The Winter 2013 Health Connection is now available. Featuring survivor and prevention stories and our complete list of winter classes and events.

Cooper University Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet. The Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.

In his seventh annual donation to Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Melvin Sheppard and family stopped by to donate $394.06 in pennies at the NICU on December 19. Melvin, now 15, was born at Cooper 9 weeks premature, weighing only 2.9 pounds. The Moorestown teenager, who has collected more than $2,000 over the years, poses with Cooper staff and this year’s donation.

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.

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.

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.