On June 24, 2016, Camden County Sheriff G.L. “Whip” Wilson visited Cooper University Health Care to unveil a new patrol vehicle that will be used as part of ongoing security efforts on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus.

The vehicle, a 2016 Ford Explorer, was funded by a grant from Cooper and will be used by the Sheriff’s Department officers to patrol the Health Sciences Campus which includes Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care was honored as New Jersey’s “Hospital of the Year” at the 2016 Healthcare Heroes Awards held in Somerset, NJ, today.  Sponsored by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s leading business journal, the program honors individuals and organizations that are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in New Jersey.

Cooper was selected over a field of other strong contenders for expanding services to the community, improving access to the highest level of care and for the positive impact  of the MD Anderson partnership. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care celebrated the expansion of its women’s and children’s facility in Washington Township with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 17, 2016. The additional space will provide more exam rooms, conference/event space and a more open flow for patient and visitor traffic. It will also allow for expanded evening hours, giving patients more convenient appointment options.

Washington Township Mayor Barbara Wallace joined and Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO, Cooper University Health Care, and other officials at the event. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care recognized intensive care unit nurse Deborah Cannon, RN, of Beverly, NJ, with The DAISY Award for providing exceptional care.

Deborah was nominated by the daughter of a patient recovering from stomach cancer surgery who described her as very caring, empathetic, and supportive. “My father speaks very little English,” the patient’s daughter said. “Deb was able to communicate with him, make him laugh, and relieve a lot of his anxiety.” Read more.

Cooper has established a new Transitional Care Department to provide our patients with the right care in the right setting. The Transitional Care Department is comprised of a physician, inpatient social workers and home-health nurses, as well as its newest members: advance practice nurses and health coaches. Inpatient social work and home health will continue to focus on timely transitions for patients leaving the hospital with services including acute and subacute rehabilitation, visiting nurses, durable medical equipment, as well as many other patient-centered needs. Read more.

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.