PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
As more Americans are getting behind the wheel, there has also been a sharp increase in the number of fatal accidents on the road. The National Safety Council (NSC) this week released a new report indicating that the number of fatalities due to crashes is up six percent in 2016 from the previous year. (Click here to read report.) Read more.
Eighth-grade students at H.B. Wilson Family School visited Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper to donate handcrafted blankets for pediatric patients. The students collected money and created the blankets as a community service project under the direction of class advisor Yvette Fullman-Everett class.
“Our students had a great time with this project while learning about things for others,” said Ms. Fullman-Everett. “The students’ goal was to brighten the day of a hospitalized child by providing a cozy blanket.” Read more.
Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce the fourth annual summer internship program for students interested in administrative (non-clinical) careers in healthcare.
Eligibility Requirements:
Intern Responsibilities:
Charlotte Olson decided before Christmas 2016 that she would like to do some kind of service project to help others. Inspired by the national Reach Out and Read program, Charlotte decided to collect books and donate them for hospitalized children at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper University Health Care. Charlotte’s goal was to collect 1,000 books. She started by telling friends and neighbors and placed a large box on her family’s front porch. Read more.
The Trauma Center at Cooper University Health Care recently purchased $10,000 worth of tourniquets which will be distributed to all officers in the Camden County Police Department in conjunction with specialized bleeding control training they received from Cooper’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team.
Since it began operation in January 2016, Cooper EMS has been offering a Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) course for police, fire, and school personnel as part of its community outreach efforts. Read more.
Huntington’s Disease Society of America—New Jersey Chapter & Cooper University Health Care Present:
Huntington’s Disease Education Day
Saturday, February 11, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Vineland Public Library
1058 East Landis Ave.
Vineland, NJ 08360
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Dr. Amy Colcher, Clinical Care and Treatment – Cooper University Health Care
Dr. Andrew McGarry, Clinical Trials and Research – Cooper University Health Care
Free to attend, lunch included. Read more.
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $37,000 one-year grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper’s Camden County Cancer Screening Project (CCCSP) to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the tenth year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women to support its work on this important health issue, and in recognition of the program’s excellence. Read more.
Cooper University Health Care recently recognized Susan Deeney, BSN, RN, OCN, of Cinnaminson, NJ, with the DAISY Award.