To help the community prevent the spread of COVID-19, Cooper University Health Care will provide 200,000 non-medical grade KN95 masks to be distributed throughout Camden with the assistance of the Camden County Metro Police and Sheriff’s Departments.

The masks are not appropriate for clinical settings in hospitals and were purchased early in the pandemic when there was a significant shortage of all types of masks.   Read more.

Cooper University Health Care has launched a new Section of Endocrine Surgery, and has appointed distinguished endocrine specialist Lisa Reid, MD, as the inaugural section head of the department.

The new Section of Endocrine Surgery will provide specialized treatment for patients with a wide range of endocrine diseases including diabetes, Cushing’s syndrome, Grave’s disease, goiters, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and adrenal and thyroid cancers among other conditions. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer the Siemens SOMATOM, the latest generation of portable CT scanners.

Portable CT scanners allow critically ill or medically fragile patients to receive a CT scan without having to leave the bedside or be moved.

“As a leading academic health system, we treat some of the most complex and critically ill patients. Read more.

The Department of Pathology at Cooper University Health Care has added the Genexus Integrated Sequencer, a new, fully automated, next-generation rapid gene sequencing technology to its diagnostic resources. Gene sequencing allows physicians and scientists to identify and understand the genetic profiles of many viruses, tumors, and other specimens.

Cooper is one of a very few health systems in New Jersey that is able to perform next generation gene sequencing on site. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Critical Care team will receive two national awards from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) for their outstanding efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two awards – The Family-Centered Care Innovation Award and the 2022 ICU Heroes Award – will be presented at the 51^st SCCM Critical Care Congress in February.

“Our critical care team has performed with courage and distinction throughout the pandemic and these two prestigious awards are well deserved recognition of their expertise and commitment to serving patients throughout the region,” said Kevin O’Dowd, JD, co-CEO of Cooper. Read more.

In recognition of Boost NJ Day, a statewide effort to get as many New Jersey residents vaccinated against COVID-19 before Christmas and the New Year holidays, Cooper University Health Care reminds the community of the availability of vaccinations for all citizens ages 5 and up at more than 40 of its conveniently located primary care offices throughout South Jersey.

“As we enter the winter months, we encourage people not to take a chance with COVID-19 variants and make sure to get their first, second, or booster vaccine dose. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care pediatric emergency room physician, Jonathan Reisman, MD, ponders life, culture and the natural world through the lens of anatomy and medicine in a recently published book, The Unseen Body: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy.

As a physician, adventure traveler, and naturalist, Dr. Reisman share new perspectives on the body through personal experiences and travels to exotic locations such as the Arctic region and the Himalayas among others. Read more.

The Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira team recently became the first in the Northeast Region to implant Abbott’s Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder, a new device recently approved by the FDA to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who are also at risk of ischemic stroke.

George E. Mark, MD, FACC, successfully implanted the Amulet device in a male patient in October as part of a multidisciplinary team led by Sajjad A. Read more.