Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is doing well and having a safe and healthy summer. We appreciate your unwavering dedication to our patients, community, and one another.
What You Should Know This Week:
- ID Badge Reminder. In accordance with NJ Department of Health regulations, Cooper policy requires team members to always wear their ID badge in Cooper facilities. Additionally, the ID badge must be “in clear view” and should be worn at collar level, facing forward, and not on a belt or waist level. Primarily, this is a safety issue to ensure security guards, colleagues, patients, and visitors can quickly and easily identify you as a Cooper team member. Having your ID badge close to eye-level also makes it less awkward for others to easily identify you. See Cooper’s ID Badge policy here.
- Congratulations to the Q1 Good Catch Winner – Kimberly Saunders. Kim, a medical assistant at Cooper’s Moorestown Campus, demonstrated exemplary use of High Reliability Organization Behaviors and Error Prevention Tools to prevent an unsterile procedure that could have resulted in potential patient harm. Click here to read more.
- Kudos to Our Nursing Professional Development Team. We’re proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of several Cooper team members who have successfully completed the live Certification Preparation Course offered by the Association for Nursing Professional Development. Congratulations to: Jillian Curnew, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC; Patrick Matlack, JD, MSN, RN, CNL, NPD-BC; Renee Cherfane, MS, MSN, RN, NPD-BC; and Erin Smargisso, MSN, RNC-OB, NPD-BC who passed the course. Click here to read more.
- May Clean Floors Be With You. Thank you to everyone who participated with creative entries in the survey to name Cooper’s newest robotic recruits. Say hello to R2-Clean-2, our floor sweeper, and Obi-Wan-Cleanobi, the floor scrubber—on an epic mission to take down Dirt Vader and keep our spaces spotless. These bots are joining forces with Cooper’s Environmental Services team to enhance cleaning across public areas. If you spot one in action, snap a photo and share it on Pulse+. Click here to see a picture of them. Both have a QR code on them, which brings you to their webpage.
- Camden Residents Graduate Into the Trades to Build Cooper’s “Project Imagine.” Thirty-three Camden residents are stepping into the future with hard hats in hand as they graduate from the second class of the Camden Gateway Pre-Apprenticeship Program, officially joining local building trades unions to help construct Cooper’s transformative campus expansion, Project Imagine. Click here to view remarks from John Vazquez, Esq., Cooper’s Chief Legal Officer. Click here for more information.
- Blood Drive Opportunity. Please join us for a blood drive on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cooper University Hospital, Conference Center, Room CC121. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome! Click here to see and share the flyer.
- Celebrating MRI Safety Week. From inpatient to outpatient locations, our board-certified MRI technologists bring expert care and deep knowledge of implant safety to every scan. Thank you to our dedicated team members and all who play a part in this process before patients even arrive. Your collaboration helps us deliver the safest, highest-quality imaging care possible.
- Technology Tip of the Week: As we approach wider SharePoint online access, we want to share best practice for sharing (or not oversharing) files from OneDrive. To learn how, click here.
Reminders:
- Registered Nurse Referral Bonus Program. Cooper team members can earn a $7,500 bonus for referring a full-time specialty nurse or a $5,000 bonus for a part-time referral. Click here for more information.
- Annual TB and Fit Testing Deadline Is July 31. To view the schedule, click here. Cooper Cape team, look for a separate email with your schedule. To learn more, click here.
- Summer Vacation With Cooper Contest. Share vacation selfies with your Cooper-branded merch on Pulse+ for a chance to win a prize. Click here for more information. To purchase Cooper swag, click here.
- Annual Mandatory Education. The deadline to complete the modules is September 17, 2025. Cooper Cape team members are on a different schedule and will receive a separate notice. Click here for more information.
- Cooper Events From Cape to Camden. See them all here.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “The Power of Presence.” 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 MaryKate, Colleen, Patricia, Sameerah, Anthony, Ashley, Justin, and Drs. Barr, Budak, Kirchhoff, and Lauriello. Click here to read more.
Movie Quote: “Wax on, wax off.”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.