From the Fairway to the Front Lines: $250,000 Raised at Cooper Cup Golf Outing

More than 200 supporters gathered on May 6, 2026, for The Cooper Foundation’s 6th Annual Cooper Cup Golf Outing at Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel, New Jersey for a day of camaraderie, competition, and purpose.

The sold-out event brought together corporate partners, community leaders, and longtime supporters around a shared goal: advancing care for communities across South Jersey through Cooper University Health Care. Together, participants helped raise $250,000 to support programs that touch every part of the patient experience—from critical care and research to the teams who deliver care every day.

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How Busy Parents Can Recognize Unhealthy Coping Habits

A parent can move through an entire day on autopilot: school drop-off, work calls, groceries, homework, dinner, laundry, then one last scroll in bed. From the outside, everything looks handled. Inside, stress may be getting managed in ways that quietly make life harder.

Unhealthy coping habits don’t always look dramatic. They often look like “just getting through the day,” especially for parents who are stretched thin.

The Habit That Started as Relief

Most unhealthy coping begins with a real need. You want quiet. You want comfort. You want your brain to stop racing after a long day of being needed by everyone. A glass of wine, an extra hour online, skipped meals, late-night snacking, or snapping at your partner may not seem serious at first.

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Doomscrolling And Anxiety: The Feedback Loop Driving The Mental Health Crisis

You pick up your phone to check one headline. Ten minutes later, your chest feels tight, your thoughts are racing, and you are still scrolling. Another crisis. Another warning. Another video that makes the world feel less stable than it did a moment ago.

That pattern has a name now: doomscrolling. It describes the compulsive habit of consuming negative news or distressing social content for long stretches, even when it leaves you feeling worse. For many people, it has become part of daily life. It can happen first thing in the morning, late at night, or during any quiet moment when the mind is already on edge.

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Virtua Unveils Renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room

Virtua Voorhees Hospital will unveil the newly renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room for families whose babies are cared for in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Tours of the Ronald McDonald Family Room will be available.

Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are specialized, comfortable spaces located inside hospitals, often steps from pediatric or neonatal intensive care units. The rooms provide families with a quiet retreat during a stressful time. Amenities include snacks, showers, and computers, creating a calm, comforting, home-like environment.

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Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Recognized by Inglis

PHOTO CAPTION (L-R): Natasha Brown, CBS3, Dyann Roth, President and CEO of Inglis, Alberto Esquenazi, MD, CMO of Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, Mark Chilutti, Assistant VP of Development for Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation.

At their annual BASH fundraiser on April 23, Inglis honored Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation with the Innovation Partner Award, recognizing JMMR’s innovation in care and long-standing partnership. Inglis, which has supported people with disabilities in living full, independent lives since 1877, has partnered with Jefferson Moss-Magee for decades—working together on care transitions, and access to accessible housing, assistive technology and community-based supports.

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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.