Cooper Named One of Forbes’ Top 200 Employers in the United States

Cooper University Health Care has been named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2025 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. This prestigious honor highlights Cooper’s commitment to fostering an inclusive, innovative, and rewarding workplace culture that supports employees in achieving both professional and personal growth.

For the past four years, Cooper has earned a place on Forbes‘ list of Best in State Employers in New Jersey, reinforcing the organization’s reputation as a leader in workplace excellence. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Debuts New Multispecialty Center in Camden

The 808 Market Street location in Camden offers a wide range of outpatient services allowing for improved and convenient patient care.

(CAMDEN, NJ) – Cooper University Health Care recently opened a new integrated care facility in which patients can see clinicians for a range of health care services, including treatment for substance use disorders, primary care, psychiatry, integrated child and adolescent behavioral health, addiction, and obstetrics and gynecological services. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care, Rowan University, Partner to Advance MedTech Innovation in Region

 Long-time partners explore potential for joint innovation center to boost medical technology commercialization

GLASSBORO (Feb. 5, 2025) – Cooper University Health Care and Rowan University leaders are beginning work to create a joint innovation center to support a consortium of like-minded researchers and boost medical technology commercialization.

Inspired by a 12-year relationship formed through Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, the Joint Health Sciences Center, and the South Jersey Institute for Population Health in Camden, the two institutions are interested in deepening support for researchers and clinicians who want to bring real-world solutions from the lab bench to the marketplace. Read more.

The Cooper Foundation Awarded $555,000 Grant From Roots & Wings Foundation for Prenatal and Early Childhood Healthcare

(Camden, NJ):  The Cooper Foundation has received a $555,000 grant from the Roots & Wings Foundation. This generous contribution will strengthen Cooper University Health Care’s efforts to support the youngest and most vulnerable members of our community by funding essential programs focused on healthcare, early learning, basic needs, and safety for low-income children and families, from prenatal care through age three. Read more.

Cooper Innovation Center Social Determinants of Health Hackathon Registration Now Open

(CAMDEN, NJ) – Cooper University Health Care’s Innovation Center is hosting its second New Jersey Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Hackathon. This event will provide participants with population health data and IT tools to improve the lives of those in underserved communities.

“Our goal is to bring together participants who care deeply about helping people that are impacted by SDOH issues such as homelessness, food insecurity, access to health care, and substance abuse,” said Neal Lemon, PhD, associate vice president technology, commercialization and innovation for Cooper University Health Care and Rowan University. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Breaks Ground on First Phase of $3 Billion “Project Imagine” Expansion in Camden

(Camden, NJ) – Today, Cooper University Health Care held a groundbreaking ceremony on the first phase of a transformative $3 billion expansion of its Health Sciences Campus in Camden. When complete, Cooper’s “Project Imagine” will mark the largest building investment in Camden County’s history. George Norcross III, chairman of Cooper University Health Care’s Board of Trustees, and Cooper Co-CEOS Kevin O’Dowd, JD, and Anthony J. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care Honored With Prestigious ESGR Pro Patria and Seven Seals Awards

Cooper University Health Care was proud to be recognized at an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Awards Ceremony on December 10, 2024. Representing Cooper at this prestigious event were members from Cooper’s Section of Military, Diplomatic & Field Surgical Affairs, active-duty U.S. Army medic rotators, Special Operations Combat Medic leadership assigned to Cooper, and Cooper’s embedded Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training (AMCT3) Program team members. Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Human Resources Department Named “Regional Large Company HR Department of the Year” 

(CAMDEN, NJ) Cooper University Health Care’s Human Resources department was selected as the Regional Large Company HR Department of the Year at the Tri-State Human Resource Management Association (HRMA) annual awards dinner held recently in Philadelphia.  

 “Our HR team’s dedication to fostering a culture of inclusivity, innovation, and support has been truly inspiring. Winning this award underscores their hard work and the positive impact they have on our entire organization,” said Beth Green, SPHR, PCC, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Cooper.  Read more.

Camden County Police Department Honors Fallen Officer With No Shave November Donation to The Cooper Foundation

(Camden, NJ): Continuing a meaningful tradition, members of the Camden County Police Department’s FOP Lodge 218 and CCPD commanders presented a donation to The Cooper Foundation in support of colorectal cancer research at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. This annual contribution is made in memory of Officer Matthew Sviben, a member of the department who lost his life to colorectal cancer in 2021. Read more.

1,500 Camden Seniors Receive Thanksgiving Meals Thanks to Generous Local Organizations

(Camden, NJ):  A cherished Thanksgiving tradition continues this year as 1,500 senior citizens in Camden receive holiday meals, made possible by the generosity of an anonymous local family and a partnership of dedicated Camden organizations.

The Camden Community Partnership, City of Camden, Office of the Mayor of Camden, Camden County Police Department, and The Cooper Foundation joined forces today to deliver Thanksgiving meals to seniors across the City of Camden who might otherwise go without a festive meal. Read more.