Recognizing MRI Safety Week, July 27 to August 3, 2020

This week, July 27 through August 3, 2020, is MRI Safety Week. Thank you to Dawn Vitarelli, Cooper’s Manager of Cross-Sectional Imaging who, along with our MRI team, shared some amazing facts about MRI technology, as well as the Cooper team responsible for keeping us healthy and safe around the MRI magnets:

MRI Basics

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging, a three-dimensional imaging technique.… Read more.

Haddon Avenue Garage Maintenance Work

Beginning at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, maintenance work will begin in the Haddon Avenue Garage (behind the Sheridan Pavilion). The project is expected to continue into October.

Due to this maintenance work, all parking spaces on the north side of the second floor of the garage will be unavailable.… Read more.

Cooper Specialty Care at Cherry Hill Receives New Inventory Management System

Cooper Specialty Care at Cherry Hill is now using the new Helios Inventory Management System. The new system uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to provide Cooper with real-time, automated inventory management support that will help reduce costs and maximize revenue, while ensuring the supplies we need arrive in a timely manner.… Read more.

PPD and FIT Testing Has Resumed

Annual tuberculin screening tests (also known as TST and PPD) and respirator FIT testing began on Monday, July 6, 2020.

This year, new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend annual tuberculin screening tests only for certain employees based on their occupational risk.… Read more.