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

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

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

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

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.