Transgender and Non-binary Needs Assessment

Cooper University Health Care is leading a study to assess the social, medical, and mental health status and needs of transgender-identifying individuals and non-binary-identifying individuals living in southern New Jersey. Eligibility criteria includes individuals who:

  • Identify as transgender or non-binary (including gender-diverse, gender queer, gender non-conforming, gender expansive, and agender).
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Daisy Award Winner: Leslie Demark, RN, BSN

Leslie Demark, RN, BSN, a night shift staff nurse from Cooper’s Pavilion 10 TSCU unit, is the Daisy Award winner for July 2022. Leslie’s dedication to Cooper Nursing and the extraordinary care she provided to our Cooper patients earned her the following accolade:

“Leslie is the most compassionate and caring nurse I have ever worked with in my 3 years of nursing.… Read more.

Testing Cooper Phone Lines

Cooper has hired Warner Communications, a telecom expense management company, to help us control costs, audit charges from our vendors, and ensure that Cooper’s data, voice, TV, and wireless services are accounted for in a master database that they will maintain for us.… Read more.

National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. To help you prepare in case of a disaster or emergency, please see the resources, questions, and tips below from FEMA, ready.gov, and Cooper’s own Division of EMS/Disaster Medicine.

  • Cell phones and computers can be unreliable during a disaster.
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Overdose Awareness Week

Overdose Awareness Week, the week during which we memorialize International Overdose Awareness Day (Wednesday, August 31), is a time of remembrance and recommitment to preventing overdose and supporting people struggling with substance use and substance use disorder (SUD) within our communities, throughout our nation, and worldwide.… Read more.

August Employee of the Month – Jillian Hagner

Cooper’s August Employee of the Month is Jillian Hagner, Clinical Operations Coordinator at Cooper’s Digestive Health Institute (DHI). Jillian joined the Cooper team in 2011 after graduating from Rutgers University, and went on to receive a master’s degree from Rutgers University in health care management.… Read more.

Pneumatic Tube Quiz Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Pneumatic Tube Quiz earlier this month. Nearly 100 people participated in the quiz, and 83% of the questions were answered correctly. Everyone who answered a question correctly was entered into a random drawing for a Starbucks gift card.… Read more.

Reminder: Epic Update Coming Soon

On Sunday, September 11, 2022, Epic will be upgraded to the February 2022 version. The update includes routine fixes and a several exciting improvements.

As with any upgrade, there will be a short downtime late Saturday night into Sunday morning.… Read more.