It is estimated that more than 30,000 lives could be saved a year with effective bleeding control. A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes, so quickly stopping the bleeding is critical.… Read more.

For your convenience, here is a listing of Cooper’s Annual Surveillance Testing for employees that will be held on February 28 through March 6, 2018, at the hospital and the outpatient offices in Burlington, Camden, Cinnaminson, Gloucester City, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Oaklyn, and Willingboro.… Read more.

MEDacademy, a med-school camp for high school students, is Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s summer program for high school students interested in medical careers. The program will run Monday through Friday from July 9 through August 3, 2018.… Read more.

Cooper University Hospital has received recognition from the American Heart Association for the Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)-AFIB Participation award.  This effort was led by Andrea M. Russo, MD, and Claire fisher, RN, with assistance provided by Tamara Wolf, RN, BSN, and Julie Field, CEPS, CCDS.… Read more.

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New Jersey Monthly surveys the state’s physicians each year to determine their list of Jersey Choice Top Doctors. The survey was mailed recently by their polling company, Leflein Associates, to every doctor licensed in the state for at least five years.… Read more.

Are you new to Cooper primary care? New patients may now make appointments in real time with a participating Cooper primary care provider. Before we open this to the general public, we are making this convenient way to schedule available first to Cooper employees.… Read more.

MEDacademy, CMSRU’s summer program for high school students interested in medical careers, is now accepting applications for 2018! The program will run Monday through Friday from July 9 through August 3, 2018.

Learn more about this summer program at the February information session!… Read more.

The bake-off was delicious and the Strawberry Cherry Cheesecake took the prize!

The Patient Access Center (PAC) had four participants in their first Valentine’s Day Bake-Off and a number of judges and guest judges stopped by. There… Read more.

Here are two important messages for this week’s Annual Surveillance Testing:

• There is an overnight Saturday testing opportunity this week.
• Testing is only at the hospital this week.

Also, please note: Testing at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper-Camden is only in April, and at Sheridan Pavilion only in May.… Read more.