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Moorestown Middle School Students Raise Funds for Mother’s and Their Newborns in Cooper’s NICU

December 14, 2011 Leave a Comment

Students at William Allen Middle School in Moorestown, NJ, are finding unique ways to give back to the community through the creation of “21st Century Challenges,” a 60-day course designed to raise funds to support a local charitable organization

School of Diagnostic Imaging/Medical Radiography Students Receive $1,000 Award

December 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

yce Racer Scholarship presentation was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.The 2nd year student, to be considered for this award must have maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA, has written a short essay on why she/he chose the field of Medical Radiography, which includes one or two points on what excited the student during their rotations at clinical education settings...

New Cooper Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Helps Patients Lose Weight and Live a More Confident and HEALTHY Life

December 12, 2011 5 Comments

Nearly 100 million Americans — two-thirds of the adult population — are overweight or obese. Numerous studies show that diet and exercise alone are not as effective for people who are 75 to 100 pounds overweight. As South Jersey’s healthcare leader, Cooper University Hospital is pleased to introduce a new weight loss program for patients that uses state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical techniques to achieve optimal weight loss results.

Dr. Feldman-Winter Featured On Health Radio Program

December 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

This week, Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, Head of Adolescent Medicine at Cooper, and breastfeeding specialist, was featured on Memorial Health eRadio about the importance of breastfeeding with tips for new mothers on how to exclusively breastfeed once the baby is born.

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