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Pathology Department Hosts Medical Society Event

December 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Physicians came from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland to attend the quarterly meeting of the South Jersey Pathology Society, of which Cooper Chief of Pathology Roland Schwarting, MD, is president.

Medical School Interviews Ongoing at Cooper Through March 2012

November 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

Have you noticed the 24 young adults, dressed in business suits, who assemble in the Roberts Pavilion at the crack of dawn on Friday mornings? Perhaps you’ve seen them touring the hospital or waiting outside the Sim Lab on Kelemen 9? These men and women are among the approximately 300 students who are being interviewed for one of the 50 spots in the charter class of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).

Camden Coalition Awarded $3.45 Million to Enhance Diabetes Initiative

November 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

Cooper University Hospital congratulates the Camden Coalition which has been awarded $3.45 million award from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to allow the Coalition to build upon their already successful Diabetes Collaborative by intensely focusing on 2-3 primary care practices that will each receive tens of thousands of dollars in human, clinical, technological, and financial resources over the next 5 years.

Cooper Pediatrician Releases New Publication for Nurses in Doctoral Programs

November 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

Cooper University Hospital would like to congratulate Patty A. Vitale, MD, MPH, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Cooper, on the release of her first book: Population Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice.

Cooper Receives The Consumer Choice Award Seven Years in a Row

October 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

South Jersey residents have voted, and for the seventh straight year Cooper University Hospital has received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation (NRC). The 2011/2012 award identifies hospitals which consumers have chosen as having the highest quality of care in the region.

How Does 911 Work?

October 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

This week’s “Cooper Connection” in the Courier-Post featured an article written by Rick Hong, MD, Head, Division of Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine at Cooper

Annual Donation from Former NICU Baby

October 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

Melvin Sheppard has been saving pennies every year since he was seven years old. It wasn’t to buy himself a new bike or something else a typical boy his age would want.

Participants Gear Up for AIDS Walk

October 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

On Saturday, October 15, 2011, an estimated 15,000 people from around the Delaware Valley took part in the 25th Annual AIDS Walk/Run Philly to raise public awareness and money for AIDS research

Immunize Your Children

October 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

This week’s “Cooper Connection” in the Courier-Post featured an article written by Robert T. Brown, MD, Adolescent Medicine Specialist at Cooper, about the importance of getting your children and teenagers vaccinated for diseases that can potentially become very harmful and life threatening.

Listeria Alert: Precautions Urged for South Jersey Residents

October 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

A recent multi-state outbreak of listeriosis — the rare, but potentially lethal infection caused by the bacteria listeria — has local doctors and caregivers on alert