Announcements Archives - Page 11 of 26

Cooper is Number One Hospital in New Jersey for Quality and Safety Through Horizon Hospital Recognition Program

May 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Hospital Data From Leapfrog Puts Cooper on Top

Cooper University Health Care has received the highest rating of the 51 participating hospitals in the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey network for quality and safety measures calculated by The Leapfrog Group. Cooper received a $250,000 check that was presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (HBCBSNJ) this week. Read more.

Cooper Honors 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards Winners

May 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Professional Recognition Council, Division of Patient Care Services, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized during a special awards dinner on Monday, May 5, and a Red Carpet Receptionon May 6.

Stephanie Conners, Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, congratulated our outstanding Cooper nurses. “We salute our Cooper stars who exemplify ‘One Team. Read more.

Laura S. Picciano, DO Discusses Relief for Night-time Stress

May 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Laura S. Picciano,DO, our primary care physician practicing exclusively at the Ripa Center for Women’s Health & Wellness at Cooper, provides practical advice for women finding themselves up at night instead of getting the rest they need. She discusses common causes of stress, along with strategies for managing it. See the article in the May issue of SJ Magazine: Click here. Read more.

Local Student Shares Love for Reading with Pediatric Patients

April 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

To say 12-year-old Rebecca Isenberg enjoys reading is an understatement.

“She has read the whole Harry Potter series nine times!” says her mom, Susan Friedler, DO, Attending Physician, General Pediatrics at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University.

While helping her mom sort through books for pediatric patients at Cooper, Rebecca has noticed a shortage of books suited for older children. Read more.

Cooper Among First to Implant Miniature Cardiac Monitor

April 10, 2014 2 Comments

Small, Wireless Monitor Provides Long-Term Remote Monitoring to Help Physicians Diagnose and Monitor Irregular Heartbeats

Avon Breast Health Outreach Program Awards Grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Funding Will Support County-Wide Breast Cancer Screening Program

The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $35,000 one-year grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper for its Camden County Cancer Screening Project (CCCSP) to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the eighth 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.

Post, Laufgraben Honored at JDRF Gala April 5, 2014

April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

The region’s leading diabetes advocacy group, JDRF, on April 5, 2014 awarded Ernest Post, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Marc Laufgraben, MD, MBA, Head, Division of Adult Endocrinology, Cooper University Health Care, their Distinguished Service Awards for 2014. The awards honor outstanding contributions to patients and families, as well as a spirit of service and support in the fight against Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the region.

Ribbon-Cutting for New Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness

April 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

Center Named in Honor of the Ripa Family, Long-Time Cooper Supporters

Cooper University Health Care executive leaders and local officials gathered on April 3, 2014, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness in Voorhees, NJ. The center is named in honor of the Ripa family, longtime Cooper supporters. Camden County Clerk Joe Ripa was in attendance at the event representing the family at the dedication. Read more.

Noted physician and health policy innovator Jeffrey Brenner to receive honorary degree at Rutgers–Camden convocation on May 21, 2014

April 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

Jeffrey C. Brenner, MD, a primary care physician at Cooper Health whose efforts to improve the delivery of health care to the nation’s most impoverished citizens earned a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship in 2013, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Rutgers University–Camden during the campus’ Commencement and Honors Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

The selection of Brenner, who also will serve as Rutgers–Camden’s keynote speaker at the campus-wide ceremony, was confirmed by the Rutgers Board of Governors during its regular meeting in New Brunswick on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Read more.

Cooper Doctors, Med Students to Explore How Emotions Impact Delivery of Care

March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Despite years of scientific training, emotions often play a role in how physicians make clinical decisions. Physician and author Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, an expert who has studied the relationship between emotions and the delivery of medical care, will discuss this topic at the Second Annual Berkowitz Lecture sponsored by the Cooper Foundation on April 9, 2014, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Read more.