{"id":7768,"date":"2017-05-24T16:20:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2017-05-25T15:29:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:29:03","slug":"cooper-names-building-in-honor-of-john-and-joyce-sheridan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2017\/05\/cooper-names-building-in-honor-of-john-and-joyce-sheridan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Names Building in Honor of John and Joyce Sheridan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Event Attended by Governor Christie, several former governors and other officials<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cooper Names Building in Honor of John and Joyce Sheridan<\/p><\/div>\n

Governor Chris Christie, five former governors, numerous elected officials and nearly 30 members of the Sheridan family joined Cooper University Health Care<\/a> leaders today for the unveiling ceremony of Sheridan Pavilion at Three Cooper Plaza in honor of the former president and CEO of the health care system. \u00a0Mr. Sheridan joined Cooper in 2005 and served as president and CEO of The Cooper Health System from 2008 until his and his wife\u2019s death in 2014.<\/p>\n

In addition to Governor Christie, the event was attended former New Jersey Governors Tom Kean, James Florio, Don DiFrancesco, Jim McGreevey, and Jon Corzine. The event was also attended by a number of other state, county, and local elected officials as well as dozens of business and community leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Sheridan left a lasting legacy at Cooper University Health Care and in Camden, a city he worked tirelessly to improve,\u201d said George E. Norcross III, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cooper University Health Care, at the unveiling. \u201cNow and forever, in celebration of the lives of John and Joyce Sheridan, and in tribute to all they did for Cooper University Health Care and the City of Camden, this building will be known as the Sheridan Pavilion by the tens of thousands of patients, employees, and visitors who come here annually or drive through the campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Built in 1986, the Sheridan Pavilion is a 160,000 square feet, five-story ambulatory care building in the heart of the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden. The Campus was one of the many projects spearheaded by Mr. Sheridan as part of his revitalization efforts in the city. Mr. Sheridan was passionate about serving the Camden community. The building that bears his name averages more than 100,000 patient visits a year and houses primary care, specialists, and community health physicians that provide care for local residents and families.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sheridan joined Cooper in 2005 after a long career in public service and in the law. Prior to joining Cooper, he was a senior partner and co-chairman of the law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP.\u00a0He also served in high-level positions in state government, including commissioner of Transportation, chairman of the board of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, general counsel to New Jersey Turnpike Authority, deputy attorney general of the state of New Jersey, assistant counsel to Governor William Cahill, and counsel to the New Jersey Senate Minority. He also served as a member of the board of trustees for the Carrier Clinic for 25 years. Joyce Sheridan was a high school social studies teacher who focused on teaching students with difficult lives and who struggled academically.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn had such a wealth of experience in law, government, and business and he was liked and respected by everyone,\u201d said Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, president and CEO of Cooper University Health Care. \u201cHe was passionate about helping the local neighborhood, but he also strengthened Cooper and expanded its reach to serve many more patients across the region. John was very special and honoring him and Joyce for all they did for Cooper and Camden is well-deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Sheridan played a leading role in many of Cooper\u2019s most significant initiatives in recent history, particularly the revitalization of the neighborhoods surrounding the hospital, construction of the Roberts Pavilion, and the creation of the Health Science Campus.<\/p>\n

In partnership with Norcross, the two men turned the four-decade-old dream of creating a four-year allopathic medical school in South Jersey into reality. Mr. Sheridan called the creation of the medical school \u201ca once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,\u201d and Norcross credits him with devising the strategic framework enabling the state government\u2019s approval of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. In 2016, the medical school graduated its first class.<\/p>\n

One of Mr. Sheridan\u2019s most enduring legacies may be Cooper\u2019s partnership with MD Anderson to create MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. As early as 2002, Mr. Sheridan urged the creation of a top-rated cancer center at Cooper. He deserves a good deal of the credit for the partnership that brought the nation\u2019s number one cancer center to Camden, Norcross said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn had great vision and he was the energy behind so many initiatives that have made Cooper the success it is today,\u201d said Norcross. \u201cHe was a good friend, a mentor, and role model. John Sheridan is truly missed by every member of the Cooper family.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Mom and Dad dedicated themselves to making Cooper and Camden better places; Dad through his tireless efforts at Cooper Hospital and Cooper’s Ferry, and Mom through her unending support of him and his work. \u00a0They were so proud of the success of the hospital and the revitalization of the surrounding community. We want to thank Mr. Norcross, Ms. Kirby and the Board of Trustees of Cooper for recognizing our parents’ contributions to the City of Camden and to this great institution,” the Sheridan family said.<\/p>\n

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