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.

Cooper University Health Care and the Philadelphia 76ers have teamed up to renovate and upgrade the basketball court at Dominick Andujar Park in Camden as part of a community partnership between the two organizations. The basketball court rebuild is one of a number of initiatives the two organizations have teamed up together to support families in the City of Camden.

“From its support of Cooper during the pandemic to its work on creative community initiatives like rebuilding a basketball court for the public’s use, the 76ers are a perfect example of how the City’s employers are working together to improve the quality of life for residents in Camden,” said George E. Read more.

R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, senior critical care attending at Cooper University Health Care, director of the Cooper Research Institute, and professor of medicine and distinguished scholar at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, was honored with the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Lifetime Achievement, Clinical Excellence Award. He was among 14 individuals and organizations honored for exemplary service to the people of New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic at an awards ceremony on July 15. Read more.

Congratulations to R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, senior critical care attending at Cooper University Health Care, Director of the Cooper Research Institute, and Professor of Medicine and Distinguished Scholar at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) for receiving the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Lifetime Achievement, Clinical Excellence Award. Dr. Dellinger was among 14 individuals and organizations honored for exemplary service to the people of New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic at an awards ceremony July 15. Read more.

As COVID-19 cases continue to decline,  Cooper University Health Care closed its COVID-19 testing site on the campus of Camden County College in Cherry Hill with a celebration and tribute honoring the dedicated health care workers who have worked tirelessly for 16 months to provide testing services to the community.

When the first wave of COVID-19 began impacting South Jersey in March 2020, Cooper quickly responded by establishing numerous community-based testing sites in the region. Read more.

The Cooper Foundation announced that it raised $130,000 at the Inaugural Cooper Cup Golf Outing held June 28 at Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

More than 140 golfers attended the sold-out event held during Men’s Health Month, which focuses on raising awareness of preventable health problems and encourages early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Read more.

Representatives from Subaru of America, Inc. presented “thank you” care bundles to support departments at Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper for their outstanding efforts during the pandemic.

Nearly 950 team members in the Environmental Services, Food and Nutrition, Transport, Security and Maintenance departments, along with staff members at MD Anderson at Cooper, received a care package containing numerous gift cards to local retail stores and restaurants as well as transportation vouchers. Read more.

Stories in Care, Cooper University Health Care’s riveting and emotional video series highlighting the COVID-19 experiences of its frontline workers, won a coveted Gold Award in the 42^nd Annual Telly Awards, which recognizes  the best work created in video and television across all screens. Stories in Care was one of 12,000 Telly Award submissions this year.

Told in emotional, first-person accounts, Stories in Care captures the triumphs and tragedies and recollections of health care workers through one of the nation’s most pressing public health crises in decades. Read more.

This week, June 21 through June 25, 2021, Cooper is celebrating our nursing associates (NAs), companions, and patient care technicians in Patient Care Services at Cooper. Our thanks to Kathy Devine, DrNP, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, for her remarks on behalf of the entire senior team, and Kayla Hoffman, MSN, RN, CPN, a Clinical Educator II Tech Generalist, who helped answer our questions about these important team members at Cooper. Read more.