Virtua Health & POWER 99 Radio to Host Free Health Festival

All are welcome to a free health festival on Saturday, May 9, hosted by Virtua Health and POWER 99 FM.

The We❤️Health Fest will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Virtua Primary Care – Camden, located at the Oliver Station community at 1800 Davis Street. The building is next to the Ferry Avenue stop of the Patco Hi-Speedline.

POWER 99 personalities Roxy Romeo and DJ Doc B will play music, emcee, and give away prizes. Other festivities will include children’s face-painting, a bounce house, and a temporary-tattoo station. Moms will receive special gifts to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Educator Shares Tools to Help Teens Find Year-Round Calm

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but for many teens, stress, anxiety and emotional noise are a daily reality. In response, 2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year and certified mindfulness and trauma-informed resilience trainer Stefanie Lachenauer is helping young people build the skills they need to navigate those challenges year-round.

Her book, Let the Glitter Settle: Mindfulness for Teens, offers simple, accessible practices that help teens pause, reset and regain a sense of control when emotions feel overwhelming. Rooted in nearly two decades of classroom experience and neuroscience-informed practices, Lachenauer’s approach meets students where they are — providing relatable, teen-friendly practices that build resilience, support emotional regulation and create space for calm.

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Cherry Blossom Run/Walk Raises Over 60k to Support Cancer Care

On Sunday, April 26, The Jefferson Health Foundation – New Jersey, hosted 333 participants and raised over $60,000 at the inaugural Cherry Blossom Run/Walk fundraiser benefiting the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centers in New Jersey, helping to expand access to advanced cancer care close to home in Cherry Hill and Washington Township.

Held at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Cherry Blossom Run/Walk participants, made up of individuals, families, teams and four-legged companions, either ran in a 5K or walked a 1-mile course.

“This event brought our mission to life in a visible and meaningful way,” says Tamara LaCouture, MD, East Region Chief of Cancer Services. “Every step taken supported patients who are navigating cancer with strength and resilience.”

CCPO Forensic Nurse Coordinator Honored by NJ Violence Intervention Division

Camden County, NJ – The forensic nurse coordinator from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office was recently honored by the New Jersey Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA), announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.

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Virtua is First in N.J. to Launch Mobile Integrated Health Program

Virtua worked with N.J. Dept. of Health to create regulations allowing Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) programs statewide.
MIH sends paramedics and EMTs to provide chronic disease management and preventive care in your home.

A new program by Virtua Health enables its paramedics and EMTs to provide a range of non-emergency care in people’s homes, and coordinate care with a person’s doctors and care teams. The model, known as Mobile Integrated Health, is designed to support earlier intervention, reduce avoidable hospital admissions and emergency department visits, and improve overall health outcomes.

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Mural Created by High School Students Unveiled at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

On April 21, Jefferson Health Cherry Hill Hospital hosted art students and teachers from Cherry Hill High School West for an unveiling & luncheon to celebrate the completion of the students’ multi-medium waiting room mural which the students began in September 2025.

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Virtua Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center Earns Reaccreditation

Virtua Health is proud to announce that the Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center has once again earned accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC). This 2026 reaccreditation affirms the Center’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence-based, family-centered maternity care.

Located in Voorhees, the Virtua Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center first achieved CABC accreditation in 2023, becoming the first and only free-standing birth center in the state to receive this prestigious designation. The 2026 reaccreditation underscores the center’s sustained dedication to meeting and exceeding national standards for safety, quality, and patient experience.

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Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Receives Comprehensive Stroke Certification

Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has received certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) – the highest available level – from The Joint Commission, a prestigious international accrediting organization.

The Camden hospital has earned the commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Comprehensive Stroke Care by demonstrating continuous compliance with the commission’s performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe, high-quality patient care.

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American Lung Association to Release NJ Air Pollution Report

On Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, the American Lung Association in New Jersey will release the 27^th annual “State of the Air” report, which tracks exposure to unhealthy ozone and particle pollution. The report serves as a “report card,” ranking air quality in metro areas and grading counties across the state. Additionally, the report ranks the most polluted and cleanest cities across the country.

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Jefferson Health Recognizes South Jersey Team Members

Jefferson Health has announced its latest New Jersey recipients of the DAISY Award, an international recognition program that honors nurses for their extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care, and recipients of the Being Extraordinary Everyday (BEE) Award, which recognizes non-nursing staff who work alongside nurses to likewise enhance the patient experience. Recipients are selected by Jefferson’s Clinical Recognition Committee in New Jersey to celebrate team members who go “above and beyond” in delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.