Study Reviews Guidelines for the Treatment of Men With Low Testosterone Levels – Data Supports Use of Current Standards

Allen D. Seftel, MD, FACS, Head of the Division of Urology at Cooper University Health Care, has published the results of a study in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a leading medical journal.

Dr. Seftel’s study, “Critical Update of the 2010 Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Male Hypogonadism: A Systematic Analysis,” reviewed case data to determine if clinical evidence continues to support the use of guidelines established in 2010 to treat male hypogonadism (“Testosterone Therapy in Men with Androgen Deficiency Syndromes: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,”) or if modifications to some of the guidelines were warranted. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care (CUHC) has entered into an alliance with The Memorial Hospital of Salem County (MHSC) to provide physician coverage for the Emergency Department and Hospitalist program at the Salem County hospital.

As of July 1, 2015, Cooper physicians are staffing the MHSC Emergency Department 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  All physicians are board-certified/board–eligible in emergency medicine and will work in conjunction with the Cooper Hospitalists, who are already providing care to MHSC patients. Read more.

In observance of the Independence Day Holiday, all Cooper outpatient offices, with the exception of our Cooper Urgent Care Centers, will be closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, 2015.

For your convenience, our Urgent Care Centers are open both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cherry Hill
2001 Route 70 East

Audubon 318
S. White Horse Pike

Sicklerville, Winslow Township
500 Cross Keys Road

Please call the Urgent Care Centers at 856.874.0134 for information or expected wait times. Read more.

Cooper University Hospital has been verified as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), announced Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper University Health Care. Cooper is the first hospital in South Jersey and the second among the New Jersey’s Level I trauma centers to achieve this verification.

Several Cooper University Health Care community based outpatient offices continue to be without power due to last night’s severe storms. Please note the following:

You may be aware of recent, intense media coverage of a proposed piece of New Jersey legislation to align Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) in the City of Camden under a single Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider to improve the quality and efficiency of care in our traditionally underserved urban setting.

Study Finds Fewer Than Half of Patients Survive One Year

Behavioral health technology company Polaris Health Directions (Polaris) and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper (MD Anderson Cooper) have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner on an integrated medical- behavioral health pilot project, using the Apple Watch to capture behavioral data that could affect the courses and outcomes of treatment for breast cancer patients.

We are excited to announce that our multi-phased Operating Room Expansion project in the Kelemen Building will begin on July 1, 2015. Plans of the new facility, along with finish sample boards, will be posted on Kelemen 3^rd floor on May 25, 2015. The project will incorporate many improvements for staff including expanded locker rooms, a larger lounge and a new resident lounge.  Read more.

On May 12, 2015, breast cancer patients in the region have a new resource for the treatment of breast cancer at the Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center, the newest addition to the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, New Jersey.