Thanks to the generosity of Cooper University Health Care team members and other donors, The Cooper Foundation purchased 2,110 backpacks and additional supplies for students enrolled at KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy’s Lanning Square Primary, Lanning Square Middle School, Whittier Elementary, Whittier Middle, and Charles Sumner High School as part of the Foundation’s annual Operation Backpack. Read more.
To help increase community vaccination rates for COVID-19, Cooper University Health Care is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations in 40 of its primary care offices throughout South Jersey.
“With the delta variant of the virus surging in the state, we know it is crucial to expand the number of community-based vaccination sites to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Cooper’s primary care offices are conveniently located throughout the region and provide another option for many patients,” said Kevin O’Dowd, JD, co-CEO of Cooper. Read more.
BURLINGTON, Mass. and CAMDEN, N.J., August 30, 2021 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) and Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) today announced a strategic collaboration to expand Cooper’s deployment of the Nuance® Dragon Ambient eXperience™ (DAX™) ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) solution to 475 physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs). Read more.
Cooper University Health Care has been named as one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes, one the nation’s leading business publications. Cooper was one of only 30 companies in New Jersey to make the Forbes list.
“Our goal at Cooper is to be the best place to be a patient, the best place to work, and the best place to learn and practice medicine. Read more.
Eight-year-old Lily Cuticchia of Haddon Township, NJ, is back at it again, opening her heart and hands to help others in need. The soon-to-be third grader St. Rose of Lima Catholic School recently visited Cooper University Hospital to donate more than 200 backpacks filled with blankets and personal care items to help homeless patients receiving care at Cooper’s emergency department and addiction medicine program. Read more.
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, the Board of County Commissioners is continuing to work with important influencers in their community to increase vaccine administration. The more transmissible version of the virus, the Delta variant, is spreading among the unvaccinated and increasing hospitalizations and sickness throughout the region underscoring the need for vaccinations. Read more.
Arriving via a patriotic flag run, a contingent of U.S. Navy SEALs and representatives from the GI Go Fund visited Cooper University Health Care on August 6 to thank frontline health care workers for their efforts during the pandemic. The SEALs delivered a 100 push-ups “SEALs Salute” on the front lawn of the hospital to honor Cooper’s team members for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
Carman Ciervo, DO, has been named chief physician executive of Cooper Care Alliance (CCA), Cooper University Health Care’s community-based physician group.
Formed in 2020, CCA, a community-based physician group, is the health system’s second physician group along with the 800-member Cooper University Physicians (CUP) group, South Jersey’s largest physician group. CCA physicians are community-based and will focus on innovative strategies in primary care delivery. Read more.
Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA, a cardiologist and director of the electrophysiology and arrhythmia service at Cooper University Health Care and professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, was appointed to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Cardiovascular Specialty Board.
“We congratulate Dr. Russo, who is a compassionate, skilled physician and researcher, providing her patients and their families the highest level of care while making a lasting contribution in the field of cardiology,” said Anthony J. Read more.
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Cooper University Health Care was recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospitals annual survey as one of the top-10 hospitals in New Jersey and as a top-performing hospital nationally in nine specialty services: Colon cancer surgery, heart failure, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart attack, diabetes care, kidney failure treatment, stroke, and COPD treatment. Read more.