2 Camden Neighborhoods Receive $500,000 Federal Grant

Two Camden neighborhoods surrounding Cooper University Hospital and the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University have been awarded a $500,000 Promise Neighborhood Planning Grant. The one-year U.S. Department of Education award will be used to build a framework for the improvement of the Center for Family Services Cooper Lanning neighborhood in the next 10 years, with a focus on cradle-to-career.

Temporary Relocation of Voorhees OB/GYN Outpatient Office

Effective Friday, December 21-The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Voorhees will open in its temporary location at 900 Centennial Boulevard, Building #2, Suite 203 in Voorhees while our office is renovated, expanded and integrated with the Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness.

Regular hours will apply:
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M.- 4:30 P.M.

Plus evening hours until 7:00 P.M. Read more.

Talking to Children in the Aftermath

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.

Cooper in SchoolsParent Information Night at the LEAP Academy in Camden

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.

Cooper Orthopaedic Oncology Center First of Its Kind in South Jersey

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.

Cooper University Health Care First in the Region to Offer Innovative Imaging System to Detect Breast Cancer

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.