Press Releases
This portion of Cooperhealth.org provides a selection of press releases and news articles which profile Cooper employees, programs and new procedures. An overview of Cooper University Hospital's facilities and services can be found in our fact sheet, accessible from the menu on the left.
If you are a member of the press and are interested in obtaining more information on any of these stories, please call the Public Relations Department at (856) 382-6449.
Recent Press Releases
7/17/2008
New Chief of the Department of Surgery to Join Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Hospital is pleased to announce that Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D., has been appointed the new Chief of the Department of Surgery for the health system. Dr. Carpenter is a board certified vascular surgeon with clinical specialties in endovascular surgical techniques. (more) |
7/16/2008
Robin L. Perry, M.D. Appointed Chief of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Cooper
Dr. Perry replaces Ronald M. Jaffe, M.D., who served as Chief of the Department with distinction for 25 years. We are very thankful to Dr. Jaffe for his extraordinary dedication and leadership of the Department for more than two decades. (more) |
7/10/2008
Technology Defies Hard to Reach Tumor: Cooper Offers CyberKnife Technology for Cancer Treatments
Cooper University Hospital is now offering a ground breaking cancer treatment tool. CyberKnife technology, one of the most advanced options in radiosurgery treatment for cancer patients is the first and only radiosurgery system designed to pinpoint and destroy tumors anywhere in the body. (more) |
6/23/2008
Cooper Research Institute Announces New Administrative Director
Cooper University Hospital announces the appointment of Harry Mazurek, Ph.D., as Administrative Director of the Cooper Research Institute. Dr. Mazurek will lead the Institute as it leverages shared resources throughout the Cooper Health System to grow sponsored research. (more) |
6/13/2008
St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society and Cooper Unveil Rehabbed Homes in Cooper Neighborhood
Six houses in the 600 block of Benson Street, immediately across the street from the Cooper University Hospital emergency room, have been rehabilitated and will be sold to families. (more) |
6/12/2008
Cooper Receives New Jersey Smart Growth Award
This award recognizes the positive impact that Cooper’s expansion and vision plan has made on Camden’s revitalization effort.
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5/12/2008
May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
The long-standing designation represents a partnership among American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Association for Respiratory Care. (more) |
5/12/2008
Cooper Researchers Receive Coveted Grant from the National Institutes of Health to Study Novel Treatment for Sepsis
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Cooper University Hospital physician and researcher Stephen W. Trzeciak, M.D., M.P.H., to receive one of the coveted Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Awards (K23) for his research into a novel treatment for sepsis. (more) |
5/6/2008
Could Needle Pricks be a Past Time for Lead Testing?
Researchers at The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper University Hospital recently launched a clinical trial to detect levels of lead in children through a new type of test using saliva instead of blood. (more) |
4/22/2008
Young Colon Cancer Mom Gives Back
Jamie Romano a resident of Williamstown, N.J. and patient at Cooper Cancer Institute recently held a fundraising event and presented Cooper Cancer Institute with a $10,000 donation. (more) |