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 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.

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.

Congratulations to the research-project award winners at Cooper’s 14th Annual Research Week (April 23-27), sponsored by the Division of Academic and Medical Affairs and the Cooper Research Institute.

Cooper University Hospital has received verification as a Level I Trauma Center for an additional two years by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The Cooper Trauma Center will celebrate its 30th Anniversary this fall and treats more than 2,700 patients a year.

Today, The Cooper Health System celebrated the official groundbreaking for its new state-of-the-art cancer treatment center on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus. The four-story, 103,050 square foot Cooper Cancer Institute will expand access to cancer care in South Jersey by providing a full range of cancer care services and specialists all under one roof.

In 2008, John Sheridan, President and CEO of Cooper University Hospital, signed the Healthy Food Pledge. Part of our mission is purchasing healthy, local foods, and other sustainable practices to help improve the health of our patients, employees and the environment.

Cooper University Hospital is the recipient of a $2.7 million, three-year Federal Innovation Grant presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Health Care Innovation Award was announced today by CMS. Cooper was selected out of over 3,000 applications from all over the country; only 26 awards were granted.

About 75 staff, friends and family members at Cooper came together for the March of Dimes “March for Babies” on Sunday, April 29. Walkers enjoyed the sun, visited sponsor tents, danced to live music, and walked 4 miles to raise funds for important research and programs that help babies begin healthy lives.

On Sunday, April 15, 2012 over 50 motorcyclists joined the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, Inc, for their Annual Spring “Toy Run” for pediatric patients at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.