Cooper has entered into an exciting new partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS) to provide addiction treatment services to patients in this region. ARS operates addiction and substance abuse treatment centers in five states and will operate a new facility we are together building in Cherry Hill.… Read more.

The Quarter 2 Good Catch winner is Dan Komis, MRI Technologist

This patient was documented in EPIC to have a Watchman device, which is MRI compatible. The MRI technologist looked at the patient’s chest X-ray and noticed that the positioning wasn’t a usual place for that device.… Read more.

October 21 through 27, 2018, is National Healthcare Quality Week. This special week, brought to you by the National Association for Healthcare Quality, is dedicated to celebrating the contributions professionals have made to improve health care quality.… Read more.

As part of Cooper’s involvement in a state-wide initiative to bring best practices to patient safety, we have been posting Patient Safety Moments on the Pulse under the Quality and Safety Section, the Connect the Docs blog, and in Weekly Rounds under the “Don’t Forget!”… Read more.

Twenty-five employee volunteers from Cooper University Health Care joined representatives from the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and the Parkside Business and Community In Partnership, Inc. to install a new Born Learning Trail at Farnham Park in the Parkside neighborhood of Camden on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care recently began using a new vendor for confidential shredding – Stericycle Shred It.

Departments within Cooper that currently use shredding containers will receive a mini or standard console (pictured below) based on their past usage.… Read more.

Appetizer: Philly Cheesesteak Eggrolls
$6.99
Shaved beef, cheese, and onions wrapped in a flaky dough and deep fried golden brown. Served with ketchup for dipping.

Sandwich: Cubano
$7.99
Shredded pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and yellow mustard grill-pressed between crusty bread.… Read more.

Dear Cooper Team:

As South Jersey’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, Cooper University Health Care’s helipad receives a significant amount of flight traffic. As a result of its age and heavy traffic, the helipad needs to be replaced.… Read more.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has received a three-year approval to establish a new Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program by the Society of Surgical Oncology, one of fewer than 50 programs in the nation.

“Receiving approval from the Society of Surgical Oncology for this new fellowship affirms the quality of the curriculum and the faculty at MD Anderson at Cooper,” said Kristin L.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is one of only 24 sites in the United States currently treating patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) with a new implantable device to stimulate breathing. The remedē^® System, developed by medical technology company Respicardia, Inc.,… Read more.