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Announcements
Former Cooper Trauma Patient Advocates Safe Driving Through Special Donation After Surviving Deadly Car Accident
Distracted driving, such as texting on a cell phone while behind the wheel of a car, can change a life in a split second. Consequences can be devastating. Nobody knows that more than Alyssa Lesher, 16, of Mt. Laurel, who, in July 2012, was severely injured in a car accident involving a negligent driver and spent more than two weeks in Cooper’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU).
Cooper Works to Keep Patients in New Jersey
In this weeks edition of NJBiz, Eli Winkler, Senior Vice President of Growth and Development, discussed the need to keep New Jersey patients from crossing the river into New York and Pennsylvania for their care. Mr. Winkler also discussed the new Cooper Cancer Institute and how it will provide better, more coordinated care for patients in the region.
Cooper Implants First Drug-Eluting Stent for PVD in New Jersey
Cooper Vascular Surgeons implanted the first drug eluting stent for the treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) in the State of New Jersey. Zilver® PTX®(COOK MEDICAL, Bloomington, IN), the first drug-eluting stent (DES) stent of its kind, was recently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and made available to only a select few centers of excellence in the country.
Cooper Team Travels to Guatemala to Provide Free Medical Care to Women and Children
On January 10, 2013, three members of the Cooper faculty, Frank W. Bowen, III, MD, Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology; Miguel Villalobos, MD, Surgical Resident, and Heather Marshall, RN, Intensive Care Unit, traveled to Retalhuleu Guatemala on an eleven-day relief mission
Cooper Hosts 2013 Mother-Daughter Day
On Saturday, January 26, the Ripa Center for Women’s Health & Wellness at Cooper University Health Care hosted its 2013 Mother-Daughter Day, with special guest speaker Kathleen Hassan, a national self-esteem and empowerment expert for teens. This year’s theme was “Mothers and Daughters Coming of Age Together”.
Mother Daughter Day Update
We’re excited to see everyone tomorrow at The Ripa Center’s Mother Daughter Day. The weather has cleared up and the event will go on as planned. We’ll see you there! Read more.
Camden County Offering Additional Flu Clinics
In light of the significant impact the flu is having on the community the Camden County Freeholders have scheduled additional Seasonal Influenza Immunization locations for Camden County residents that have not received their flu shots.
Public Notice: Magnet Recognition Program Site Visit
Cooper University Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet. The Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.
Former Cooper NICU Preemie Makes 7th Annual Donation
In his seventh annual donation to Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Melvin Sheppard and family stopped by to donate $394.06 in pennies at the NICU on December 19. Melvin, now 15, was born at Cooper 9 weeks premature, weighing only 2.9 pounds. The Moorestown teenager, who has collected more than $2,000 over the years, poses with Cooper staff and this year’s donation.