Press Releases

Philip Norcross and The Cooper Foundation Announce Establishment of India COVID-19 Relief Fund

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Philip Norcross, Chairman of The Cooper Foundation, announced that the Foundation is establishing an India COVID-19 Relief Fund to provide urgent support for healthcare infrastructure and medical supplies in those areas of India hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The surge in India rose rapidly over the last month and overwhelmed hospitals in several of the country’s hardest-hit cities. More than 350,000 new cases a day have been reported over the last week according to the World Health Organization. Read more.

98 Graduates Earn Medical Degrees From Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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CMSRU graduate receives ceremonial hood

Glassboro, NJ — Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) marked the graduation of its 6th and largest class of medical doctors with a pandemic-style commencement ceremony held on Monday, May 10, 2021.

Unlike many graduation celebrations this year, CMSRU’s Commencement took place live and in-person, outdoors, under a tent on the University Green of Rowan University’s main campus in Glassboro, N.J. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Earns Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award

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Among top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety for 3 Years in a Row (2019-2021)

Cooper University Health Care has announced that it has earned a Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM – the third year in a row it has earned this award. This distinction places Cooper among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting patients and providers. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Announces Nursing Excellence Award Winners

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Cooper Nurse of the Year/Team of the Year Named

Cooper University Health Care has named Elizabeth “Lisa” Moriarty, MSN, RN, of Washington Township, NJ, the 2021 Nurse of the Year. Moriarty, a medical surgical nurse on Cooper’s Pavilion 7 unit, also received the Selma and Martin Hirsch Award for Excellence in Medical Surgical Nursing as part of Cooper’s Annual Nursing Excellence Awards presented during National Nurses’ Week (May 6-12). Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Teams Up with the Philadelphia 76ers

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Cooper University Health Care has teamed up with the Philadelphia 76ers to create a video PSA to raise awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“We are excited to work with the 76ers, our Camden neighbor, to educate everyone on both the safety and benefits of receiving the vaccine,” said Kevin O’Dowd, JD, co-CEO of Cooper. “We are grateful to the players, coaches, and the entire Sixers organization for their support of Cooper and their commitment to our vaccine education efforts.” Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Partners With Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ to Tackle Social Barriers to Health Through New Initiative

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Cooper University Health Care has partnered with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) to deploy Community Health Workers in Camden as part of an innovative program – Horizon Neighbors in Health – that is improving health, reducing inpatient hospital stays and emergency department visits, and increasing behavioral and specialty care visits by addressing social barriers to health. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care to Hold COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall for Camden Residents

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UPDATED 4/20/21: The COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 5 p.m. at the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center located in East Camden has been postponed.  Watch for more information regarding a new date.

In lieu of the in-person Town Hall event, the public is invited to watch a live-streamed COVID-19 Vaccine question and answer session at the originally scheduled date/time with Cooper physician Camille A. Read more.

Cooper’s Addiction Medicine Center for Healing Opens New Camden Office

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The Cooper Center for Healing, which includes Cooper University Health Care’s Addiction Medicine Division, has opened a new community-based office in Camden for patients suffering from addiction disorders. Conveniently located in the Bridgeview Building at 800 Cooper Street in Camden, the new office will provide more opportunities for substance use disorder treatments for patients across South Jersey.

“We are committed to providing compassionate, accessible, academic-level care to those suffering from substance use disorders,” said Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM, division head of the Addiction Medicine Division at Cooper. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Hosts Visit from the U.S. Army Surgeon General

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On March 18, 2021, Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, The U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, visited Cooper University Health Care to meet with hospital leadership and current Army personnel embedded at Cooper as part of Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training program. Cooper has one of the most extensive military training programs in the nation. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care and Redeemer Health Form New Cancer Program

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Meadowbrook, PA – Cooper University Health Care and Redeemer Health today announced a new partnership creating an integrated cancer program at Holy Redeemer Hospital that will be overseen by MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.

In September 2013, Cooper partnered with MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, to create MD Anderson at Cooper. Read more.