Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is doing well and having a healthy and safe week. We appreciate your unwavering dedication to our patients, community, and one another. To those who celebrate, we wish you and your loved ones a Happy Passover and Happy Easter.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Cooper Receives RCBC’s Exemplary Partner Award. Cooper has been honored with the Rowan College at Burlington County’s (RCBC) Exemplary Partner Award, celebrating our commitment to collaboration, innovation, and student success. Special commendations to Antoinette Fugee, Workforce Development Consultant, and Timothy Marks, DNP, Assistant Vice President of Clinical Workforce Development and Academic Partnerships, for their work in advancing Cooper’s educational and health care initiatives. To read more, click here.
- Cooper Graduates Inaugural Support Services Career Ladder Class. On Friday, April 11, 2025, we proudly celebrated the achievements of the first graduating cohort of our Support Services Career Ladder Program. These dedicated team members from Food and Nutrition, Environmental Services, and Patient Transport successfully passed their certification exams, marking a significant milestone in their professional growth. To learn more, click here.
- Cooper Leaders Recognized as Influencers. Congratulations to Franziska F. Jovin, MD, MMM, Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer; Annette C Reboli, MD, Dean, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; and Christine C. Winn, PHD, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Regional Officer for being named to the ROI-NJ Influencers: Women in Business 2025 list.
- Congratulations to Nurse Residency Program Graduates. Last week, the Fall 2023 Nurse Residency cohort held their graduation ceremony. Forty-two registered nurses successfully completed the two-year program, which supports new-to-practice nurses during their first two years of clinical practice at Cooper. For photos of the graduation and the graduates’ poster presentations, click here.
- Applications Open: Linda Brand Scholarship Fund. This scholarship honors the memory of Linda Brand, a dedicated Cooper team member who spent her career at Cooper encouraging others to pursue their educational and career goals. For more information, click here. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025.
- Cooper Celebrated Holi. Earlier this month, the Cooper team came together to celebrate Holi—“The Festival of Colors”—one of the most popular and vibrant festivals in India and southern Asia. Participants gathered to throw colorful powders, enjoy sweets, and dance to Bollywood music. Click here to see some pictures from the event.
- Technology Tip of the Week. Did you know you can easily alter the access settings of a Teams meeting if you want to restrict access? To learn how, click here.
- Enhancing Readiness for Military Medical Teams. Cooper’s Section of Military, Diplomatic, and Field Affairs provides advanced clinical trauma training for elite commandos and special operations forces. Click here to see a great video about our team and what they do. Click here for more information.
Reminders:
- April Is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness, support families, and protect the well-being of children in our community. The blue pinwheels in Cooper University Hospital’s Healing Garden are the national symbol of child abuse prevention. For more information, click here.
- Attention Cooper Physicians and Medical Professionals. Cooper’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Department continues its speaker series with “Breaking the Cycle: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Anxiety in Adolescents,” on April 18, 2025. Click here to register.
- Cooper Events From Cape to Camden. See them all here.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “Renewal.” 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 Savanna, Skyler, Octavia, Damion, Dr. Winters, Nicole, Miracle, Nick, and Dr. Sabir. Click here to read more.
- Movie Quote: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.