IT Announcement: Epic Scheduled Production Downtime: May 13 at 3 a.m.

The purpose of this notice is to inform you of a planned Epic downtime. Please review the details below. Thank you!

DATE:  Sunday, May 13, 2018

PLANNED DURATION:  3:00am – 6:00am (3 hours)

DESCRIPTION:  The Epic Production system will be brought down starting at 3am for up to 3 hours to install quarterly enhancements, optimizations, and fixes, to complete a datacenter migration, and to update network configurations to support the move. … Read more.

New Strategic Plan

Dear Cooper Team:

The health care industry nationally, as well as in our local market, continues to change at a rapid pace. Accordingly, we have made a number of organizational changes to meet the new challenges we face and position ourselves for continued growth.… Read more.

Phone System Call Menu Issues

The purpose of this notice is to inform you of an issue with the phone menu system.

DATE/TIME:  Issue reported on 4/19/2018 at 3:34pm

DESCRIPTION:  The Cisco Phone system experienced a failure on one of the multiple phone system servers.… Read more.

Organizational Announcement

Cooper Team:

As promised earlier this week, we are writing to share additional organizational changes with you.  The following changes will address the gap created by Monday’s announcement that Stephanie Conners is leaving Cooper. These changes will also position our flagship cancer program for continued growth.… Read more.

Construction Notice: South Broadway

Dear Cooper Team:

Please be advised that demolition of 200–220 South Broadway will begin on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 7 a.m.

Demolition of the buildings will take approximately four days and removal of the debris will take two to three weeks. … Read more.

New Operating Rooms Opened

To meet the growth in the number of patients seeking surgery at Cooper, yesterday eight new operating rooms, including a special vascular suite, opened on the second floor of the Roberts Pavilion, increasing the total number of operating rooms system-wide to 38.… Read more.

Stop the Bleed

Stop the Bleed is a national initiative to educate the public and motivate bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help during a bleeding emergency prior to the arrival of professional assistance. In most cases, bystanders are the first people to come in contact with an injured person and are best positioned to provide initial care.… Read more.