Newsmakers

NPR Debuts Series Focusing on Cooper’s Accountable Care Act Model

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Cooper University Health Care Director of the Urban Health Institute, Jeffrey Brenner, MD, was featured on NPR's Marketplace with Dan Goresteinin this week. The feature is the first in a series of stories that will be produced over the next year highlighting Cooper and the Camden Coalition’s engagement in transforming health care as part of the Accountable Care Act.

Cooper Honors 2013 Nurse Excellence Award Recipients

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Cooper University Health Care honored the recipients of the 2013 Nursing Excellence Awards during Nursing’s Annual Ceremony. This year, 19 direct-care nurses and Cooper employees were recognized by their peers for outstanding leadership, professionalism and delivery of safe and high-quality care.

“Every year, our nurses continue to go above and beyond their call of duty. Their leadership and loyalty toward this hospital can be seen in the relationships they have with their fellow co-workers, patients and families,” said Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper University Health Care. Read more.

When Should a Woman Consider a Preventive Mastectomy?

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Actress Angelina Jolie announced today that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy after finding out that she had the “breast cancer gene.” Jolie’s mother died of breast cancer at age 57. Preventative or prophylactic mastectomy—the removal of breast tissue—may be one of several options available to women who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer, explains Kristin L. Brill, MD, Program Director, The Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center at Cooper Cancer Institute.

Attention Women: It’s YOUR time!

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Ladies, mark your calendars: May 12-18, 2013 has been designated as National Women’s Health Week, and that means it’s time to focus on YOU. This week is the perfect week to make your health a priority by scheduling your check-up appointments with an Internal Medicine physician, with a Family Practice physician, or with your Gynecologist. In fact, Monday, May 13 is “National Women’s Check-Up Day” – your reminder to make the time to schedule those health care appointments.

Governor Chooses Lap Band, But Is It Right for You?

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Cooper’s Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Rohit Patel, MD was interviewed about Governor Chris Christies lap band surgery. There are several options for patients to chose from when it comes to bariatric surgery and Dr. Patel suggests talking extensively with your doctor about the various options to find the best procedure for you.