Dear Cooper Team:
We hope you are having a safe and productive week. Thank you for all you are doing to keep our patients, community, and each other safe.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Extraordinary Happens Here. We have launched a new advertising campaign, “Extraordinary Happens Here.” This campaign celebrates the extraordinary care you deliver every day and will tell the exceptional stories of how the Cooper team is impacting the lives of those we serve. We appreciate your dedication and commitment to making the extraordinary happen at Cooper. Click here to see some examples of the campaign.
- Congratulations to Barry Hunter for being named the 2023 Cooper Armed Forces Person of the Year! Barry is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and an emergency medical technician at Cooper. He was nominated by his colleagues for his outstanding contributions to the health system, the community, and the nation in support of Cooper’s mission: to serve, to heal, to educate. To read more about Barry’s accomplishments, click here.
- CMSRU recently received the esteemed Association of American Medical Colleges Careers in Medicine 2023 Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Award. This honor highlights CMSRU’s unwavering commitment to guiding medical students in their journey to explore career options, make vital specialty choices, and secure coveted residency positions nationwide. To read more, click here.
- Grow your career with Cooper. Join us for a series of in-person and virtual job fairs for Cooper team members. In addition, we will host an Internal Mobility Career event on December 5, 2023, to provide resume writing help and allow you an opportunity to meet with multiple leaders throughout Cooper. Click here for more information.
- Goodbye Webex – Hello Teams. As part of our Microsoft 365 project, Cooper is moving from Webex meetings to Microsoft Teams meetings. To ensure a smooth transition, there are a few important steps you must take before December 15, 2023. Click here to read more.
- Holiday meals are returning! To see dates and times for your work location, click here.
- Today is World COPD Day. This global initiative raises awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and promotes education and support for individuals living with this chronic respiratory condition. Click here to read more and see how Cooper helps those with COPD.
- Cooper’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Symposium took place on Saturday, November 4, 2023. To read more and to see pictures from the event, click here.
- There are nurses. And then there are Cooper nurses. Learn what sets Cooper nurses apart in our new Nurse Spotlight series. This week, we introduce Ryan Mennel, RN, BSN, CCRN. To find out why Ryan became a nurse, what he loves about being a Cooper nurse, and more, click here. Visit Weekly Rounds, Pulse+, and Cooper’s social media accounts for more Nurse Spotlights.
Reminders:
- Paid time off (PTO) sell-back opportunity. If you wish to participate, you must submit your requested PTO sell-back hours through the iCooper Team Member Space between November 13 and November 27, 2023. Click here for more information.
- Gratitude is the attitude. There are many benefits of practicing gratitude, both mental and physical. Visit the virtual gratitude wall. The wall is always active here.
- Hospital Assault Response and Prevention (HARP) training program update. HARP sessions are offered in person every Thursday. Register through the Cooper Learning Network (CLN). For more information, click here.
- Cooper Climbers Club challenge update. The next challenge has begun and ends on December 1, 2023. Sign up here. Get others to join you and don’t forget to submit your photos on Pulse+ with the header “Cooper Climbers Club.” To read more, click here.
- Food Truck Fridays are back. Every Friday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sheridan Pavilion and MD Anderson at Cooper on our Camden campus. Check the food truck schedule here or on the home page of the Pulse, under Team Member Resources.
Other News:
- We love positive patient feedback. Kudos to all who are making The Cooper Experience a reality, including Kelly, Dr. Matthews, Tara, and Libby. Click here to read more.
- Send your most-loved movie quotes to MessageFromCoCEOs@CooperHealth.edu and check back each Wednesday to see if your quote was picked.
- Movie Quote: “Everyone is ordinary before they become extraordinary.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.