MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Plans to Expand Cancer Program to Holy Redeemer Health System

The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper continues to transform cancer care in our region. Last year, we celebrated the five year anniversary of our successful partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

After five years of providing advanced cancer care, the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is now the “first choice” for cancer care among consumers in South Jersey.… Read more.

Cooper Maintains Favorable Leapfrog Grade

The Leapfrog Group has released its semi-annual Hospital Safety Grades list. We are pleased to report that Cooper has earned our second consecutive grade of “B” for patient safety. This is a great accomplishment.

As we have noted in the past, Leapfrog methodology continually changes and fails to account properly for the socioeconomic and acuity differences between the patients treated by academic tertiary care health systems and those treated by community hospitals.… Read more.

Dr. Adrienne Kirby’s Retirement Reception on May 15

Please join us in wishing Dr. Adrienne Kirby well in her retirement and thanking her for all she has done to make Cooper University Health Care a leading academic health system in our region. Dr. Kirby, who joined Cooper in 2012, has led our health system through some of its strongest years of growth.… Read more.

Schedule Your Biometric Screening Now!

Cooper is again offering free biometric screenings, as part of our Thrive 365 program, to all employees enrolled in a Cooper health plan with AmeriHealth.

Biometric screenings provide reliable information about your risk for chronic preventable conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and obesity.… Read more.

National Hospital Week Celebrations Continue!

National Hospital Week kicked off on Monday and continues throughout this week. This is an opportunity to thank our many dedicated Cooper employees and recognize our shared mission To Serve. To Heal. To Educate.

We still have a variety of fun activities planned to celebrate Hospital Week!… Read more.

Firearm Injury-Prevention Tips

Debra Williams, RN, MSN, CCRN-K, TCRN
Trauma Injury Prevention/Outreach Coordinator
Cooper University Hospital

May is Trauma Awareness Month and the American Trauma Society continues to be a leader in promoting trauma awareness and injury prevention initiatives.… Read more.