Press Releases

Two hundred golfers celebrated a day of philanthropy and sporting spirit at the 4^th Annual Cooper Cup Golf Outing on May 15, 2024, channeling their passion for the game into raising nearly $300,000 for Cooper University Health Care.

The sold-out event was held at Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, providing a platform for friendly competition among industry peers while championing the philanthropic initiatives of The Cooper Foundation. Read more.

Most children with a ‘lazy eye’ benefit from earlier patching, new research by University of Leicester and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University experts show.

Amblyopia (or lazy eye), the most common childhood visual disease, is typically treated by wearing glasses to correct the patient’s vision for a lengthy period of time before patching the eye with better vision to stimulate the weaker eye. Read more.

Jeanne M. Greer, RN, BSN, CGRN, director of operations for Cooper University Health Care’s Digestive Health Institute (DHI), was recently named 2024 GI Professional of the Year Award by American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology (GI) Nurses.

The American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses provides a certification and recertification program for registered nurses for gastroenterology and gastroenterology endoscopy that promotes their knowledge, skill, and competency to ensure quality patient care and outcomes. Read more.

Internationally known stroke expert Tudor Jovin, MD, medical director of Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is the co-principal investigator and co-lead author of a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine which demonstrates the benefits of treating stroke patients with severe brain damage.

The IN EXTREMIS-LASTE (Large Stroke Treatment Evaluation) study, led by researchers from Montpellier University Medical Center in France (Vincent Costalat, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Chief of Neuroradiology Department and Caroline Arquizan, MD, Chief of Neurovascular Department), in collaboration with researchers from Hospital Foch in Paris, France (Bertrand Lapergue, MD, PhD and Chief of Neurology and Neurovascular Department) and from Cooper University Health Care focused on stroke patients with severe brain damage due to blocked blood vessels without any restrictions in the size of seemingly irreversibly damaged brain as ascertained by brain imaging studies. Read more.

With $5 million donation, BAYADA Education partners with Cooper University Health Care and Thomas Edison State University to create extraordinary clinical experience

Today, a unique new partnership launched that is aimed at reducing the nursing shortage in New Jersey. The Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Accelerated BSN BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) was funded by a $5 million donation to BAYADA Education Inc. Read more.

The Cooper Foundation recently announced the recipients of the inaugural Linda Brand Scholarship, a testament to the enduring legacy of a beloved leader and colleague. The scholarship was established by Linda Brand, assistant vice president for patient access and financial navigation at Cooper University Health Care, who sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer in October 2023.

“Linda was not only a talented leader but a cherished friend to many at Cooper. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care has named Genalyn Vargas, MSN, RN-BC, of Somerdale, New Jersey, as the recipient of the William A. Schwartz, Jr. Nurse of the Year Award. Vargas, who works in Cooper’s Trauma Step Down Unit, also received The Ruth Parry/Moorestown Auxiliary Award for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing as part of Cooper’s Annual Nursing Excellence Awards presented in conjunction with National Nurses Week (May 6 to 12). Read more.

Haddonfield, NJ – Cooper University Health Care, the region’s leading academic health system, is proud to partner with experienced family practitioners James J. Runfola, MD, and Leonard V. Ridilla, MD, to announce the launch of a primary care practice that redefines patient-provider relationships. Beginning in April, Cooper will offer Direct Primary Care (DPC), a membership-based model designed to provide unparalleled access and personalized care. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care announced today that it has appointed former federal judge John Vazquez to the newly created position of Chief Legal Officer. The position was created due to unprecedented expansion and complexity of issues and challenges facing Cooper as a growing academic health system.

“Cooper’s tremendous growth as a leading academic health system has increased the complexity of issues we are facing, so we are pleased to welcome Judge John Vazquez, whose vast legal experience will help us continue to successfully meet our future business objectives,” said George E. Read more.

The Cooper Foundation has promoted Lisa Morina to senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer of The Cooper Foundation. Morina joined The Cooper Foundation in 2023 in the role of vice president of advancement for corporate relations.

“In the past year, Lisa has built strong relationships with our supporters and has demonstrated outstanding leadership. We know that Lisa will excel in this new role as she leads our seasoned team of fundraising professionals as Cooper grows and expands as a leading academic health system in the region,” said Philip A. Read more.