mmanibo, Author at Inside Cooper

Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper March for Babies

May 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

Sunday, April 27 was a beautiful day for Team Cooper members from the NICU, Child Life, Social Work, inpatient and outpatient pediatrics groups, and more to come together and support the Camden County March of Dimes "March for Babies" in Voorhees.

Happy Nurses Week!

May 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

Cooper celebrates its nurses and thanks them for the hard work, dedication and professionalism they exhibit each and every day. We are proud and honored to have them on our team!

Teens in Hospital Get New Hangout

May 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

New Teen Lounge Opens at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper

The Cooper Foundation, in partnership with the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation and the Ravitz Family Foundation, today celebrated the opening of the new Teen Lounge at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.

“This new Teen Lounge is designed to be a special place for our adolescent patients, where they can take a break from their hospital stay, have fun and meet others their own age who can relate to what they are going through,” said Susan Bass Levin, President and CEO of The Cooper Foundation. Read more.

Dr. Carpenter Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

April 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD, Chairman and Chief of the Department of Surgery and Vice President of Perioperative Services at Cooper University Health Care, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Delaware Valley Vascular Society, presented by Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, President of the Delaware Valley Vascular Society, on April 23, 2015, at the 2015 Annual Meeting held at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Cooper Among South Jersey Hospitals to Launch Collaborative to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services

April 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

Cooper University Health Care is among the five major health systems in southern New Jersey, the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) and the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers that has launched the South Jersey Behavioral Health Innovation Collaborative (SJBHIC) to evaluate the current behavioral health landscape and provide innovative recommendations on how to improve the system.

Cooper Learning Center Receives $10,000 Grant to Help Students With Reading Disabilities

April 15, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Cooper Learning Center has received a $10,000 grant from the Stan McKee Reading Foundation to provide individual learning therapy for children who have been identified in grades K, 1 and 2 as at risk for showing signs of dyslexia in the Brooklawn School District in Camden County, NJ.

Cooper University Health Care Recognizes National Child Abuse Awareness Month With Pinwheel Planting Event

April 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

On April 13, 2015, employees and staff of Cooper University Health Care “planted” 59 blue pinwheels on the front lawn of the hospital outside the Roberts Pavilion in recognition of National Child Abuse Awareness Month. The pinwheels represent the approximately 59,000 households in Camden County with children under the age of 18. In addition, the exterior of Cooper University Hospital is aglow in blue lights throughout the month of April to bring further awareness.

Cooper Supports Ronald McDonald House Charities

March 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

Cooper was well represented at the March 24, 2015, CBS3/CW Philly 6th Annual Phone Bank for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which raised more than $1.1 million. The charity supports Ronald McDonald Houses in the region, including our Camden-based house adjacent to Cooper University Hospital.

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome in the News

March 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

Actress Angelina Jolie recently revealed that she had surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes two years after she underwent a double mastectomy to cut her cancer risk. According to Jolie, she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Her mother was diagnosed with the latter at age 49 and died seven years later.

Cooper Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Study Impact of Carbon Dioxide Levels Following Cardiac Arrest

March 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

The NIH-National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Brian W. Roberts, MD, emergency medicine physician at Cooper University Health Care and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), a Mentored Patient-Oriented Career Development grant (K23) to study post-resuscitation partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide and neurological outcome after cardiac arrest.