Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is having a good week. Thank you for all you are doing to care for our patients, community, and each other.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience – Now in Deptford. Congratulations to our extraordinary team for opening a new, state-of-the-art multispecialty office in Deptford. The office features spacious exam rooms, private consultation rooms, and on-site EMG and EEG machines. Click here for more information.
- Epic Build Freeze Coming This Fall. One of our top IT priorities this year is implementing Epic and Sunquest Lab platforms at Cape Regional. Due to diligent work by many of our Cooper team members and their Cape colleagues, we are pleased to announce the target to go-live is scheduled for October 1, 2024. To ensure a successful and timely implementation, we are instituting a system-wide Epic build freeze from September 1 to October 15, 2024. Click here to learn more.
- One of America’s Best. Congratulations to Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, FACS, Division Head of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, for being recognized as one of America’s Best Vascular Surgeons in 2024 by Newsweek and Statista. This prestigious list features only 200 doctors nationwide.
- Our Juneteenth Celebrations. Last week, the Cooper community came together to celebrate Juneteenth through music, dance, and solidarity. The Cooper team paid tribute to the legacy of African and African American slaves, while also embracing a future built on equality. To see pictures and video from the events, click here.
- Read All About It. Congratulations to Cooper nurse educators Patrick Matlack, JD, MSN, RN, CNL and Lisa Passero, MSN, RN, who were recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, describing the successful pilot of a new-to-practice registered nurse skills boot camp at Cooper to improve competence and confidence during on-boarding. To learn more and purchase the article, click here.
- Virtual Fashion Show. Join Indulge by Susan and the Pink and Teal Host Committee tomorrow, Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 7 p.m., for a virtual fashion show featuring Cooper physicians and team members, as well as cancer survivors from MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Proceeds benefit the Pink Roses Teal Magnolias Fundraiser. Click here to read more.
Reminders:
- It’s That Fun Time of Year Again – Annual Mandatory Education Season. But, we’ve made improvements to reduce your time to complete the modules. Find the courses in the Cooper Learning Network (CLN) under “My Tasks.” The deadline to complete the courses is September 18, 2024.
- NEW! Patient Belongings Drop-off Process. When patient belongings are dropped off after business hours (currently after 5:30 p.m.), team members must now call Cooper Security to coordinate a drop-off. For more details, click here.
- Response and Prevention. The Hospital Assault Response and Prevention (HARP) program is training team members in assault safety best practices, de-escalation strategies, protect-exit skills, and management of volatile patients and visitors. Register through the Cooper Learning Network (CLN).
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “Mental Health America: Pride and Mental Health.” 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 Kasey, Meghan, Mankreet, Vicki, Destiny, Michelle, and Britany. Click here to read more.
Movie Quote: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
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