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Cooper University Health Care has been recognized by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Healthy People 2030 Champion.

As a Healthy People 2030 Champion, Cooper has demonstrated a commitment to helping achieve the Healthy People 2030 vision of a society in which all people can realize their full potential for health and well-being across their lifespan.… Read more.

Congratulations to Cooper’s vascular access team (VAT), who are celebrating their 10-year anniversary this year. The team started as the Cooper PICC team in July of 2012 with two RNs who inserted peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, midline catheters, and difficult IVs.… Read more.

Cooper’s June Employee of the Month is Mary Thomas, RN.

Mary was born and raised in India, where she worked in an operating room after graduating from nursing school in 1999. She immigrated to America in 2004 and began working as a nurse associate in a nursing home.… Read more.

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Carebridge Corporation, Cooper’s employee assistance program, is offering several free, online support sessions through July 2022. Click here for more information.… Read more.

Clove, a sneaker specifically designed for health care professionals, is offering Cooper team members 20% off sneakers for a limited time only. Sign up via this landing page and they’ll text you a one-time use shopping link for 20% off any pair of Clove sneakers.… Read more.

On July 6, 2022, all Cooper team members will receive a Cooper Learning Network (CLN) assignment as part of your regulatory and compliance requirements for 2022. Courses will be listed under the “My Task” section of the user dashboard in the CLN.… Read more.

Cooper’s DEI T-shirt design contest which started earlier this month, ends tomorrow, Wednesday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. The winning design will represent Cooper’s ongoing commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. To read more about the selection criteria, review contest rules, and submit your design, click here.… Read more.

Tune into the newest episode of the Out in the Crowd with Mazz and O’Dowd podcast to hear the “buzz” about Dr. Kristin Knapp, PGY2 surgical resident, who was involved in a dramatic rescue of honeybees on Cooper’s campus recently.… Read more.

Alfred T. Samura, MD, cardiology fellow at Cooper University Health Care, was recently awarded the Alumni Achievement Award at the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation’s Black and Gold Gala.

To learn about Dr. Samura and his educational journey from the Community College of Philadelphia, to the University of Pennsylvania, to eventually becoming a cardiology fellow at Cooper, click here.… Read more.