Cooper Receives Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award in Heart Failure from the American Heart Association for Third Year in a Row

The Only Hospital in the South Jersey Region to Receive This Award Cooper University Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association for its excellence in the treatment of patients with heart failure for the third consecutive year.

Cooper Pediatric Radiologists React to Latest Medical News on Risks Associated with Scanning Children

This week, two articles were published in medical journals about risk factors associated with performing CT’s scans on children as a diagnostic tool.

Our specialists, Dr. Emily Scattergood and Dr. Thomas Presenza, Pediatric Radiologists, wanted to share their thoughts about these studies to help you make informed decisions for your child while working with their medical providers:

“The risk of CT scans and radiation risk in children is an important discussion.  Read more.

Cooper Announces the 2012 Nursing Excellence Award Winners

Cooper University Hospital is proud to recognize 16 nurses and other members of the healthcare delivery team 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.

Cooper Heart Surgery Program Earns Highest Honor from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Cooper University Hospital has received “3 Star” rankings from the prestigious Society of Thoracic Surgeons in two separate cardiothoracic surgery categories: Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery (AVR). “3 Stars” is highest quality ranking granted by the organization.

Jim McGreevey: George Norcross’ Covenant for Camden

At the groundbreaking, George Norcross III, who serves as chairman of Cooper Medical Center, made a passing reference to the anniversary of his father’s death, noting his father’s commitment to Cooper and to Camden. It was a comment few noticed, but for the speaker, it was the deep well from which springs his devotion to this hospital and city.