Press Releases

Cooper Residents and Fellows Changing the Face of Medicine, Compete in 12th Annual Research Week Poster Contest

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Is there a way to improve longevity and quality of life in patients with testicular or prostate cancer? This is just one of the many medical questions that were presented during Cooper University Hospital’s Research week—April 19-23, 2010. Cooper medical students and physicians worked for months identifying cases and studies, creating a better understanding of emerging health trends and new disease management techniques. Over 115 posters were displayed throughout the halls of the hospital and the winners took home more than $4,000 worth of cash prizes.

Congratulations to Our 2010 Nurse Excellence Award Winners

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Every May, the Professional Council of the Department of Patient Care Services recognizes 16 nurses and other members of the healthcare delivery team at Cooper University Hospital for their hard work and dedication. These prestigious, peer-nominated awards honor the work of the recipients, whose leadership and practice promote the delivery of quality healthcare at Cooper. Each award, together with Nurse of the Year, has its own set of criteria for eligibility, including three letters of recommendation from staff within each nominee’s clinical discipline.

Patricia Pearlman Named Nurse of the Year

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Cooper University Hospital is proud to announce the 2010 Nurse of the Year, Patricia Pearlman, R.N., R.N.C., staff nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This prestigious, peer-nominated award recognizes a nurse whose leadership and practice promotes the delivery of quality healthcare at Cooper.

Celebrating Our Volunteers

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On April 21, 2010 Cooper University Hospital honored its dedicated volunteers at a Recognition Luncheon at One Cooper Plaza. Cooper has over 550 volunteers who work both in the main hospital and at auxiliary fundraisers. In 2009, they collectively gave almost 55,000 hours of their time and services.

New Position at Cooper Strongly Reinforces Patient-Family Centered Care

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John Mason is the Patient Liaison for the PCU. He is one of seven recently hired employees for this newly developed position at Cooper. On a normal work day, he sees over 70 patients on his floor (N8/S8), introducing them to the unit and accommodating the needs of both the patient and his or her family in any way possible.

Cooper Participates in Pivotal Sepsis Study – Highlighted in This Week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

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Sepsis, a bloodstream infection that causes a patient to become critically ill, claims more than 200,000 lives every year in the United States alone. In the most severe form of sepsis, a patient’s blood pressure suddenly drops to dangerously low levels and major organs in the body start to shut down, putting the patient at high risk of death. In treating these patients, time is of the essence.

Cooper University Hospital Becomes a Major Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

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Enhancing its collective strength in the area of oncology research in the state, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) has announced that Cooper University Hospital will be the fourth affiliate hospital within its Network to receive the prestigious Major Clinical Research Affiliate (MCRA) designation. CINJ is a Center of Excellence at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Search Begins for Founding Dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Rowan University and Cooper University Hospital have initiated a search for the founding dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. The dean will serve as the chief executive and intellectual leader of the medical school and is expected to have a dramatic impact on the future of health care delivery and education in South Jersey.

Final H1N1 Vaccine Clinic at Cooper for Current Flu Season on February 25th

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The final H1N1 vaccine clinic for Cooper patients and employees will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at Three Cooper Plaza, Suite 400, Camden, NJ. This will be your last opportunity to receive the vaccine at Cooper during the current flu season. Both the nasal vaccine (Flumist) and the injectable vaccine will be provided at these clinics subject to vaccine availability.