Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is having a safe and productive last full week of January. Thank you for all you do for our patients and each other.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Football Jersey Friday. The Philadelphia Eagles will try to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in six years when they host the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Show your spirit and wear your favorite sports jersey to work on Friday, provided it’s appropriate for your work that day.
- This week is National CRNA Week, an annual celebration of our nation’s more than 57,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). At Cooper, we have more than 70 full-time CRNAs who provide safe and effective patient-centered care in collaboration with our anesthesiologists as part of an integrated Anesthesia Care Team model. To read more about our excellent team of CRNAs, click here.
- Stop by Cooper Security’s information table on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, to learn more about security improvements and the new See Something, Say Something campaign. Click here for more information.
- In February, we will be celebrating the C.A.R.E. team’s second annual Random Acts of Kindness initiative. Check in next week for more information on how you can participate. To view ideas or request a bag of kindness coins, click here.
- Today is National IV Nurse Day. Join us in celebrating and thanking our infusion nurses for the vital role they play at Cooper. Our IV nurses work 24/7 to provide treatment and education to patients and team members to ensure exceptional care and safety. For more information, click here.
Reminders:
- Starbucks will offer extended hours twice a month. Beginning Tuesday, January 31, 2023, the Starbucks located in the lobby of Roberts Pavilion will offer extended hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the first and last Tuesdays of every month. For more information, click here.
- Vote for our Q4 2022 Good Catch Winner. Details can be found on the Pulse homepage, and video testimonials and voting for each of the three nominees are now on Pulse+.
- 2023 Nursing Excellence Award Nominations Now Open. Please take a moment to nominate deserving nurses and patient care team members for the 2023 Nursing Excellence Awards. For more information click here, and for the full nomination packet click here.
COVID Updates:
- New Jersey reported another 1,432 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 confirmed deaths. For more information, click here. The CDC Community Level for Camden County is currently HIGH, requiring masks in all Cooper facilities.
- Due to the recent extension of federal emergency COVID-19 orders, we have updated our surge plan. Click here to download the new plan.
- For the latest updates on required PPE and masking, including non-clinical areas, go to the COVID-19 Resources section on the Pulse.
Other News:
- We love positive patient feedback. Kudos to all who are making The Cooper Experience a reality. Click here to read more.
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “A Self-Care Quick-Reference Guide.” As always, you can view the Daily Dose archives here.
- Theme of the Week: January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which remembers and honors the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. The theme of this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day – “Home and Belonging” – encourages us to reflect on what these concepts meant to persecuted individuals during the Holocaust and its aftermath. To learn more about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, please click here.
- Movie Quote: “It’s like I have ESPN or something.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.