Cooper University Health Care Receives Grant to Advance Food Security and Community Outreach in Camden
CAMDEN, NJ — Cooper University Health Care has been awarded a $19,300 grant through the Camden Food Security Collective, supported by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and administered by the Food Bank of South Jersey. This funding will enhance Cooper’s ongoing efforts to combat food insecurity and address related social needs in Camden through its Community Health Worker (CHW) program.
As part of this initiative, Cooper’s CHW team will provide on-site support at eight corner stores across Camden in partnership with The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization working to ensure access to healthy, affordable food in urban communities, including Camden. Read more.

Stories in Care, Cooper University Health Care’s multi-award-winning oral history video series documenting frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially accepted into the Library of Congress. The series is now part of the
(Camden, NJ) – Cooper University Health Care, once again, has been recognized among the best hospitals in New Jersey and the Philadelphia metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 “Best Hospitals” survey. The survey released today ranks Cooper as #7 in New Jersey and #7 in the Philadelphia Metro area, up from #11 last year, reinforcing its position as the leading academic health system in southern New Jersey.
(CAMDEN, NJ) Cooper University Health Care has appointed Autum Shingler-Nace, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, FACHE to the position of Chief Nursing Officer for Cooper University Hospital. In this role, she will continue to oversee perioperative and procedural operations and will now also lead the advancement of professional nursing practice and excellence in patient care, reporting to Kathy Devine, DrNP, NEA-BC, senior vice president and Chief Nursing Executive.
(Cape May Court House, NJ) – July 1, 2025, marked one year since Cape Regional Health System officially joined Cooper University Health Care. Over the past 12 months, the combined Cooper team has delivered on its promise to enhance access to high-quality care and specialty services for the residents and visitors of Cape May County.