Press Releases

Cooper University Hospital First in New Jersey to Earn Premier Certification for Geriatric Fracture Care

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Cooper University Hospital is the first in New Jersey and one of only eight hospitals in the nation to achieve the International Geriatric Fracture Society’s (IGFS) Premier Level CORE Certification for its Geriatric Fracture Care Program. This certification recognizes health care organizations that display a commitment to improving the way fractures in senior adults are managed from prevention efforts through treatment, recovery and beyond.

Cooper Presents “Camden” Sweatshirts to City School Children As Part of Its Commitment to Promote Health and Wellness

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On Monday, November 9, 2015, executives, physicians and nurses from Cooper University Health Care visited H.B. Wilson Elementary School to kick-off a sweatshirt distribution to all Camden students in grades K-8. The event was designed to promote health and wellness and to increase community pride. The specially branded “Camden” sweatshirts were donated by The Cooper Foundation.

Cooper Designated as a Joint Commission-Certified Primary Stroke Center

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Cooper University Health Care has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.

Cooper Recognizes Safe Citizens Day, Friday, September 11, 2015

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safetyThe New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is honoring the memory of those lost in 9/11 with the Safe Citizens Day program. Rachelle A. Greenman, MD, FACEP, Cooper Emergency Medicine physician, is the past president of the NJ Chapter of the ACEP and was instrumental in launching the initiative in 2014. The goal of the day is to make a commitment to being better citizens by teaching, or by learning ways to help ourselves, our families, our friends and our neighbors to survive times of unexpected challenges. Read more.

Cooper Urologist Publishes Article in Leading Medical Journal

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Study Reviews Guidelines for the Treatment of Men With Low Testosterone Levels – Data Supports Use of Current Standards

Allen D. Seftel, MD, FACS, Head of the Division of Urology at Cooper University Health Care, has published the results of a study in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a leading medical journal.

Dr. Seftel’s study, “Critical Update of the 2010 Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Male Hypogonadism: A Systematic Analysis,” reviewed case data to determine if clinical evidence continues to support the use of guidelines established in 2010 to treat male hypogonadism (“Testosterone Therapy in Men with Androgen Deficiency Syndromes: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,”) or if modifications to some of the guidelines were warranted. Read more.

Memorial Hospital of Salem County and Cooper University Health Care Team up to Enhance Emergency Care in Salem County

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salemhospitalCooper University Health Care (CUHC) has entered into an alliance with The Memorial Hospital of Salem County (MHSC) to provide physician coverage for the Emergency Department and Hospitalist program at the Salem County hospital.

As of July 1, 2015, Cooper physicians are staffing the MHSC Emergency Department 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  All physicians are board-certified/board–eligible in emergency medicine and will work in conjunction with the Cooper Hospitalists, who are already providing care to MHSC patients. Read more.

Cooper Verified as Level II Pediatric Trauma Center

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Cooper University Hospital has been verified as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), announced Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper University Health Care. Cooper is the first hospital in South Jersey and the second among the New Jersey’s Level I trauma centers to achieve this verification.