Press Releases

Cooper University Health Care’s Innovation Center has announced a license agreement with Upstream Access, Inc., a Cooper-founded, physician-led medical device startup developing a novel multi-directional vascular access system designed to improve endovascular procedures for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and other vascular conditions.

The technology was invented at Cooper by Katherine McMackin, MD, MS, a vascular surgeon and director of vascular surgery research at Cooper University Health Care and assistant professor of surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Jeffrey P. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Critical Care Services, in collaboration with the Cooper Transfer Center, Cooper EMS, and Cooper’s Level 1 Trauma Program, has launched a Mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Transport Program — offering patients with life-threatening heart or lung failure access to advanced life support before they even arrive at the hospital.

The program enables a specialized multidisciplinary team to travel to referring hospitals, initiate ECMO at the bedside, stabilize critically ill patients, and safely transport them back to Cooper for ongoing management. Read more.

Cape May Court House, NJ / Galloway, NJ — Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional and Stockton University today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a formal academic-clinical collaboration designed to expand educational opportunities and help meet the growing demand for a highly skilled nursing workforce in southern New Jersey.

“As the leading academic health system in the region, educating the next generation of medical professionals is an integral part of our mission,” said George E. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) proudly congratulates its partner Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), on its recognition in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Medical Schools rankings. Cooper University Hospital in Camden is the core clinical campus for CMSRU and Cooper physicians make up a majority of the medical school’s faculty.

For the third consecutive year, CMSRU earned a Tier 2 ranking in Primary Care and a Tier 3 ranking in Research—distinctions that place it among a select group of medical schools nationally demonstrating strong performance in training future physicians and advancing scientific discovery. Read more.

VIDEO: How Cooper Works With Our U.S. Military to Maintain Readiness for Military Medical Teams

(CAMDEN, N.J.) — Cooper University Health Care has been invited to join the Bridging Forces portal, a national platform developed through the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons (MHSSPACS). The invitation reflects Cooper’s strong engagement in advancing collaboration between military and civilian trauma systems. Read more.

(Camden, NJ) — Cooper University Health Care has been named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2026, earning the highest possible five-star rating and ranking among only 33 organizations in New Jersey to receive this distinction.

The national recognition highlights companies that are actively advancing gender equity through inclusive workplace cultures, equitable policies, and opportunities for professional growth. The ranking is based on a nationwide survey of more than 89,000 female employees, along with an analysis of over 37 million data points across 120 key performance indicators, including gender equality, fairness, and inclusion. Read more.

Research Published in American Heart Association Journal Stroke Finds Mediterranean and MIND Diets Associated With Significantly Reduced Stroke Risk

(CAMDEN, NJ) – Internationally known stroke expert Tudor G. Jovin, MD, PhD, chief of the Department of Neurology at Cooper University Health Care, medical director of Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience, and chair of neurology and professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Cooper medical School of Rowan University is a co-author of a newly published study in Stroke, a leading journal of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Read more.

(Cape May Court House, NJ) – On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional welcomed 45 kindergarten students from Glenwood Avenue Elementary School in Wildwood, NJ, for the debut of Teddy Goes to Cape, a hands-on educational program designed to introduce young children to the health care environment in a fun, supportive, and approachable way.

The visit reflects Cooper’s growing commitment to bringing care, education, and wellness resources closer to home for families throughout Cape May County and surrounding shore communities. Read more.

Cooper EMS is once again pioneering advanced care for patients experiencing an overdose of opioids. Cooper EMS has become the first emergency medical services system in the United States to carry and administer long-acting injectable buprenorphine in ambulances, advancing its groundbreaking approach to treating opioid use disorder (OUD) in the prehospital setting.

Cooper EMS was the first EMS agency in the nation to place sublingual (oral) buprenorphine on its Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) ambulances in 2019, allowing paramedics to initiate medication-assisted treatment immediately after reversing an opioid overdose. Read more.

(CAMDEN, NJ) — Cooper University  Hospital has once again earned recertification as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center from The Joint Commission, receiving its Gold Seal of Approval® in recognition of the health system’s ability to treat the most complex stroke cases.

This prestigious designation places Cooper among an elite group of hospitals nationwide equipped with the highest level of expertise, advanced imaging, specialized interventions, and around-the-clock multidisciplinary stroke care. Read more.