On Friday, March 15, 2019, Cooper University Health Care will GO BLUE to recognize Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Employees throughout Cooper are encouraged to wear blue that day to show their support and raise awareness about colorectal cancer screening.… Read more.

Anat R. Feingold, MD, MPH
Division Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper

In the last several months, measles – a once common childhood illness – has been in the news due to outbreaks of the disease in several states.… Read more.

Matthew Moront, MD
Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper

The prospect of surgery and hospitalization can be frightening and overwhelming for children and parents alike. As a parent you are naturally worried, but always remember that your child looks to you for reassurance and confidence.… Read more.

This year’s winners are outstanding professionals who embody the compassion and resilience essential in nursing. Our industry continues to experience dynamic change. At Cooper, our patient volumes have hit record highs. Our nurses and collaborative care teams have responded to these challenges with professionalism and solidarity, remaining focused on the safe, high-quality care of our patients.… Read more.

Jay Raman, Senior Vice President and CIO, is retiring after nearly eight years of service at Cooper. Jay joined Cooper’s senior team in 2012 and immediately made a positive impact in advancing the health system’s technology infrastructure.… Read more.

Through a partnership with The Cooper Foundation, the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey (GSCSNJ), and Brimm Medical Arts High School in Camden, 20 Camden students visited MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper on Thursday, February 28, 2019, for a behind-the-scenes look at STEM-related careers.… Read more.

The Special Test Unit held their annual team-building event – the Chili Cook-Off – and is ready to announce the winner of “The Golden Spoon”!

Here are the five “chili chef” contestants who participated in the cook-off on February 22, 2019:

• Our “Deer” Adam Elfant
• Sarah “Spare Nothing”
• Sandy “Crosson the Line”
• “Lip Smackin’” Eileen Bocani
• Alexandra Weiss “Beyond Her Years”

This wonderful event featured some of the tastiest, tangiest, and most original chili dishes created by our medical staff participants.… Read more.

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Click here for the flyer.… Read more.

Introducing Research Connections, a new Cooper intranet hub for all things research.

Phillip Dellinger, MD, MSc, Medical Director of the Cooper Research Institute and Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, reports that the initial idea behind the new Research Connections website was a blog to connect those looking for research opportunities with those doing research at Cooper.… Read more.