Press Releases

Internationally known stroke expert Tudor Jovin, MD, medical director of the Cooper Neurological Institute at Cooper University Health Care and professor of neurology and neurological surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is co-principal investigator and lead author of a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world’s leading medical journals. Read more.

By Ryan Kirker, PA-C, Physician Assistant
Cooper Care Alliance and Cooper Center for LGBTQ+ Health

Today is National Coming Out Day (NCOD), and Cooper is proud to join in celebrating our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ voices. NCOD first originated back in 1988 by two queer activists, Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary who recognized the importance of power in visibility. Read more.

National Physician Assistant Week takes place every year from October 6 through October 12. Physician assistants (PAs) are vital members of the team of professionals who treat patients in today’s complex health care setting. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs are versatile and collaborative while providing high-quality, safe patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

At Cooper, our PAs are a vital part of our clinical team and perform many essential duties, including:

• Taking medical histories
• Conducting physical exams
• Diagnosing and treating illnesses
• Ordering and interpreting tests
• Developing treatment plans
• Prescribing medications
• Counseling on preventive care
• Performing procedures
• Assisting in surgeries
• Making rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
• Conducting clinical research

Cooper is proud to have more than 100 PAs represented throughout the organization in both the ambulatory and hospital settings and in specialty areas including, but not limited to, Primary Care, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Pediatrics, Neurology, Cardiology, Surgical Services, Orthopedics, Addiction Medicine, and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Read more.

The Center for Critical Care Medicine at Cooper University Health Care has received national recognition for its outstanding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program, an advanced lifesaving system used for critically ill patients. The Cooper team was named a Silver Level Center on the Path to Excellence in Life Support program by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).

The Excellence in Life Support Award recognizes centers that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, staff training and continuing education, patient satisfaction, and ongoing clinical care. Read more.

The Cooper Norcross 10K Bridge Run and two-mile walk is an exciting, regional event that raises money for the Larc School in Bellmawr, NJ. In addition to providing an opportunity to run atop the Ben Franklin Bridge with great views of the Delaware River, Camden, and Philadelphia, the event supports children with special needs. We encourage you to run, walk, or volunteer for this great race. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that it has received 2022-2023 Star Performer recognition from the American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone® program, for the sixth year in a row. Cooper is one of approximately 280 health care institutions nationwide that have joined Own the Bone and taken initiatives to ensure their osteoporotic fracture patients receive the highest level of treatment and care. Read more.

Governor Phil Murphy, Camden County Native Kelly Ripa, former Governor Chris Christie Join Announcement of Unprecedented Investment in the Revitalized City

CAMDEN, NJ: Today, Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper announced a new, $2 billion expansion in the City of Camden, where it was founded 135 years ago. Board Chairman George E. Norcross III, co-CEOs Kevin M. Read more.

For the second consecutive year, Cooper University Health Care was named as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes, the prominent national business publication. Cooper was one of only seven health systems in New Jersey to make the Forbes list in 2022.

“Cooper’s care has always been defined by the quality and commitment of its employees,” said George E. Norcross III, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Health System, Cooper University Hospital, and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Read more.

In 2011, the Sepsis Alliance declared September to be Sepsis Awareness Month, an annual opportunity for individuals, health care professionals in every area of medicine, and organizations big and small to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading cause of deaths in U.S. hospitals – sepsis.

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, amputation, and death. Read more.