Press Releases

Cooper University Health Care was recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals annual survey as one of the top 10 hospitals in the state of New Jersey – and is the highest-ranking hospital in southern New Jersey. Cooper is among the elite 11% of U.S. hospitals that earned a numerical ranking.

Cooper was also rated high performing nationally in 10 procedure and condition specialty areas, including:

• Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

In a commitment to furthering its partnership with Cooper University Health Care and bolstering essential services for the Camden community, Subaru of America, Inc., has announced its continued support of $30,000 for durable medical equipment and transportation services to continue to fuel Cooper’s mission. This donation, part of the Subaru Loves to Care® initiative, aims to provide access to vital medical equipment to Camden City residents. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care has been named on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2024, marking its third consecutive year on the list. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

“We are deeply honored by this acknowledgment, which highlights Cooper’s dedication to perinatal safety and our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional care and quality for mothers and their newborns,” stated Robin Perry, MD, MSEd, FACOG, chief and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Read more.

A grand opening celebration for a new, dedicated location for the Center for LGBTQ+ Health at Cooper in Collingswood, NJ last week raised $115,000 for LGBTQ+ health initiatives thanks to the generosity of supporters who share in Cooper University Health Care’s commitment to equitable and inclusive health care for all.

More than 125 supporters joined The Cooper Foundation for the Cooper Proud Celebration, held at the Collingswood Ballroom. Read more.

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.