As in years past, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper and the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, will have a presence at the JDRF South Jersey’s Walk to Cure Diabetes 2014. The walk will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at the waterfront at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden.… Read more.
Staff has alerted us to problems associated with swiping badges that have flu stickers on them for those who have newer badges. We heard you and we will be changing the location of the sticker. The sticker will be placed directly under the employee photo, covering the bottom area of the picture.… Read more.
Join Cooper Medical School of Rowan University for a special screening of the documentary, Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth, a documentary about human trafficking and domestic minor sex trafficking, contemporary forms of human slavery and abuse affecting at least 100,000 youth in the United States annually.… Read more.
During the month of September, a national campaign was created to bring increased attention to sepsis, the leading cause of death and the most expensive in-hospital condition to treat in the United States. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), a joint collaboration of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, is committed to reducing mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock worldwide by 25 percent in five years.… Read more.
The Cooper employee flu vaccination program begins today, Monday, September 22, 2014, with the first session held in Cafeteria A from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and again at 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. We have provided many other opportunities for you to obtain your vaccination both within the hospital as well as outpatient offices throughout the health system over the next several weeks.… Read more.
The Diabetes Weigh is an interactive and energizing five-week diabetes self-management education program designed to give you the skills you need to manage your diabetes and decrease complications. Before each class, an experienced diabetes educator will work closely with you individually to design a diabetes care plan specifically for your needs.… Read more.
There’s still time to purchase tickets for the Tuesday, September 23, 2014, benefit dinner to support the Jim Fifis Lung Cancer Research Fund at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Join the Cooper Foundation in raising money for lung cancer research and in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ponzio’s!… Read more.
The Healthy Weigh is more than a weight-loss program. Whether your goals are to lose weight or simply improve your family’s eating habits, Angela Shaw, DTR, will help you meet your health and lifestyle needs in a compassionate and supportive environment.… Read more.
The Jim Fifis Lung Cancer Research Fund and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is raffling two tickets to the Eagles vs. Giants game. The drawing will take place September 23, 2014, at Ponzio’s Diner in Cherry Hill.… Read more.
The SOAR® study skills program covers organizational development, time management, setting priorities, expanding critical thinking skills and reducing test anxiety. Students can become more independent and successful life-long learners through this seven-week program that begins on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at the Cooper Learning Center, 4011 Main Street, Voorhees, New Jersey 08043. … Read more.