Recognitions & Observances

National Radiologic Technology Week, November 8 to 14, 2020, celebrates the important role that medical imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety. Without the role of diagnostic imaging and the technologists who are trained to perform it, many illnesses and injuries would be much more difficult to diagnose and treat.… Read more.

The theme for this year’s National Nurse Practitioner Week is “NPs Moving Forward: Today. Tomorrow. Together.” As we recognize Cooper’s nurse practitioners (NPs) this week, we also celebrate the 100th birthday of Dr. Loretta C. Ford, the co-founder of the first NP program – the pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965 – and the first champion of the NP role.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is proud to recognize National Respiratory Care Week from October 25 through October 31, 2020. This has been a particularly challenging year for respiratory therapists (RTs), as they have played a critical role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that Nitin K. Puri, MD, Division Head, Critical Care Medicine and Co-Medical Director, Center for Critical Care Medicine, was named a co-winner of Physician Health Care Hero of the Year by NJBIZ magazine as part of the publication’s annual Health Care Heroes awards.… Read more.

During National Health Care Quality Week – October 18 to 24, 2020 – Cooper recognizes our health care quality professionals and their role in ensuring that our patients receive excellent care. Our quality professionals work to enhance care delivery, optimize value, and improve outcomes by leading activities in the following core quality functions:

• Regulatory and accreditation
• Quality review and accountability
• Population health and care transitions
• Clinical documentation improvement
• Patient safety
• Performance improvement
• Process improvement
• Health data analytics

Cooper’s quality improvement model is nurse-led and supports every institute, service line, and department.… Read more.

Due to the trend-setting nature of this year, we are going to take a pause on the awarding of the annual quality and safety awards. Instead, the Quality Improvement department wants to recognize and honor the entire Cooper community: Staff, providers, and those working behind the scenes, for pulling together, everyone in their own capacity, and crossing over to wherever they could assist.… Read more.