Sgt. Darrell Wise used his HRO principle of Preoccupation with Failure to protect his fellow team members from a weapon that was missed in the field.
While working in the Cooper Emergency Department, Sgt. Wise was assisting with the arrival of a patient who was injured in an accident.… Read more.
As Cooper prepares to honor the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 – also known as Patriot Day in the United States – we would like to hear from Cooper team members who volunteered or were part of emergency response teams in New York City, the Pentagon, or Shanksville, PA, in the aftermath of the attacks.… Read more.
The Digestive Health Institute has received the 2021 Flame Award for Unit Excellence from the Society of
Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA). The award recognizes units for their commitment to infection prevention, providing a supportive and educational work environment for staff, and achieving positive patient outcomes.… Read more.
In a surprise ceremony on May 25, Cooper trauma surgeon John Chovanes, DO, FACS, COL, MC, USAR, the founding Medical Director of Cooper’s Section of Military, Diplomatic, and Field Affairs, was presented with The Meritorious Service Medal from the U.S.… Read more.
Pride Month grew out of the Stonewell Uprising, which was a pivotal event that marked the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ+ Americans. To read more about the Stonewall Uprising and the history of Pride Month, click here.… Read more.
Katrina Donato, RN, BSN, Population Care Coordinator, has been awarded the 1st Quarter Population Health Award. She was nominated by her colleagues for her professionalism, dedication, and commitment to the Population Health team.
Katrina has worked at Cooper for two years in the Population Health Department.… Read more.
May 16 through May 22, 2021, is the 47th annual National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities.… Read more.
Speech-language pathologists, also called SLPs, work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
Cooper is among the top 5% in the nation for patient safety for three years in a row (2019-2021).
Cooper University Health Care announced today that it has earned a Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ – the third year in a row we have earned the award.… Read more.
Below are the links for SJ Magazine’s Top Docs voting – the private link is for physicians and the public link is for the Patient Poll.
Please pass this along to all of our Cooper doctors!… Read more.