It is estimated that in the United States one third of seniors over the age of 65 and one half of seniors over the age of 80 will fall each year, resulting in medical costs exceeding $27 billion annually.… Read more.

Flu shots are now available to employees, free of charge. This year, your choices for the influenza vaccine are as follows:

1. Take the vaccine at Cooper.
2. Take the vaccine elsewhere.
3. Decline the vaccine and wear a surgical mask while in clinical areas during the influenza season.… Read more.

All employees and families are invited to attend!

The Population Health Academy is a series of eight weekly educational programs devoted to current topics regarding population health and accountable care. It was created to provide members of our Cooper family and the medical community with insights into the dramatic transformation taking place in health care today.… Read more.

The free program will take place on October 18, 2013, and is open to all employees. The program takes place from 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. in the One Cooper Plaza, Roberts Pavilion Conference Center, Rm.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care has led the way in raising awareness of sepsis on a national and international level. Surviving Sepsis Campaign; International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012 was printed in the February 2013 issues of Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.… Read more.

The Cooper Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center team hosts free seminars every month to highlight the surgical options available to help patients achieve weight loss and improve their overall health and well-being. If you, a family member or a friend are interested in exploring weight-loss options at Cooper, take advantage of the following seminar options:

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Mansion on Main Street
3000 Main Street Complex
Voorhees, NJ

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Crowne Plaza
2349 W.… Read more.

Friday, September 13, 2013
8 a.m. – Noon
Pavilion 1002

This workshop will teach you to…
• Identify when mediation is needed.
• Sharpen your conflict management skills.
• Mediate conflict between staff members.

Presented by:
Risa D.… Read more.

All are invited to a special Grand Rounds featuring Mark S. Gold, MD, Donald Dizney Eminent Scholar, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, and one of the foremost addiction experts in the world.… Read more.

Last week, South Jersey CyberKnife Center at Cooper began airing a TV commercial to showcase CyberKnife as an effective treatment for prostate cancer. The message of “5 vs. 45 treatments”  highlights its precision with minimal recovery time so patients can get back to living their lives faster and safely.… Read more.

Nicole M. Fox, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery, has been appointed Associate Director of Trauma for Cooper University Hospital’s Level I Trauma Center.

Dr. Fox is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. She received her medical degree along with a master’s in public health in health policy and administration from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.… Read more.