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The Cooper Foundation was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, to expand a program that addresses societal barriers to health care access.

The program deploys community health workers (CHWs) in Camden and surrounding counties to improve health care access, reduce inpatient hospital stays and emergency department visits, and increase behavioral and specialty care visits by addressing social barriers to health.… Read more.

Cooper has successfully implemented the Hospital Assault Response and Prevention (HARP) training program, with 280 team members trained since June 2023. Team members are trained in assault safety best practices, de-escalation strategies, protect-exit skills, and management of volatile patients and visitors.… Read more.

The Cooper Climbers Club is a new Thrive 365 initiative to help you stay physically active by taking part in monthly climbing challenges. Take the stairs at work, at home, and everywhere else you go for a chance to win prizes!… Read more.

Cooper nurses Lisa Passero, MSN, RN, and Patrick Matlack, JD, MSN, RN, CNL, recently presented at the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s 2023 Magnet/Pathway to Excellence Conference in Chicago, which welcomed 13,000 nurses from across the globe and from every state in the U.S.… Read more.

Please join Cooper’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team at a special event on Thursday, November 2, 2023, to celebrate the installation of our new Black, Latino, and Multicultural team member resource groups (TRGs). TRGs are employer-recognized workplace groups voluntarily led by team members.… Read more.

Cooper is looking to fill radiology positions with new, improved compensation rates. If you or someone you know are seeking new opportunities and are interested in joining the leading academic health system, this is a great opportunity to boost both earnings and job satisfaction.… Read more.

Join us for a series of in-person and virtual job fairs for Cooper team members. This is a great opportunity to explore your career advancement options with the region’s leading academic health system.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – Cooper Internal Application Process
Noon to 1 p.m.… Read more.

Cooper’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Symposium, scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2023, is designed to educate APPs and other health care team members on timely topics relevant to clinical practice. The curriculum offers the latest updates and practice guidelines in diverse areas.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care’s Physician Peer Support Program provides Cooper physicians with confidential collegial support, connection, and resources for life’s inevitable clinical, professional, and personal challenges. The program will connect you to a trained physician peer supporter.… Read more.

There are nurses. And then there are Cooper nurses.

Meet Marisa Furey, RN, with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper!

Q: What unit do you work on and how long have you been with Cooper?
I work at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and I have been with Cooper for seven years!… Read more.