The Chairman of the Board of the Cooper University Hospital, George E. Norcross, III, announced tonight that The Cooper Foundation raised more than $1 million at the first-ever Cooper Red Hot Gala, demonstrating the strength of community support for the hospital and its initiatives.

Cooper University Hospital recently undertook a multi-phase device integration project that resulted in the connection of more than 200 devices to the hospital’s Epic clinical information system. As a result, Cooper is experiencing improved access to patient data, decreased charting time for nurses and increased time for direct care.

A generous gift from a prominent South Jersey physician and his family will help aspiring doctors receive a state-of-the-art education in patient treatment at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). Dr. Michael Renzi, of Haddonfield, will fund The Renzi Family Clinical Simulation Rooms at CMSRU, for an amount the family wishes not to publicly disclose.

Dr. Grewal joins Cooper from Temple University School of Medicine where he served as the Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery and Professor of Surgery. During his time at Temple, Dr. Grewal also served as the Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma, Director of the Surgical Skills Laboratory, attending surgeon at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, and staff consultant for Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

In less than four weeks, the first phase of iSirona (115 monitors) was implemented into EPIC, the hospital’s existing infrastructure and network, resulting in more robust, timely and accurate patient records.

As students file into Jace Dutweiler’s Flex Time technology period at Logan Elementary School in Logan Township, they grab kits of Legos and begin to build elaborate projects. Inspired by concepts in The Shut-Down Learner, by Richard Selznick, PhD, for 30 minutes each day this “special” period allows students to show personal gifts that may not show in the regular classroom.

A new Cooper Cancer Institute building took another step forward as the Camden City Planning Board adopted the Preliminary and Final site plan late last week for a new $105 million, five-story facility for comprehensive cancer care.

The Cooper Foundation of Cooper University Hospital has tapped the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble of Camden to perform during the Cooper Red Hot Gala to be held Saturday, March 26, at Hyatt Regency at Penns Landing.

The Cooper Foundation of Cooper University Hospital will host the Cooper Red Hot Gala on Saturday, March 26. The event will raise funds to support the expansion of the hospital’s Simulation Laboratory, which provides high-tech training for thousands of medical professionals each year.

Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, renowned specialist in breastfeeding and Committee Member for the Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding, was featured live on CNN discussing the pros and cons of sharing breast milk with other mother’s who cannot breastfeed, and the safety of shared milk.