A team of emergency medicine residents from Cooper University Health Care — Stephanie Wilsey, MD; Rick Pescatore, MD; Grace Lam, MD; and Sarab Sodhi, MD  — captured first place in the SimWars, held during the New Jersey Chapter-American College of Emergency Physicians (NJ-ACEP) annual conference recently.

SimWars puts four-person teams from across the state in a medical emergency scenario where they must work together to assess the situation, make a quick diagnoses, and provide appropriate care on a patient simulator that acts, sounds, and looks like a real human. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care, part of an elite group of nationally designated Primary Stroke Centers, earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke

The Cooper Foundation, Norcross Foundation, and AmeriHealth New Jersey to fund new organization dedicated to creating comprehensive health and athletic programs for Camden youth.

Cooper University Health Care is promoting Camden pride and supporting the work of local entrepreneurs by selling a line of specialty designed Camden-pride T-shirts in the hospital’s gift shop.

The T-shirts are the product of three fellow veterans—Ajeenah “AJ” Riggs, Eric Powell and Lionel McElwee—who own and operate a clothing store called 1216 Haddon, located in the city’s Parkside neighborhood. Their mission for the store was to help change the perception of Camden, while providing positive mentorship to teens in the process.  Read more.

Cooper University Health Care recognized Jacqueline Engle, RN, Post-Partum Unit, of West Deptford, NJ, and Sean VanBastelaar, RN, Intensive Care Unit, of Doylestown, PA, with The DAISY Award for providing exceptional care.

Jacqueline was nominated by a patient who described her as “friendly, informative and professional” following the birth of her son. The patient said Engle’s comforting words helped her cope after learning her baby was born with Down syndrome. Read more.

Beginning this month, cancer patients in Atlantic County and surrounding areas will have access to top cancer experts from MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper with the opening of a new practice in Egg Harbor Township. The practice will focus on diagnosing and treating breast and gynecologic cancers.

Congratulations to all of this year’s Excellence Award winners. Meet the honorees and learn why they were selected.

Jeanette A. Trotman, RN, BSN, Urgent Care Nurse, Coordinator Emergency Medicine

Women’s Board of Cooper University Health Care Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing and Cooper’s 2016 Nurse of the Year.

Jeanette (Nettie) Trotman exemplifies the Cooper mission of service, healing and education. Read more.

On April 19, more than 100 kindergarteners from the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy visited Cooper to learn what it’s like to visit the hospital.

The students received a special teddy bear and rotated through five different stations where Cooper clinicians “diagnosed and treated” the bear’s ailment using real tools and equipment. The Teddy Goes to Cooper program was developed to help alleviate young children’s fears of visiting the hospital or doctor and common medical procedures. Read more.

The Kresson Road Construction Project begins May 2, 2016, and will last approximately four months.

Travelers can expect traffic delays reaching Cooper University Health Care offices on Main Street and Centennial Boulevard in Voorhees, NJ. Please plan accordingly to allow yourself sufficient time to get to your appointments.

• Construction on Kresson Road in Voorhees will be between Evesham Road to west of Route 73.

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There’s never been a better time to join Cooper University Health Care. Join us at our upcoming Nursing Career Fair to learn more about our nursing opportunities and find the right role for you.

Nursing Career Fair – All Specialties
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
4 p.m to 8 p.m.
Cooper University Hospital
One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103
Roberts Pavilion, Room 1014

RSVP: RN-careerfair@cooperhealth.edu Read more.