Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is having a healthy and safe week. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our patients, community, and each other.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Cooper University Hospital Named Among America’s Best-In-State Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek. This distinction was awarded based on analysis of patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, safety, and quality of care data from hospitals nationwide. Thank you to our dedicated team for your commitment to delivering exceptional health care and innovative treatments and services. To read more, click here.
- Cooper’s Center for Healing Unveiled a New Mobile Health Services Van. The van will travel across Camden County, providing help for those facing substance abuse disorders. To watch coverage by 6abc Action News, click here. For our full press release, click here.
- Holiday Scrubs Are Back. During shifts that begin, end, or fall on holidays between now and January 2, 2025, team members are permitted to wear holiday-themed scrub tops with standard scrub pants. Remember to post your holiday scrub photos to Pulse+. For more information, click here.
- New Cooper Nursing TV Commercials. We are proud to present two new TV commercials that feature our extraordinary Cooper nurses. Click here to watch.
- We are celebrating many Cooper professionals this month. We appreciate your dedication and the positive impact you have on our patients and their families:
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- Last Week Was Healthcare Security and Safety Week. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all who are dedicated to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our patients, visitors, and team members. To read more, click here.
- It’s National Pharmacy Week. Cooper’s Pharmacy teams, available 24/7, offer a variety of services to ensure the safe and effective use of medications across our health system. We congratulate Patrick Mata, PharmD, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional’s Pharmacy Team Member of the Year 2024, and thank all pharmacy team members for your invaluable work. To read more, click here.
- It’s Respiratory Care Week. This week highlights the dedication and expertise of our respiratory therapists (RTs), whose critical work supports patients with respiratory challenges. Thank you to our RTs for the essential role you play in patient care. Click here to read more.
- It’s Medical Assistants Recognition Week. Cooper’s medical assistants ensure that patients are cared for and providers are supported in the care they deliver by recording vital signs, preparing examination rooms, scheduling appointments, and more. Thank you for all that you do. Click here to read more.
- Next Week Is National Pastoral Care Week. As we prepare to celebrate Pastoral Care Week next week, we want to extend our gratitude to our dedicated hospital chaplains for the support, compassion, and spiritual guidance they provide to patients, families, and team members alike. To read more and see what activities are planned, click here.
- Get Started on LinkedIn. Register today to a free two-part course for Cooper Patient Care Services team members interested in kickstarting their presence on LinkedIn. Click here for more information.
- Learn More About CooperUnite. Visit CooperUnite.org to find free and low-cost services, such as food, transportation, utility assistance and more, in your community. CooperUnite is also accessible in MyCooper. To learn more about Cooper’s Community Health Department and their initiatives, click here.
- Nursing Education Advising Event. Learn about educational paths, tuition reimbursement, and job opportunities at Cooper on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Cooper University Hospital Conference Center, Room 121. For information, click here.
- Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) and Advanced Disaster Life Support™ (ADLS®) Courses. Cooper’s Center for Disaster and Austere Medicine – the regional leader in crisis preparedness and response – focuses on the principles and practices of emergency management, while incorporating health care crisis management, operational medicine, emergency medicine, and practicing in resource-limited (or austere) settings. To learn more about the Center or register for BDLS and ADLS courses in 2025, click here.
Reminders:
- Cooper Events From the Cape to Camden and Everywhere in Between. See them all here.
- Revised Flu Clinic Schedule for Cooper University Hospital. Due to construction in the Kelemen building, all flu clinics previously scheduled at Cooper University Hospital, Kelemen Building, Conference Room B (next to cafeteria) will move to the Cooper Conference Center. Please click here for the updated schedule.
- Street Parking Reminder. Team members are reminded not to park their vehicles in the Cooper Plaza neighborhood surrounding the Camden Campus. This is a permit-parking-only area enforced by the Parking Authority of the City of Camden (PACC). PACC will strictly enforce this regulation, and you may be ticketed or towed for violations. If you need to register for Cooper parking, please contact the Parking Office at 856.342.2498 or email Parking-Office@cooperhealth.edu.
- Share Your #everyBODYmoves Success Story. Cooper’s Johns Hopkins Activity and Mobility Promotion team invites team members who are advancing the #everyBODYmoves initiative to share their patient success stories for recognition and a chance to win a pizza party. The campaign is now open and will run through November 15, 2024, ending at 4 p.m. Click here for more information. Click here to submit your patent success story.
- Give ‘em Pumpkin to Talk About. This year, we’re brewing up some fun with a witch-themed pumpkin decorating contest. The deadline to submit your team’s pumpkin to Pulse+ is this Friday, October 25, 2024. Click here for more details.
Movie Quote: “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.