Join the Rise for Equity This Friday

One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness, which is treatable and often preventable. However, access to resources can be unequal, particularly for people of color seeking mental health care.

Please join the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Department as they explore the current state of race and racism in the field of behavioral health on Friday, March 8, 2024, from 10 a.m.Read more.

CooperUnite’s Assessment-Informed Launch Is Live

CooperUnite is an online tool to help Cooper team members search for and make direct social service referrals for our patients. It is built and powered through a platform called Findhelp, which hosts a nationwide database of more than 17,500 community-based organizations. … Read more.

Help Keep Cooper Restrooms Clean

To increase cleaning responsiveness for public restrooms, we have established a new QR code system that will allow team members to efficiently communicate with the environmental services (EVS) team on the spot. Requests submitted via the QR code system will be sent directly to EVS team members’ mobile devices.… Read more.

Spread the Word: Visitor Parking Discounts Available

Did you know that visitors are eligible for a parking discount if the person they are visiting has been hospitalized for 11 or more continuous days?

Please make our visitors aware of this discount and direct them to the Roberts Pavilion’s visitor desk to get it validated.… Read more.

Nationwide Cyberattack on Health Care Companies

There has been a major cyberattack affecting national health care companies. Last week, Change Healthcare, an Optum company that processes pharmacy claims nationwide, was hit by a cyberattack that has affected the ability for patients across the nation to fill prescriptions.… Read more.

Starting Tomorrow: ServiceNow Portal Updates

The ServiceNow portal is available for all Cooper team members to submit issues and requests to our Information Technology (IT) team. Team members can access this portal by using the shortcut icon on the home screen of any Cooper computer or through “Frequently Used Links” on the Pulse.… Read more.

December 2023 DAISY Award Winner – Genevieve Rodriguez, BSN, RN

Genevieve Rodriguez, BSN, RN, a radiation therapy staff nurse at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, was the DAISY Award winner for December 2023. Genevieve’s dedication to Cooper nursing and the extraordinary care she provides to our Cooper patients earned her the following accolade:

“I am a radiation oncologist here at MD Anderson Cooper, with a busy clinical practice.… Read more.

Cooper Night at Hollydell Showcases Cooper Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement

The Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement is committed to training the public and professional communities in emergency cardiovascular care. Through an alliance with the American Heart Association, team members offer classes in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, and neonatal resuscitation.… Read more.