benefit Premature Babies at Cooper University Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, the Woodstown (NJ) Junior Women’s Club presented the staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper with specially designed devices to help premature babies.
Team Cooper Shines at JDRF Diabetes Walk
The sun was bright but the 25-member Team Cooper was even brighter at the South Jersey JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, October 27. The team joined more than 6,000 walkers at the Susquehanna Bank Center to support juvenile diabetes awareness in the region. Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper also had a tent at the event, distributing materials and giving away noisemakers to children. Read more.
Cooper to Hold Palliative Care Symposium for Physicians, Health Care Professionals and Community on November 13
Every year, more than 1.65 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from palliative care providers in the U.S., according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.