Hospital Data From Leapfrog Puts Cooper on Top
Cooper University Health Care has received the highest rating of the 51 participating hospitals in the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey network for quality and safety measures calculated by The Leapfrog Group. Cooper received a $250,000 check that was presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (HBCBSNJ) this week. Read more.
On May 9, The Lauren Rose Foundation visited Cooper University Hospital and donated more than 100 gift bags for new moms, oncology patients, trauma family members and others who might not make it home in time for Mother’s Day. Since 2001, the foundation has reached out to mothers-in-need by donating hundreds of gift bags overflowing with personal health and beauty care products to various community agencies, charities and health care facilities during the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Read more.
Walkers from across the Department of OB/GYN, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper and more joined together to participate in the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia, held at Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia™ supports the mission of the Preeclampsia Foundation to provide patient support and education, raise public awareness, catalyze research and improve health care practices for millions of mothers and their babies every year who are impacted by preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Read more.
The Professional Recognition Council, Division of Patient Care Services, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Nursing Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized during a special awards dinner on Monday, May 5, and a Red Carpet Receptionon May 6.
Stephanie Conners, Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, congratulated our outstanding Cooper nurses. “We salute our Cooper stars who exemplify ‘One Team. Read more.
Laura S. Picciano,DO, our primary care physician practicing exclusively at the Ripa Center for Women’s Health & Wellness at Cooper, provides practical advice for women finding themselves up at night instead of getting the rest they need. She discusses common causes of stress, along with strategies for managing it. See the article in the May issue of SJ Magazine: Click here. Read more.
To say 12-year-old Rebecca Isenberg enjoys reading is an understatement.
“She has read the whole Harry Potter series nine times!” says her mom, Susan Friedler, DO, Attending Physician, General Pediatrics at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University.
While helping her mom sort through books for pediatric patients at Cooper, Rebecca has noticed a shortage of books suited for older children. Read more.
Funding Will Support County-Wide Breast Cancer Screening Program
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $35,000 one-year grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper for its Camden County Cancer Screening Project (CCCSP) to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the eighth year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women to support its work on this important health issue, and in recognition of the program’s excellence. Read more.