Cooper’s 14th Annual Research Week A Success
Congratulations to the research-project award winners at Cooper’s 14th Annual Research Week (April 23-27), sponsored by the Division of Academic and Medical Affairs and the Cooper Research Institute.
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Cooper University Hospital’s Trauma Center Receives “Level I” Verification From the Verification Review Committee
Cooper University Hospital has received verification as a Level I Trauma Center for an additional two years by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The Cooper Trauma Center will celebrate its 30th Anniversary this fall and treats more than 2,700 patients a year.
Cooper Breaks Ground on $100 MM Cancer Institute
Today, The Cooper Health System celebrated the official groundbreaking for its new state-of-the-art cancer treatment center on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus. The four-story, 103,050 square foot Cooper Cancer Institute will expand access to cancer care in South Jersey by providing a full range of cancer care services and specialists all under one roof.
Cooper Receives $2.8 Million in Federal Innovation Grant
Cooper University Hospital is the recipient of a $2.7 million, three-year Federal Innovation Grant presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Health Care Innovation Award was announced today by CMS. Cooper was selected out of over 3,000 applications from all over the country; only 26 awards were granted.
Team Cooper Shines at March of Dimes “March for Babies”
About 75 staff, friends and family members at Cooper came together for the March of Dimes “March for Babies” on Sunday, April 29. Walkers enjoyed the sun, visited sponsor tents, danced to live music, and walked 4 miles to raise funds for important research and programs that help babies begin healthy lives.
Motorcyclists Deliver Toys to Sick Children at Cooper
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 over 50 motorcyclists joined the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, Inc, for their Annual Spring “Toy Run” for pediatric patients at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.
Cooper University Hospital Participating in Major North American Clinical Study of New Sepsis Treatment
Sepsis kills 250,000 Americans annually yet there is no FDA approved treatment; three drugs recently removed from market or failed clinical studies
Cozies4Chemo: Sixth Grade Student Donates Cozy Blankets for Patients at Cooper Cancer Institute
When her nineteen-year-old cousin Katie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2011, Meghan Vizzard of Mount Laurel wanted to make her a gift that would provide some comfort to her once she began her treatment. It was a handmade fleece blanket that Katie used every day during her nine week course of chemotherapy.
Results of STABLE Trial for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection Featured in Journal of Vascular Surgery
Published as the lead article in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Joseph V. Lombardi MD, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, discusses the results of the STABLE trial for the minimally invasive treatment for Type B aortic dissection.
Dr. Joseph Lombardi Discusses Infrarenal EVAR Technology in Endovascular Today Cover Story
Dr. Joseph Lombardi and Dr. Eanas Yassa discuss various products available for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysm in minimally invasive fashion in the cover story in Endovascular Today.