American Heart Association Award recognizes Cooper University Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care

Cooper University Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke^SM Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Read more.

Cooper Researchers Embark on Clinical Study to Test Effectiveness of Innovative Treatment Method

Osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis — is a chronic condition that affects over 20 million people in the United States. Osteoarthritis results in sore or stiff joints, limited range of motion, mild swelling around a joint, and pain. It may progress quickly, but for most people, joint damage develops gradually over years. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care celebrated the expansion of its primary health care services in Gloucester City on September 14, 2016, with a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new internal medicine office. In attendance were physicians, Cooper executives, and local officials.

Gloucester City Mayor William James joined Cooper President and Chief Executive Officer Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, and internal medicine physician Daniel J. Read more.

In response to the global opioid epidemic, Cooper University Health Care is sponsoring Provide to Prevent: Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Education, a continuing education program for pharmacists and other health care professionals from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden.

Pharmacists have been called by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to promote and expand access to the opioid overdose reversal medication Naloxone. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is sponsoring a Fall Fest, a celebration to mark the grand opening of Cooper Family Medicine and Behavioral Health Offices, Saturday, September 24, 2016, from 1 to 4 p.m. on the Camden County College campus, 200 College Drive, Polk Hall, Blackwood, NJ.

In addition to games, music, and cooking demonstrations by the Food Bank of South Jersey, activities include the opportunity to meet the clinical staff, tour the facility, and receive a variety of health screenings. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care recently recognized cardiac care unit nurse Alyson Karbach, RN, of Sicklerville, NJ, with the DAISY Award for providing exceptional care.

Karbach was nominated by the daughter of an elderly patient who described Karbach as “very caring, empathetic, and supportive while my father struggled with low blood pressure episodes which frightened him greatly. All of the Cooper nurses were excellent, but she was a calming presence and really stood out.” Read more.

Noted international sepsis expert, R. Philip Dellinger, MD, FCCM, FCCP, Chair and Chief of the Department of Medicine, and Director of the Cooper Adult Health Institute at Cooper University Health Care, was among a noted panel of global authorities participating in the 1^st World Sepsis Congress, September 8 and 9, 2016.

“Sepsis is a complication caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection. Read more.

To meet the growth in the number of patients seeking surgery, Cooper University Health Care has opened four new operating rooms since May, increasing its total number of operating rooms to 23. The newest three state-of-the-art operating rooms opened last week.

Cooper University Health Care was one of the few health systems in the region to see an increase in outpatient and inpatient growth over the last few years. Read more.

On August 16, 2016, executives from Subaru of America’s corporate headquarters and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) along with representatives from Subaru of Cherry Hill delivered messages of hope and 150 specially made blankets to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper to help encourage patients and keep them warm as they continue their fight against cancer.

“This is such a generous and kind gesture from our friends from Subaru of America, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Subaru of Cherry Hill,” said Cooper President and Chief Executive Officer Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is looking for talented information technology professionals to join our team.

We invite you to meet with our staff and learn more about an IT career with Cooper at our hiring event on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. You’ll have the opportunity to interview with hiring managers and learn more about our award-winning organization. You could even receive an on-the-spot job offer! Read more.