Cooper University Health Care Earns Highest National Recognition

Cooper University Health Care has been named an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader, the highest designation awarded in the 2026 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a national benchmarking survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that evaluates policies and practices related to inclusion for LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and workforce members.

The designation recognizes Cooper’s longstanding commitment to providing compassionate, inclusive care for all patients, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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MD Anderson at Cooper Earns FACT Accreditation

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has earned accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) for its Blood & Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program—marking a major milestone for cancer care in the region and advancing access to life-saving treatment for patients across South Jersey.

With this achievement, MD Anderson at Cooper is the only provider of stem cell transplant services in southern New Jersey, giving patients access to these highly specialized therapies without the need to travel to Philadelphia or central New Jersey.

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Cooper University Health Care to Unveil Major New Campus in Gloucester Township

WHAT: Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees Chairman George E. Norcross, III, will be joined by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and other special guests for a major announcement unveiling Cooper University Health Care’s new Gloucester Township Campus, a $300 million, 184,000-square-foot multispecialty outpatient facility designed to expand access to advanced health care services across South Jersey.

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Virtua Named Among Most Compassionate, Trusted & ‘Human’ U.S. Health Care Brands

In Latest Consumer Survey, the South Jersey Health System
has Soared to #22 Nationwide – the Highest Ranked N.J. Brand – and the 8th most Compassionate Health Care Brand in the Country.

Virtua Health, one of the country’s leading health care brands, has reached new heights this year. The New Jersey not-for-profit health system is now ranked the 22nd top health care brand in the country, according to an annual report based on consumer feedback.

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New Jersey Blood Services Declare Blood Emergency As Blood Supply Nears Critical Level

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) has declared a blood emergency as supplies have hit a critical low, dropping to less than a two-day supply overall and below a one-day supply for type O blood, the most critical type used in emergency care. These levels are particularly concerning given the challenges presented by upcoming special events and the summer “trauma season” that typically increases the need for blood. We are calling on our dedicated New Jersey communities to roll up their sleeves and support us in rebuilding our inventory to ensure we can meet the needs of our hospitals and support emergency mass-casualty preparedness. All blood types are desperately needed, but Types A-, B-, and O+/O- have hit dangerously low levels in the region.

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New Jersey Blood Services Calls for Immediate Blood Donations as Summer “Trauma Season” Begins

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) is urgently calling on New Jersey residents to donate blood ahead of Memorial Day weekend as the region faces dangerously low blood collections at the start of the summer “trauma season,” one of the most difficult and critical times of year for maintaining the blood supply.

Blood donations are down nearly 15%, representing approximately 4,500 fewer donations than needed to meet hospital demand across the region. The shortfall comes just before Memorial Day weekend, when donations traditionally decline due to travel, vacations, school breaks, and holiday activities. Following a difficult winter season, spring donations have also failed to rebound as expected, and without an immediate increase in donations, the region risks entering blood emergency territory in the weeks ahead.

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Assembly Committee Advances Mental Health Crisis Response Legislation for New Jersey Youth

As youth mental health challenges continue to rise across New Jersey and the nation, two bills to strengthen suicide prevention efforts and improve crisis response were advanced by the Assembly Children, Families, and Food Security Committee today.

“Too many children today are quietly struggling, and we have a responsibility as both Legislators, and as parents to make sure our systems are equipped to recognize those warning signs and respond,” said Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D-Atlantic, Burlington). “Behind every parent’s worst nightmare is a child who felt alone and a family left wondering whether more could have been done, or whether one moment of intervention might have changed what can no longer be changed.”

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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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Unhealthy Air Affects Nearly 1.2 Million PA Kids; Philadelphia Metro Earns Failing Grades

Today, the American Lung Association released its 27^th annual “State of the Air” report, which finds that nearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, including 1,176,798 kids in Pennsylvania. The report also shows that air quality in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area continues to fail, earning, F grades for ozone smog, daily and year-round particle pollution. While the region remains graded straight F’s for all three measures, year-round fine particle pollution worsened compared to last year, moving from 26^th worst in the nation to 17^thworst, increasing residents’ exposure to unhealthy air.

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Over 700,000 New Jersey Kids Are Breathing Unhealthy Air

Today, the American Lung Association released its 27^th annual “State of the Air” report, which finds that nearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution—including over 706,882 children in New Jersey—as communities across the state experienced both worsening smog conditions and selective improvements in particle pollution.