Dear Cooper Team:
We hope you are having a safe and productive week.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Yesterday, there was a fire on the roof of the Roberts Pavilion. Fortunately, there were workers on the roof who noticed it and were able to extinguish it quickly. The Camden Fire Department responded as well. While no patients or team members were injured, a few patient rooms were damaged by water and patients had to be moved. We want to take the opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to the many Cooper team members who responded so quickly to pitch in to safely move and care for patients as well as clean and secure the affected areas and equipment. Your collaborative work with each other was extraordinary. Thank you for your poised professionalism in this situation.
- Congratulations to Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS, who has been elected to serve as President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Joshi on his selection to lead this national organization. To read more, click here.
- Congratulations to Chris Winn, FACHE, for receiving the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent’s Award, which recognizes ACHE members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health care management excellence. Thank you, Chris, for the invaluable work you do for our organization. To see a picture from this morning’s event, click here.
- The May 2023 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 May 15 and May 29, 2023. Click here for more information.
- The Cooper Moorestown Campus opens in 155 days. The Moorestown Planning Committees met last Friday to report on the progress toward opening day. Team leaders provided progress reports using skits, videos, and games. Congrats to Kara Wells and the Chart of Accounts team for being voted the day’s best. To see photos and watch videos, click here.
- Saturday, April 22, 2023, is the worldwide celebration of Earth Day. Our Green Team works to ensure that Cooper reduces waste, decreases energy usage, lowers our carbon footprint, and educates our team members about how to be successful environmental stewards, click here to learn more.
- April is Occupational Therapy Month. Cooper’s occupational therapists work with patients to help them prevent – or live better with – injury, illness, or disability. To read more about the important role of occupational therapists at Cooper, click here.
- Next week is Patient Experience Week. Keep an eye out for ways to get involved and participate.
- The Food and Drug Administration has recommended that several N-95 respirator masks manufactured by Halyard should not be used. For information on which masks are affected, click here.
Reminders:
- Cooper team members are invited to the April 26 screening of “Peace of Mind,” an ESPN documentary featuring Riley Cote, former hockey professional who played eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. Following the screening, an expert-led panel will discuss innovative neuromodulation therapies for mental health disorders and pain management. For additional information, click here. Registration is required for this event – click here to register.
- Register for our first-ever LGBTQIA+ mixer on April 27, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., hosted by Cooper’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team. To register, click here.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “Autism and Wellness Week 3: In Their Own Words.” 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 Alana, Bri, Kim, Kay, Anthony, and Drs. Viner, Aji, and Deitch. Click here to read more.
- Theme of the Week: This week is National Volunteer Week. Please join us in recognizing and thanking our wonderful volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice, and support to Cooper. For more information, click here.
- Movie Quote: “We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.