Press Releases

Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that Ian Griffiths, RN, BSN, a dedicated clinical nurse manager on a medical-surgical floor at Cooper University Hospital, has been honored as the 2025 Vizient/AACN Nurse Resident of the Year. This prestigious national award recognizes Griffiths’ exceptional leadership, commitment to patient care, and outstanding contributions to the nursing profession.

Throughout his residency, Griffiths demonstrated unwavering dedication to excellence, compassionate care, and advocacy for both his patients and colleagues. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care was recognized in two categories at the 2025 New Jersey Social Innovation Awards, held April 10 in Camden.

The Cooper Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Patient, Family, and Caregiver Support Program received top honors in the Advancing Access to Health category. The program was celebrated for its innovative strategies to reduce health disparities and ensure equitable care for vulnerable populations, including older adults and individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, behavioral health conditions, and physical disabilities. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Exemplary Partner Award by Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) at the 2025 Partner Recognition and Awards Reception. This prestigious honor recognizes Cooper’s steadfast commitment to collaboration, innovation, and student success.

The announcement is another milestone for Cooper, following its recognition as Business Partner of the Year by Camden County Technical School at the end of 2024. Read more.

Cooper University Hospital has been recognized by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation.  Cooper earned the prestigious Go Clear™ Award for its efforts in eliminating surgical smoke, a hazardous byproduct of laser and electrosurgical procedures that poses significant health risks to those exposed.

This national recognition underscores Cooper’s unwavering commitment to providing a safe and healthy environment for both patients and surgical staff by effectively eliminating the hazards of surgical smoke. Read more.

Landmark study aims to optimize emergency stroke care and improve outcomes for thousands of thrombectomy patients nationwide

Cooper University Health Care, in collaboration with the University of Iowa Health Care, has been awarded research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a large clinical trial comparing two triage strategies for guiding thrombectomy, a life-saving intervention for patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, the most severe and disabling subtype of ischemic stroke. Read more.

The moment you see the Center for Healing’s new mobile unit, you can tell something about it is different. Yes, it is a roomy trailer with private space where a patient can receive on-demand medical care with no appointment, and yes, there is space for people to make follow up appointments.

But this is no cold clinical space. Inside, framed art hangs on the walls aside flyers for services and the exterior is awash in pastel greens, blues, and pinks. Read more.

Blood Pressure Procedure Calms Overactive Nerves That Can Elevate Blood Pressure

Cooper and Inspira Cardiac Care now offers a new renal denervation (RDN) procedure for certain patients with high blood pressure. Clinicians at Cooper and Inspira Cardiac Care recently performed the first case using this new procedure at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

The renal denervation (RDN) system, by Symplicity Spyral™, involves a minimally invasive procedure that targets nerves near the kidneys that can become overactive and cause high blood pressure. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Innovation Center recently hosted the second Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Hackathon, which included a pitch competition, an innovation showcase, and a reception. The showcase featured inventions from Cooper team members and collaborations with Rowan University, with posters and discussions from industry and state leaders.

Following the showcase, 12 teams competed in the SDOH Hackathon and pitched their tech innovations to judges. Read more.

(CAMDEN, NJ) Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement recently made its first community donation of an automated external defibrillator (AED), accompanied by training on the system, to the Little Rock Baptist Church in Camden. Supported by The Cooper Foundation, this initiative provided church leaders and members with hands-on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education, equipping them with essential lifesaving skills. Read more.