Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is having a safe and productive week. Thank you for all you do for our patients and each other.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Congratulations to the Cooper and Inspira Cardiac Care team for innovative new treatment. Earlier this month, the teams implanted the first-in-the-region Abbott Navitor™ transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system to treat people with severe aortic stenosis. The TAVI system implant is a less invasive procedure reducing the number of people who need to undergo high risk open-heart surgery. Thank you to Janah Aji, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the Cooper Cardiac Catheterization Lab, for leading the team that implanted Abbott’s latest-generation TAVI system. This procedure improves patient outcomes. To read more, click here.
- New State Law and Your Medical Record. Beginning tomorrow, May 18, 2023, a new law in New Jersey requires hospitals and clinical laboratories to provide patients with a specific opportunity to update their medical records to reflect current information on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Initially, Cooper patients will be able to update their medical record in myCooper as we await regulations from the New Jersey Department of Health. Click here to learn how to update your medical record information.
- The Cooper Innovation Center partnered with DigiCARE Realized to accelerate early-stage Alzheimer’s detection technology. Cooper is at the forefront of advancing technology that may revolutionize diagnosis and treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Thank you to all involved in this innovative work. To read more, click here.
- U.S. News & World Report ranks Cooper Medical School of Rowan University number one in New Jersey. Congratulations to the many Cooper and Rowan team members who have worked tirelessly to make Cooper Medical School of Rowan University one of the top-rated medical schools in the nation. To read more, click here.
- On Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon., Cooper team members are invited to stop by the Dunkin’ Community Cruiser Truck on Cooper’s Camden campus, in the parking lot between Sheridan Pavilion and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, for free samples, giveaways, and more (while supplies last). For more information, click here.
- National Women’s Health Week is celebrated each year, beginning on Mother’s Day, to encourage women and girls to make their health a priority. For tips on how to take care of your physical, mental, emotional, and social health, click here.
- Celebrate Pride Month with your fellow Cooper team members at a variety of local events throughout the month of June. Click here for more information and to sign up to walk in the Haddon Township parade.
- Head over to Pulse+ to view the many photos posted by team members during Hospital Week. The block party was a great success. Thank you for participating and showing true Cooper spirit.
- The Cooper Outreach Community Advisory Council will hold a meeting on June 6, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., as the council continues its collaborative efforts to enhance community health. Stay tuned for further updates. Click here for more information.
Reminders:
- Congratulations to all of Cooper’s “Top Docs.” The region’s leading magazines have recognized our physicians year-after-year for their hard work and dedication to patients and peers every day. To view our 2023 top docs so far, click on the links below:
- Last week, we updated our masking policy. Click here for the masking changes.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “The Buddy System.” As always, you can view the Daily Dose archives here.
- We love positive patient feedback. Kudos to all who are making The Cooper Experience a reality, including Dennis, Andy, Jenny, Brenda, Marcia, Missey, Cindy, Chris, Melissa, and Drs. Minakata, Maria, Sabir, and Carmentes. Click here to read more.
- Movie Quote: “Around here, however, we don’t look backward for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.