Cooper Honors Oncology Nurse With DAISY Award
Cooper University Health Care recently recognized Susan Deeney, BSN, RN, OCN, of Cinnaminson, NJ, with the DAISY Award.
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Cooper University Health Care recently recognized Susan Deeney, BSN, RN, OCN, of Cinnaminson, NJ, with the DAISY Award.
Cooper Honors PCU Nurse with DAISY Award
(Camden, NJ) — Cooper University Health Care recently recognized Caitlin Oshea, RN, of Garnet Valley, Delaware County, Pennsylvania with the DAISY Award for providing exceptional nursing care.
Caitlin, a nurse on Cooper’s Progressive Care Unit, was nominated by the wife of a patient who described her as very caring, empathetic, and supportive. “Caitlin showed extraordinary compassion,” the patient’s wife said. “I felt good knowing she was taking care of him, she went above and beyond to give him his dignity back.” Read more.
Cooper Doctor First to Perform Innovative Treatment for Compression Fracture in the Back
Cooper University Health Care recently became the first hospital in South Jersey to perform a new minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). The Kiva® VCF Treatment System, the first new approach to the treatment of VCFs in more than a decade, significantly reduces pain and helps restores function to patients.
Cooper Wins Best Overall Quality Consumer Choice Award by National Research Corporation
Cooper University Hospital has received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation (NRC). The annual award identifies hospitals from across the United States that health care consumers choose as having the highest quality and image. This is the 11th year Cooper has received this honor.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Opens Expanded Infusion Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper unveiled a new, expanded infusion center on Friday, November 4, 2016, for patients needing chemotherapy and other infusion treatments.
The $3.3 million expansion, located on the third floor of MD Anderson Cooper, nearly doubles the treatment area available for patients from 18 infusion bays and two private rooms to 32 bays and four private rooms.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Receives a $35,000 Grant to Support Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper received a $35,000 grant from the Avon-Pfizer Metastatic Breast Cancer Grants Program: Identify-Amplify-Unify. MD Anderson Cooper was one of only 22 non-profit organizations to receive a grant to support and educate metastatic breast cancer patients, their caregivers, and their communities.
Cooper Physician Named “Humanitarian of the Year”
Jeffrey C. Brenner, MD, medical director of the Urban Health Institute at Cooper University Health Care and executive director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the Philadelphia Business Journal at its Healthcare Innovators/Doctors of Distinction event on October 20, 2016.
Dr. Brenner is a family physician that has worked in Camden, NJ, for the past 16 years. Read more.
Cooper Celebrates Opening of New Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
To meet increased patient demand, the Cooper Heart Institute unveiled a new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory on October 10, 2016.
“Cooper has one of the busiest catheterization labs in the region,” said Phillip A. Koren, MD, FACC, FSCAI, co-director the Cooper Heart Institute. “Our dedicated staff of professionals – our physicians, nurses, technicians, and support staff – work collaboratively to provide the highest level of care and the best experience possible.” Read more.
Cooper University Health Care Earns Star Performer Recognition
Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that it has received 2017 Star Performer recognition from the American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone® program.
Cooper University Health Care is one of more than 200 health care institutions nationwide that has taken initiative to ensure its osteoporotic fracture patients receive the treatment and care that they deserve by implementing AOA’s Own the Bone program. Read more.
Can a Patient’s Own Fat Cells Injected in the Knee Provide Relief From Joint Osteoarthritis?
Cooper Researchers Embark on Clinical Study to Test Effectiveness of Innovative Treatment Method
Osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis — is a chronic condition that affects over 20 million people in the United States. Osteoarthritis results in sore or stiff joints, limited range of motion, mild swelling around a joint, and pain. It may progress quickly, but for most people, joint damage develops gradually over years. Read more.