Invitation to participate in construction of Cooper University Health Care’s $3 billion expansion sent to every Camden residence in Spanish and English, promoted on social media

CAMDEN, NJ:  Following last month’s announcement of an unprecedented joint venture to create job and economic opportunities for Camden residents as part of Cooper’s $3 billion expansion, George E. Norcross III, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cooper University Health Care, today announced that Cooper has begun an outreach program to Camden residents to sign up for job training opportunities. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Vein Center in Voorhees, NJ, has been granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Superficial Venous Treatment and Management.

“The prestigious IAC Vein Center Accreditation is a significant achievement for our Division of Vascular Surgery,” said Francis R. Spitz, MD, FACS, chairman and chief of Cooper’s Department of Surgery. “It is a testament to the dedication and expertise of our team in providing exceptional care for our patients. Read more.

A revolution in nursing education is underway for the first group of students enrolled in the newly introduced 15-month Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Accelerated BSN BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper University Health Care (Cooper).

Announced in May, the BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper is designed to help alleviate the nursing shortage in New Jersey and create more exceptional nurses for the community. Read more.

The Cooper Foundation has again raised nearly $4 million for its 14^th Annual Red Hot Gala, breaking previous records with more sponsors, attendees and donations than ever before. The Gala is being held tonight, September 27 at the TRIAD1828 CENTRE on the Camden waterfront, where the extraordinary legacy and community impact of local legends Ron and Liz Jaworski will be celebrated. Read more.

On Monday and Tuesday, September 23 and 24, the first floor of both the north and south Main Street garages on Cooper’s Voorhees Campus will be closed for planned repairs. The second and third floors of the garages, as well as all surface lots, will remain open.

Patients who park in these garages for appointments may use the upper floors, but are asked to be aware that the garages do not have elevators. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is now offering Inspire therapy, a surgical therapy for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are unable to tolerate Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy.

“Patients with sleep apnea often see us after they trial but fail to tolerate CPAP. Many arrive chronically exhausted, frustrated and looking for surgical options which may improve their quality of life,” said Cooper otolaryngologist Brian Swendseid, MD, who helped bring Inspire therapy to Cooper and has now successfully performed the first implantations within the hospital system. Read more.

Cooper to Build on Its Commitment to Camden and its Residents as It Moves Forward With $3 Billion Expansion

(CAMDEN, NJ) Chairman George E. Norcross III and Cooper University Health Care, South Jersey’s leading academic health system, today announced Cooper will partner with the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and its construction manager, Torcon Inc. / P. Agnes Inc., Read more.

(CAMDEN, NJ) – On Friday, August 30, surgical oncologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper used histotripsy, an innovative noninvasive technology that uses sound waves to destroy cancerous liver tumors, to treat a patient. This makes MD Anderson at Cooper one of only 20 cancer centers worldwide, and the first in New Jersey and the Philadelphia region, to offer this treatment. Read more.

On this International Overdose Awareness Day, Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Healing joins the global community in raising awareness about overdose, honoring the lives lost, and acknowledging the grief of affected families and friends. Overdoses are preventable, and through education, support, medical treatment, and compassionate care, we can make a significant impact.

The Center for Healing provides innovative, evidence-based, compassionate care for patients with substance use disorders (SUD), complex pain, trauma, and psychiatric disorders on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. Read more.

(CAMDEN, NJ) – Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Healing in conjunction with the Camden Coalition will sponsor a free seminar, Housing First: From the Street to Stability, on Friday, September 13, featuring leading experts sharing best practices in addressing homelessness.

Kaitlan Baston, MD, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers will include Andrew Spiers, LSW, senior program manager with the Corporation for Supportive Housing. Read more.