Dear Cooper Team:
Thank you for all you do for our patients, their families, and for each other. Please stay safe and healthy.
What You Should Know This Week:
- The annual benefits open enrollment period has begun and will remain open through next Wednesday, November 16, 2022. This year’s open enrollment is passive – meaning if you want to keep the same benefits as last year you do not have to take any action. If you use a flexible spending account, however, you will need to make selections for 2023. To learn more, click here.
- Armed Forces Person of the Year Award will be announced on Monday, November 14, 2022. Active military and veteran team members are invited to attend the event, provided your manager approves. To RSVP, please email MilitaryVIP@cooperhealth.edu. For more information, click here.
- Congratulations, Sgt. Darrell Wise, this quarter’s Good Catch Winner as chosen by you. Each quarter, you vote on good catch entries. The winner receives $100, and the two runners up receive $25 each. Sgt. Darrell Wise used his HRO principle of Preoccupation With Failure to protect his fellow team members from a weapon that was missed in the field. To hear Sgt. Wise tell his story, click here. Thank you, Sgt. Wise. To learn more about the Good Catch program, click here.
- Cooper physician breaks Guinness World Record. Congratulations to Alisina Shahi, MD, a Cooper resident who broke a Guinness World Record by assembling the bones of the human leg in 78 seconds. To read his story, click here.
- Pumpkin to Talk About – Winners. Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2022 Pumpkin Decorating Contest. We enjoyed the many creative designs posted to Pulse+. To see the winning pumpkins, click here.
- Save the Date for Team Member Holiday Meals. Yes, it’s that time of year already. We are pleased to bring back holiday meal celebrations. Please plan for the date and location that works best for you, here.
- This week is National Compliance Week. Please join us in thanking our Corporate Compliance team for all they do to ensure that Cooper is in compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and requirements. To read more, click here.
- This week is National Radiologic Technology Week. Please join us in thanking our dedicated radiology technologists for the hard work and invaluable contributions they make to patient care every day. To read more about our radiologic technologists, click here.
- Friday is the Boot Walk to End Cancer. This year, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and Cooper University Health Care will join MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Boot Walk to End Cancer on Friday, November 11, 2022. We are encouraging you, as well as our patients, families, and friends, to kick up your heels and wear your favorite boots. For more information on ways to participate, click here.
Reminders:
- This month, the Level I Trauma Center at Cooper is celebrating its 40th anniversary of serving South Jersey. Big congratulations and thank you to our extraordinary trauma team! To learn more, click here.
- Security Update. Your security and that of our patients and visitors remain a top priority. Click here to read a message from our CEOs and to watch a short video with Bob Hockel, John Ward, and Gary Catts on what’s new in Security.
- The November 2022 paid time off (PTO) sell back opportunity is almost here. If you wish to participate, you must submit your requested PTO sell back hours through Employee Self Service between November 14 and November 28, 2022. Click here for more information.
- Holiday scrubs are BACK. During shifts that begin, end, or fall on holidays between now and January 2, 2023, team members are permitted to wear holiday-themed scrub tops with standard scrub pants. Remember to post your holiday scrub photos to Pulse+! For more information, click here.
- New mobile food and drink app – Everyday – for Cooper Court cafeteria orders at the hospital is LIVE. The Everyday app replaced the Bite by Sodexo mobile app and provides more efficient results. To start using the Everyday app, click here.
- Gratitude is the attitude. This holiday season, we are asking all Cooper team members to pause and reflect on positive things in their personal and professional lives and share them with the greater Cooper community on our virtual gratitude wall. The wall is always active here.
- The 2022 Flu Vaccination Program will continue until Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The flu shot clinic schedule is here. You can receive a COVID-19 booster shot at any of the flu shot clinic locations – no appointment is necessary. Click here for more information and for exemption information.
- Check the food truck schedule on the Pulse homepage under Team Member Resources. A current schedule is always available in this location.
COVID Updates:
- New Jersey reported another 1,491 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6 confirmed deaths. For more information, click here.
- For the latest updates on required PPE and masking, go to the COVID-19 Resources section on the Pulse.
Other News:
- We love positive patient feedback. Kudos to all who are making The Cooper Experience a reality. Click here to read more.
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “Stop Hurting Your Own Feelings.” As always, you can view the Daily Dose archives here.
- Theme of the Week: Veterans Day is this Friday, November 11, 2022. We want to extend our most sincere thank you to all of our Cooper team members who have served our nation. We are grateful for your service.
- Movie Quote: “It has been said that the young people of today are our warriors of tomorrow.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.