{"id":9295,"date":"2018-12-19T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2018-12-19T13:24:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:24:55","slug":"cooper-reopens-helipad-with-new-structural-and-safety-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2018\/12\/cooper-reopens-helipad-with-new-structural-and-safety-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Reopens Helipad With New Structural and Safety Features"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Cooper helipad<\/p><\/div>\n

After several months of construction work, Cooper University Health Care unveiled its newly upgraded rooftop helipad and reopened for patient traffic on Friday, December 14, 2018. The helipad is one of the most heavily used in the region, as Cooper is a leading academic health center and serves as South Jersey\u2019s only Level 1 Trauma Center. In addition to trauma patients, critically ill patients are also airlifted from other hospitals for a higher-level specialty care provided by Cooper\u2019s physicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cCooper\u2019s helipad is vital component of our comprehensive trauma, critical care, and emergency medical services system focused on transporting patients to the most advanced tertiary and trauma care available as quickly as possible,\u201d said Kevin O\u2019Dowd, JD, co-president of Cooper University Health Care. \u201cThe upgraded features of the helipad will allow us to safely and effectively serve more trauma patients for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The helipad features several new structural and safety features including a new heated deck surface which will prevent snow and ice buildup and be easier to maintain during winter month, thereby reducing potential weather-related downtime. Other new features include upgraded lighting, an additional emergency exit stairway, a new fire alarm system, and new safety netting. The adjacent trauma bay also received upgrades.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn trauma care, every moment counts. By prioritizing upgrades that can make our air transports faster and safer upon landing, our patients continue to have access to our medical teams without delay, every time,\u201d said Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE, co-president of Cooper.<\/p>\n

During the two months of renovations, air medical transport helicopters used a helipad at the nearby Campbell Soup Company, and patients were brought to Cooper by ambulance.<\/p>\n