Cooper Names Cardiac Nurse as First DAISY Award Winner
Cooper University Health Care has named Chris Thaler, RN, of Gloucester Township, NJ, as its first DAISY Award winner.
January 27 Outpatient Procedures and Office Visits to Be Rescheduled
Because of the predicted snow storm, Cooper is rescheduling all outpatient procedures and office visits tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
If you are a patient scheduled for an outpatient procedure or office visit tomorrow, you will receive a call today from your health care provider to reschedule your appointment. If you do not receive a call by 3 p.m. today, January 26, please call the office you are scheduled to visit. Read more.
Cooper Participates in Clinical Trial for Patients With Emphysema
Physicians at Cooper University Health Care are taking part in a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a less invasive treatment for patients with severe emphysema. Cooper is one of about 24 sites participating in the EMPROVE clinical trial in the United States.
Cooper Command Center Activated in Support of Operation Santa
Situation: The Medical Command Center (MCC) has been activated in support of Operation Santa
Background: The MCC is activated, the Incident Management Team stood up and the entire Cooper University Health Care system is on stand by to assist North Pole operations until sunrise 25 December.
Assessment: Per previous missions the North Pole has requested that Trauma and Emergency Medicine be placed on Stand-by. Read more.
Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper Hosts Holiday Parties for Patients and Families
On Monday December 15 and Tuesday December 16, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper hosted their annual holiday celebrations for outpatient visitors to their Voorhees and Camden locations. In addition to visits with Santa (aka pediatrician Bill Sharrar, MD, who has played Santa for several years), children were treated to age-appropriate gifts and refreshments. A festive time was had by all! Read more.
Ripa Center Hosts Art Exhibit With Renfrew Center
The Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness at Cooper, in partnership with the Renfrew Center, hosted an art exhibit to honor women fighting difficult battles with eating disorders on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
Cooper Heart Institute Team Performs TAVR Procedure Using Conscious Sedation
A team of cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists and anesthesiologists at the Cooper Heart Institute recently achieved a medical milestone by performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, under conscious sedation for the first time. Since then, the team has successfully performed several additional cases using this method.
Cooper Trauma Surgeon Receives 2014 Outstanding EMS Physician Award
Cooper University Health Care Trauma Surgeon John Chovanes, DO, received the Outstanding EMS Physician Award at the2014 New Jersey Statewide Conference on EMS 2014 held November 12-14 in Atlantic City.
Dr. Richard Selznick to Address National Virtual Conference
Richard Selznick, PhD, Director of the Cooper Learning Center, is slated to present during the first-ever national online conference focused on dyslexia, happening Friday, December 5, 2014.
Cooper Appoints Kevin M. O’Dowd, Esq. to Senior Executive Leadership Team
Cooper University Health Care announces the appointment of Kevin M. O’Dowd, Esq. as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. O’Dowd, who will work directly with Cooper’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Adrienne Kirby, PhD, brings more than 17 years of executive management and legal experience to Cooper as part of the senior executive management team.