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Cooper University Health Care Joins U.S. Army PaYs Program

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Cooper University Health Care recently became a participating employer with the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program. Cooper participates in a number of programs with the military and is the preeminent health system in the country for training combat medical teams in trauma medicine and providing important technical research for the United States Military.

The PaYS program is a strategic partnership between the Army and a cross section of private industry, academia and federal, state, and local public institutes. Read more.

Mount Laurel Family Practice Joins Cooper University Health Care Primary Care Division

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Lara A. Bruneau, MD, and Nicole Hancq, MD, formerly of Bruneau Family Practice in Mount Laurel, recently joined Cooper University Health Care as part of its primary care network of providers.

Dr. Bruneau is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed residencies in both internal medicine and pediatrics at Cooper.  Read more.

East Camden COVID-19 Testing Site to Close of July 2

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The COVID-19 testing location at Dudley Grange Park at 3101 Federal Street in East Camden will wind down operations on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The site, operated jointly by Cooper University Health Care, the Camden County Freeholder Board, and Camden County Health Department, provided critical testing and information to thousands of residents of Camden County since early May. The site has experienced a reduction in the number of people coming for COVID-19 testing over the past few weeks. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Offers New “Touchless” Check-In Experience at Its Primary and Specialty Offices Through Mobile Application

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As the state and region gradually begin to re-open, Cooper University Health Care continues to take steps to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19 by introducing a “touchless experience” at its primary and specialty care offices.

“While many things have changed in the past few months, our practice of putting our patients’ health first has not changed and we are extending our use of technology to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and other illnesses by providing a touchless health care experience for our patients,” said Kevin O’Dowd, JD, co-CEO of Cooper. Read more.

Celebrating our Patient Care Services Nursing Assistants, Companions, and Patient Care Technicians at Cooper

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Thursday, June 18 marked the beginning of the 43rd annual National Nursing Assistants’ Week. Cooper Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President Kathy Devine, DrNP, RN, shared these remarks on behalf of the entire Senior Nursing team:

“This week provides a timely opportunity to foster and highlight the incredible work of Cooper University Health Care nursing supportive care team members.

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Cooper University Health Care Earns Healthgrades 2020 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM

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Cooper in the top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety Second Year in a Row


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Cooper University Health Care has earned the 2020 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades. The ranking places Cooper among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for patient safety as evaluated by Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems. Read more.

Global Finance Company DLL Donates 80 iPads to Cooper University Health Care

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DLL, a global asset finance company, has donated 80 iPad minis to Cooper University Health Care to enhance communications for patients and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

With restricted visitor policies in place to continue to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, Cooper has used various technologies, including computer tablets, to facilitate communications between patients and their loved ones. Read more.

Congratulations to Our Graduating Cooper Residents and Fellows

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Congratulations to Cooper University Health Care’s residents and fellows who are graduating today. We offer our heartfelt thanks to our residents and fellows for being integral members of the Cooper team, and for embodying our mission to serve, to heal, to educate.

The last few months of training have been demanding for our residents and fellows, to say the least. When faced with unprecedented challenges during Cooper’s COVID-19 response, they rose to the occasion. Read more.

Celebrating Cooper Superheroes – Our Patient Transportation Team

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On Friday, June 5, 2020, the Patient Transportation Department was honored by its management for the fine work they’ve done during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Davis, Director of our Patient Transportation team shared the following with us:

“We celebrated our Patient Transportation Team with a pizza party and prize raffle, and presented a “Superhero’s Certificate” for their service and efforts to our patients.

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Philadelphia 76ers and the GIANT Company Support Hospital Workers and Female and Minority-Owned Local Restaurants With ‘Feeding the Frontlines’ Initiative

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76ers and The GIANT Company team up to donate 2,500 meals to Philadelphia and Camden hospital workers.

Companies to support female and minority-owned restaurants through their “Off Their Plate” non-profit.

The Philadelphia 76ers and The GIANT Company announced today a joint initiative entitled, “Feeding the Frontlines,” which will provide meals to hospital workers through local restaurants. Together they will donate 2,500 meals to healthcare workers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a grantee of the Sixers Youth Foundation, as well as partner hospital Cooper University Health Care in Camden, Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia and other local healthcare providers. Read more.