On Sunday morning, November 3, 2013, the historic Benjamin Franklin Bridge will close to allow more than 5,000 runners and walkers to participate in this year’s Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event presented by AmeriHealth New Jersey. This unique 10K run and two-mile bridge walk—the largest in the tri-state area—benefits the Larc School, located in Bellmawr, N.J., serving students with a wide range of moderate to severe disabilities. Since 2001, this event has raised more than $2,500,000 for the school

Silver EPO plans to be available both on and off New Jersey’s federally run health care exchange.

AmeriHealth New Jersey today announced that together with Cooper University Health Care they have created new co-branded insurance products designed for individuals and small businesses. The Silver EPO (Exclusive Provider Organization) plans will be available on the Individual and SHOP Marketplaces, New Jersey’s federally run health exchanges for consumers and small businesses. Read more.

This Saturday, 94.1 WIP sports radio show with Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger, featured Mark Pollard, MD, who discussed Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and his return to football after his ACL injury. They talked about what all athletes can expect after suffering from an ACL injury.

Today, Cooper University Health Care and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center signed a partnership agreement to create MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden. This new, integrated cancer center will be the first partnership for MD Anderson in the Northeast. MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas, and is the No. 1 cancer center in the United States according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” survey for the last 10 of 12 years.

Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that Jeffrey C. Brenner, MD, Medical Director of the Urban Health Institute, has been named one of the 2013 MacArthur Fellows by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for his work in developing new healthcare delivery models to meet the medical and social service needs of Camden residents,” said John P. Sheridan, Jr., President and CEO of The Cooper Health System.

Cooper University Health Care is pleased to welcome Wendy A. Marano as Manager of Public Relations. She joins Cooper most recently from the Pennsylvania SPCA, a state-wide animal welfare and humane law enforcement agency headquartered in Philadelphia, where she was communications director overseeing media relations, crisis communications, event planning, publications and marketing activities.

Cooper University Health Care Director of the Urban Health Institute, Jeffrey Brenner, MD, was featured on NPR's Marketplace with Dan Goresteinin this week. The feature is the first in a series of stories that will be produced over the next year highlighting Cooper and the Camden Coalition’s engagement in transforming health care as part of the Accountable Care Act.

On July 20th, 2013, Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, Senior Vice President of Operations, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, Population Health Institute at Cooper University Hospital hosted a live broadcast on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT at Holy Family University.

Cooper University Health Care is revolutionizing the field of pediatric and adult psychiatry through a unique program that incorporates yoga and mindfulness interventions based on the traditions of ancient India. The Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program at Cooper is designed to reduce the effects of stress on the body and mind using meditation and focused breathing techniques.

Jeffrey Siegel, DPM, of the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, Division of Podiatry, discusses his recent medical mission trip to Nicaragua with Dawn Stensland-Mente of the Dawn Show.