We hope you had a safe, enjoyable Independence Day weekend.
What You Should Know This Week
- We continue to see declining COVID-19 cases at Cooper, which is great news as we enjoy the summer months. This morning there were only 3 active COVID-19 cases and 15 overall in the hospital. Last week, we told you Cooper was closing its Cherry Hill testing site. Click here to read about the event and see pictures.
- Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases, the IMT has updated its COVID-19 Temporary Travel Policy to allow business travel. Any team member interested in work-related business travel must get approval from their direct leadership and comply with all guidelines and policies that apply to their particular department, including return-to-work procedures after business travel. To read the full updated travel policy, click here.
- The Joint Commission has scheduled Cooper’s accreditation survey. This means the Joint Commission visit could take place within the next four to six weeks – the date will remain unknown, as per the policy. Please ensure your teams are prepared. Thank you.
- We love to hear patient feedback about their excellent health care experience at Cooper. Kudos to all who received individual recognition from our patients in recent surveys, including Sue, Kevin Z., Gabby, Deene, Renee, Fred, Chyna, Andrew, Savannah, Malcolm, Kay, Brittney, Keshia, Alex, Chris, Kelesy, Shalang, and Dr. Franco. Click here to read more.
- Click here to read today’s Daily Dose, entitled, “Self Check-In.” As always, you can view the Daily Dose archives here.
- In a word: Variant – “You’ve got to ask yourself “Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?” Why leave it up to luck? Initial data suggests the current COVID-19 vaccines provide protection against the variants. Viruses – including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 – as they replicate sometimes undergo mutations producing changes to the virus causing it to behave differently. This is known as a variant. Some variants, such as the COVID-19 Delta variant, allow the virus to spread more easily. The delta variant has spread rapidly around the world and is now the dominant strain for new Covid-19 cases in the U.S.
- For questions, ideas, or comments, please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu.