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Cooper University Health Care Finalizes Agreement Gaining Minority Interest in AmeriHealth New Jersey

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AmeriHealth New Jersey and Cooper University Health Care announced they have finalized their agreement, which is transforming the delivery of health care in New Jersey. Under the transaction, Cooper University Health Care receives 20 percent minority interest in AmeriHealth New Jersey. The venture, announced last April, is unprecedented between a health insurer and hospital system in the state.

Cooper Executive Among Experts at National ACO Summit

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beizchIn the rapidly evolving health care marketplace, payers and providers are forming novel relationships involving a wide variation of risk-bearing arrangements. Louis S. Bezich, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the Center for Population Health at Cooper, was invited to be part of a prestigious panel of experts that discussed “Emerging Payer-Provider Accountable Care Models” at the Fifth National Accountable Care Organization Summit held in Washington, DC. Read more.

Cooper Breast Imaging Center at Ripa in Voorhees: A Designated ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

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The Cooper Breast Imaging Center at The Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness located on Cooper’s Voorhees campus has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Cooper Executive Named General Counsel of the Year for Health Care by NJBIZ

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gencouns2Gary J. Lesneski, JD, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Cooper University Health Care, was named General Counsel of the Year for Health Care by NJBIZ, a leading statewide business publication.

He was among the seven top lawyers in the state of New Jersey to receive the honor as a winner at the NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year event held in Somerset, NJ, on Friday, June 6, 2014. Read more.

Cooper University Hospital Receives Re-Verification as Level 1 Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons

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Cooper University Hospital’s trauma program has been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.

Cooper established its Level 1 Trauma Program 31 years ago and treats more than 3,000 trauma patients every year. Read more.

Cooper First in the Nation to Implant World’s Smallest Defibrillator

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Cooper University Health Care achieved another milestone and was the first hospital in the United States to implant the world’s smallest and thinnest implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

ICDs are often used in patients who are diagnosed with congestive heart failure due to weak heart muscles and who are at risk of sudden death. “Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s need for nutrients and oxygen,” according to Perry J. Read more.

Children’s Regional Hospital Holds Annual Health Fair for Kids

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On May 22, 2014, more than 90 students and teachers from Veterans Elementary School in Camden visited a health fair run by volunteers from Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.

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The first and second graders learned about asthma and living healthy lifestyles by sampling a variety of games, activities and exercise. Following their visit to Cooper, the children made posters detailing what they learned at the fair, and the artists of the two top posters in each grade, as voted on by the volunteer committee, received free tickets to a Camden Riversharks game. Read more.

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

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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.

The Lauren Rose Foundation Donates Over 100 “Mothers Matter” Gifts to Cooper Patients

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mothersmatterOn May 9, The Lauren Rose Foundation visited Cooper University Hospital and donated more than 100 gift bags for new moms, oncology patients, trauma family members and others who might not make it home in time for Mother’s Day. Since 2001, the foundation has reached out to mothers-in-need by donating hundreds of gift bags overflowing with personal health and beauty care products to various community agencies, charities and health care facilities during the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Read more.