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.
What You Should Know This Week:
- Celebrating National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. Cooper’s EMS team has been a vital lifeline for South Jersey, providing 14+ years of rapid air transport and nine years of dedicated ground service in Camden. With more than 363,000 call responses, a 90%+ advanced life support call response rate within the eight-minute benchmark, and groundbreaking initiatives like Bupe First—the first of its kind in the nation—Cooper EMS continues to set the standard for extraordinary emergency response. Click here to read more.
- Cooper Participated in Coast Guard Community Festival. On May 17, 2025, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional and Cooper EMS joined the Coast Guard Community Festival at USCG Training Center in Cape May. Click here to see photos.
- Second Annual Linda Brand Golf Tournament. Tee up on June 19, 2025, at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood, NJ, for the Second Annual Linda Brand Golf Tournament. Proceeds support the Cooper Foundation’s mission to remove financial barriers to education for Cooper team members through the Linda Brand Scholarship Fund. Click here for details and to RSVP.
- May Is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month, a time to celebrate the dedication of those Cooper team members who deliver life-saving care in high-pressure environments. Their expertise, resilience, and commitment are invaluable to Cooper patients and families. Thank you for all you do. Click here to read more.
- Congratulations to Our Incredible NICU Team. From May 1 through 15, our NICU team went above and beyond during our Kangaroo Care Awareness event, achieving 173.2 hours of skin-to-skin bonding time between parents and their newborns. Kangaroo Care promotes bonding, stabilizes heart rates, improves oxygen levels, and supports overall development. Your compassion, dedication, and teamwork made this two-week initiative a huge success. Click here to read more.
- Hospital Week RECAP: Last week, the Cooper team came together to celebrate National Hospital Week. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fun activities and shared their photos on Pulse+—your enthusiasm made the week truly special. Click here to see some pictures of our team.
- From Insight to Action: Developing, Evaluating, and Implementing Effective ADHD Strategies. Cooper’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Department is hosting the next training event in their speaker series this Friday, May 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cooper University Hospital, Conference Center, Rooms 103/104. For more information or to register, click here.
- Cooper Experts Weigh in on Former President’s Cancer Diagnosis. In the wake of President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis, medical experts from MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper provided their valuable insights to several media outlets. Click here to see the stories.
- Technology Tip of the Week. Did you know that you can disable a Teams invitation? Click here to learn how.
Reminders:
- APP Slogan Contest. The APP Engagement Committee is hosting a slogan contest for National APP Week in September. The winning submission will be displayed on an APP Week T-shirt. Click here for more information.
- Do You Have a Ticket to Ride? Print the new “Ticket to Ride” form from Epic to ensure safe handoffs to Transport Services at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Learn more about this and the Safe Travels Campaign here.
- “Team Resource Group” Seeks New Name. Click here to suggest a name.
- New and Improved Cooper Company Store. We’ve added Staples as an option in Cooper’s Company Store. For a fantastic selection of apparel, accessories, and more, click here.
- Center for LGBTQ+ Health Fundraiser. Join the Cooper Foundation at the Collingswood Ballroom on June 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. To learn more, click here.
- PTO Sell Back. Complete your request in the iCooper Team Member Space between May 27 and June 9, 2025. For more information, click here. Cooper Cape team members will receive information on PTO cash-out separately.
- Cooper Events From Cape to Camden. See them all here.
Other News:
- Click here to read the most recent Daily Dose, “You Can Have Fun and Be Well.” 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 Wendy, Alesha, Dr. Scally, the cardiac cath team, Lori, Sarah, Shelly, Ann, Amy, Lana, Meg, Danielle, Sam, Barbara, Rachel, Clarice, and the K7 team. Click here to read more.
- Movie Quote: “Did we just become best friends?”
Please email CEOQuestions@CooperHealth.edu with any questions or comments.