Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Campus Services
Cooper University Health Care is a leading academic medical center that provides a wide array of services to the residents of southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley. With a 635-bed acute care facility, Cooper is committed to providing high-quality patient care, education, and research. As the clinical campus of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper offers comprehensive training programs for medical students, residents, fellows, and nurses across various specialties.
Trauma Center
Established in 1982, the Trauma Center at Cooper University Hospital holds the distinction of being one of only three New Jersey State-Designated Level I Trauma Centers. This prestigious verification by the American College of Surgeons signifies the highest level of national recognition possible. Serving as the regional Trauma Center for southern New Jersey, Cooper caters to Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, and Salem counties. It also serves as a valuable resource for Level II Trauma Centers within the region. On average, Cooper admits nearly 3,500 trauma patients each year, making it the busiest trauma center in the state.
Pediatric Urology Services
Cooper University Health Care has partnered with Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, located in Wilmington, DE, to provide state-of-the-art treatments for urological conditions in children. Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a 300-acre facility dedicated to in-patient and outpatient care. The facility operates under the supervision of Dr. T. Ernesto Figueroa, a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric urologist.
Voorhees Surgery Center and Adult Urology Clinic
The Voorhees Surgery Center, conveniently located near Cooper in Voorhees, NJ, offers an efficient setting for a high volume of outpatient urologic procedures. Residents have the opportunity to work closely with attending surgeons in both endoscopic and open surgery. Adjacent to the surgery center is the Voorhees Adult Urology Clinic, a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary clinic built in 2018 with the comfort and convenience of patients and physicians in mind. Here, residents collaborate with attending physicians, benefiting from a dedicated space for debriefing. The clinic provides a robust procedural experience and an extensive outpatient experience, encompassing both office visits and procedures like cystoscopy and transrectal biopsy clinics. The facility offers exposure to a wide breadth of general primary urology. The clinic is staffed by full-time faculty members and attended by junior and senior urology residents.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
In October 2013, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art, $100 million facility spanning 103,050 sq. ft. This four-story building facilitates expanded programs and services within an environment that encourages a multidisciplinary team approach to medicine. Cancer specialists from various medical disciplines, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, and urology, conduct concurrent, complementary clinical sessions, promoting professional interaction and collaboration.
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MD Anderson's reputation as a leader in cancer care is well-established. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” survey has ranked MD Anderson the nation’s top hospital for cancer care for 14 of the past 17 years. The institution has been consistently recognized as one of the nation’s top two hospitals for cancer care since the survey's inception in 1990.
Cooper’s affiliation with MD Anderson provides residents with a unique rotation and a fully immersive experience in urologic oncology. Cooper residents are among only three programs in the country with a standing residency rotation at MD Anderson Houston. The breadth and depth of urologic oncology encountered at MD Anderson are unparalleled. As the largest and busiest cancer center in the United States, residents are exposed to a large volume of urologic oncology cases and patients, including infrequently encountered rare urologic malignancies. During the rotation, residents are fully integrated among the house officers and participate fully in operative, ambulatory, and didactic settings. The rotation provides residents exposure to world-class faculty and research opportunities.
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