Press Releases

Cooper University Hospital Receives Re-Verification as Level 1 Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons

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Cooper University Hospital’s trauma program has been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.

Cooper established its Level 1 Trauma Program 31 years ago and treats more than 3,000 trauma patients every year. Read more.

Cooper First in the Nation to Implant World’s Smallest Defibrillator

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Cooper University Health Care achieved another milestone and was the first hospital in the United States to implant the world’s smallest and thinnest implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

ICDs are often used in patients who are diagnosed with congestive heart failure due to weak heart muscles and who are at risk of sudden death. “Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s need for nutrients and oxygen,” according to Perry J. Read more.

Cooper is Number One Hospital in New Jersey for Quality and Safety Through Horizon Hospital Recognition Program

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Hospital Data From Leapfrog Puts Cooper on Top

Cooper University Health Care has received the highest rating of the 51 participating hospitals in the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey network for quality and safety measures calculated by The Leapfrog Group. Cooper received a $250,000 check that was presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (HBCBSNJ) this week. Read more.

Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper Makes Great Strides for March of Dimes Walk

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More than 50 dedicated Team Cooper members from around Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper (and friends and family members) joined together on Sunday, April 27, 2014, to walk Camden County's “March for Babies.” Sponsored by the New Jersey March of Dimes, the walk raises money to help the March of Dimes ensure healthy starts for premature infants. The combination of bake sales, a raffle basket auction, and personal donations helped Team Cooper raised nearly $5,000 to support this worthy cause in 2014.

Team Cooper Makes Strides at Promise Walk for Preeclampsia

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Walkers from across the Department of OB/GYN, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper and more joined together to participate in the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia, held at Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill on Saturday, May 3, 2014.  The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia™ supports the mission of the Preeclampsia Foundation to provide patient support and education, raise public awareness, catalyze research and improve health care practices for millions of mothers and their babies every year who are impacted by preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Read more.

Cooper Learning Center Hosts Regional Dyslexia Learning Conference

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On Saturday May 3, 2014, Cooper Learning Center, part of the Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper, hosted a regional conference on dyslexia and language-related disabilities. Over 125 parents and educators from across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware came together to explore these topics at "Facets of Dyslexia," held at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.

Cooper Honors 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards Winners

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nursingawardsThe Professional Recognition Council, Division of Patient Care Services, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized during a special awards dinner on Monday, May 5, and a Red Carpet Receptionon May 6.

Stephanie Conners, Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, congratulated our outstanding Cooper nurses. “We salute our Cooper stars who exemplify ‘One Team. Read more.

Local Student Shares Love for Reading with Pediatric Patients

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cooperfdnbookdriveTo say 12-year-old Rebecca Isenberg enjoys reading is an understatement.

“She has read the whole Harry Potter series nine times!” says her mom, Susan Friedler, DO, Attending Physician, General Pediatrics at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University.

While helping her mom sort through books for pediatric patients at Cooper, Rebecca has noticed a shortage of books suited for older children. Read more.

Avon Breast Health Outreach Program Awards Grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

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Funding Will Support County-Wide Breast Cancer Screening Program

The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $35,000 one-year grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper for its Camden County Cancer Screening Project (CCCSP) to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the eighth year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women to support its work on this important health issue, and in recognition of the program’s excellence. Read more.