Patients at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper were at the top of Santa’s “Nice List” this year, as he made several stops at the hospital this week to visit with children and their families.

In the wake of national tragedy like last week's school shootings in Newtown, Conn., children may have questions about their own safety and that of their family. Parents can help children cope more effectively with their fears by providing information geared to the child's age and understanding level. This article from the American Academy of Pediatrics has tips to help parents understand their children's concerns and provide the appropriate support.

As 2012 draws to a close, the American Academy of Pediatrics named the top 12 children’s health stories of the year, based on the number of “shares” of its daily news brief stories. Do you remember these stories making headlines?

On December 4, Cooper in Schools presented health information for Parent Information Night at the LEAP Academy in Camden. Dr. Tom Drake, of the Department of Neurology and Development at Children’s Regional Hospital, and Dr. David Gealt, of the Cooper Bone & Joint Institute, spoke about concussions to a group of 35 parents and student athletes.

The Cooper Cancer Institute and Cooper Bone and Joint Institute have partnered to open the Orthopaedic Oncology Center, a multidisciplinary program dedicated to treating metastatic bone tumors, sarcomas and benign tumors of the bone and soft tissue. Under the direction of Richard D. Lackman, MD, FACS, who joined Cooper in July, this comprehensive program is the first of its kind in South Jersey.

The Cooper Foundation today announced that it has received a $250,000 gift from the family of longtime Cooper physician Ronald M. Jaffe, M.D. In recognition of the gift, the Women’s Care Center in Camden has been named in honor of

For a woman facing even the slightest possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis, the answers can’t come soon enough. With GE Healthcare’s new SenoBright Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) technology, physicians at Cooper Cancer Institute (CCI) have the potential to reach definitive decisions sooner—cutting the critical patient wait time from detection to diagnosis.

The March of Dimes honored Michael Goodman, MD, Chief of Pediatrics at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper this year for his outstanding contributions to the wellness of children in our region.

Please join us in celebrating Cooper Trauma’s 30th Anniversary by making a donation to the Trauma’s Center Annual Snowflake Fundraiser. Purchase a “snowflake” in honor of someone special or in remembrance of a loved one. Your snowflake will help illuminate the DiFlorio Family Healing Garden throughout December.

Mitsubishi Motors and Kids Safety First on November 17 will conduct safety seat checks at Prestige Mitsubishi in Turnersville, NJ. Families can receive hands-on instruction by certified child passenger safety technicians from Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper on how to properly select, install and use their child restraint systems.