Dear Cooper Team:
We hope everyone is doing well and having a safe and healthy week. We appreciate your unwavering dedication to our patients, community, and one another.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Bringing the Heat. Summer came in with extreme heat. Please stay safe while enjoying the summer sun. Click here for a few tips to keep you and your family safe. We also want to thank Cooper’s Facilities Department for taking steps to support a comfortable environment across the enterprise, including hospital and ambulatory locations. We continue to monitor systems to help minimize any heat-related impacts on operations. To read more, click here.
- Vote for the Q1 2025 Good Catch Award Winner. Our Good Catch program celebrates team members who are committed to a culture of safety and continuous improvement by reporting valuable observations through the EARS system, helping us uncover meaningful opportunities for safety improvements. Click here to vote for a Good Catch nominee.
- Fraud Alert. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have identified a fax fraud scheme targeting Medicare providers and suppliers. Scammers are impersonating CMS and sending phishing requests for medical records and documentation, falsely claiming to be part of a Medicare audit. For more information, click here.
- Security Tip of the Week – Protect Your Personal Belongings. As a reminder, please take steps to safeguard your personal belongings while at work. All personal valuables—such as wallets, phones, laptops, and bags—should be out of sight and stored securely in lockers or locked drawers. Preventing theft starts with removing the opportunity.
- Tech Tip of the Week. Did you know you can create a shortcut to a frequently used Teams channel? To learn how, click here.
Reminders:
- Annual Mandatory Education. The deadline to complete the modules is September 17, 2025. Cooper at Cape team members are on a different schedule and will receive a separate notice. 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.
- Cooper Events From Cape to Camden. See them all here.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “GLMA’s Top 10 Things to Discuss With Your Provider.” 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 Samir, Ashley, and Jamie. Click here to read more.
- Movie Quote: “I’m melting! Melting! Oh, what a world!”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.