Press Releases

Post, Laufgraben Honored at JDRF Gala April 5, 2014

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The region’s leading diabetes advocacy group, JDRF, on April 5, 2014 awarded Ernest Post, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Marc Laufgraben, MD, MBA, Head, Division of Adult Endocrinology, Cooper University Health Care, their Distinguished Service Awards for 2014. The awards honor outstanding contributions to patients and families, as well as a spirit of service and support in the fight against Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the region.

Ribbon-Cutting for New Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness

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Center Named in Honor of the Ripa Family, Long-Time Cooper Supporters

Cooper University Health Care executive leaders and local officials gathered on April 3, 2014, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness in Voorhees, NJ. The center is named in honor of the Ripa family, longtime Cooper supporters. Camden County Clerk Joe Ripa was in attendance at the event representing the family at the dedication. Read more.

Noted physician and health policy innovator Jeffrey Brenner to receive honorary degree at Rutgers–Camden convocation on May 21, 2014

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Brenner_JeffJeffrey C. Brenner, MD, a primary care physician at Cooper Health whose efforts to improve the delivery of health care to the nation’s most impoverished citizens earned a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship in 2013, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Rutgers University–Camden during the campus’ Commencement and Honors Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

The selection of Brenner, who also will serve as Rutgers–Camden’s keynote speaker at the campus-wide ceremony, was confirmed by the Rutgers Board of Governors during its regular meeting in New Brunswick on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Read more.

Cooper Doctors, Med Students to Explore How Emotions Impact Delivery of Care

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Despite years of scientific training, emotions often play a role in how physicians make clinical decisions. Physician and author Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, an expert who has studied the relationship between emotions and the delivery of medical care, will discuss this topic at the Second Annual Berkowitz Lecture sponsored by the Cooper Foundation on April 9, 2014, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Recognized for Information Technology Efforts

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The Information Technology Department at Cooper University Health Care was recently recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for achieving Stage 6 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). Only 12.5 percent of more than 5,400 US hospitals traced by HIMSS Analytics have reached Stage 6.

Governor Christie, Officials Break Ground for KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined other officials on March 5, 2014,  as ground was broken for the state’s first renaissance school, KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy at Lanning Square, in a ceremony held at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. The new school will be built on the former site of the Lanning Square School at the corner of South Broadway and Washington Street adjacent to the medical school. Read more.

Cooper Among First in U.S. to Offer New, Investigational Nellix® Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing System from Endologix

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Cooper University Health Care – home to South Jersey’s only dedicated Aortic Center-is among the first in the nation to offer the Nellix® Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing System offered through Endologix.

New, investigational Nellix® EVAS system is a new generation of AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm therapy that is designed to seal the entire aneurysm with a biocompatible polymer. Nellix® is the first and only of its kind. Read more.