Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer and looking forward to an exciting, new fall season.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Year 3 – Cooper was named one of America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes. Cooper was one of only 12 health systems in New Jersey to make the Forbes list in 2023. Thank you for supporting each other and making Cooper such a great place to work. This recognition is important for our growth in this challenging economic environment. To read more, click here.
- Revised COVID-19 masking policy in effect. The changes are consistent with CDC guidance and practices at other academic health systems. Most of the changes went into effect this week, and others become effective Monday, August 28, 2023. Changes apply only in select clinical areas; there are no changes in masking requirements for non-clinical buildings or ambulatory offices other than MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. For details, click here.
- New convenience with Amazon Lockers that have been installed in the hallway link from the Hospital Garage to the Roberts Pavilion lobby. You can now order products and have them shipped there for convenient pick up. Cooper’s pick-up location name, assigned by Amazon, is listed as “Bonaficio” on the Amazon website. For instructions, click here.
- Cooper Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Achievement Award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attack and stroke. Great work Cooper EMS team on this achievement. For more information, click here.
- Another Cooper First. Last month, vascular and endovascular surgeon Bruce L. Tjaden Jr., MD, performed New Jersey’s first percutaneous transmural arterial bypass using the DETOUR system – a newly approved, minimally invasive limb salvage procedure. Cooper is only the third hospital to perform this operation since it received FDA approval. Congratulations to Dr. Tjaden and his team for this innovative new approach to improving the quality of life for these patients. To read more, click here.
- Congratulations to Captain John Maitha, MS, PA-C, for receiving the Surgeon General Physician Assistant Recognition Award. Capt. Maitha is an active-duty U.S. Army physician assistant who recently joined Cooper as an embedded member of Cooper’s Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Program. To read more, click here.
- Construction Update. Please be advised that pavement milling will affect vehicular traffic on Seventh Street from Linden Street to Elm Street starting today, August 23, 2023, through Friday, August 25, 2023, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. During this time, all vehicles must be removed from the road. Camden County Metro Police will be on site to assist with traffic control and detours. Please plan accordingly if you take this route.
- Camden event supporting students this Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. – “Hands Up, Guns Down” youth boxing event at Wiggins Waterfront Park will feature a youth boxing clinic for children ages 6 to 16, an open sparring session, and more. Children who attend the event will receive free backpacks. Click here to read more.
- Save time and skip the line! Order meals from the Cooper Court Cafeteria in advance with the Everyday app. As an added bonus, every order you place enters you into a monthly raffle for a Phillies shirt or a pizza party for up to 15 people. To learn more, click here.
Reminders:
- Please remain vigilant. Criminals are using artificial intelligence, particularly for phishing attacks, to make them much more effective and harder to mitigate. If you see something that seems suspicious, immediately contact Cooper’s Help Desk and send an email to infosec@cooperhealth.edu or spam-alert@cooperhealth.edu.
- It’s not too late to vote for Cooper’s Q2 Good Catch Winner! To view this quarter’s nominees, click here. To vote for a Good Catch winner, click here.
- Graduate Medical Education residency and fellowship programs celebration planned for September 22, 2023, to thank all those who oversee the daily operations of those programs. Stay tuned.
- Help us find new Cooper team members – and put extra money in your pocket. Cooper is offering referral and sign-on bonuses for several open positions. Click here to read more.
- Don’t miss your shot to nominate a team member today for the 2023 Armed Forces Person of the Year Award. To learn more about the award criteria and how you can submit a nomination, click here. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023.
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Mandatory education assignments are due September 6, 2023. This year’s training has been revamped to reduce the number of modules and make compliance with the law as efficient and effective as possible.
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, “Rules for Life From the World’s Happiest Man.” As always, you can view the Daily Dose archives here.
- Movie Quote: “All we can do is our best. And sometimes the best that we can do is to start over.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.