September is National Preparedness Month. Cooper is raising awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Ready.gov, and Cooper’s own Division of EMS/Disaster Medicine are valuable resources to help you stay prepared.… Read more.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Unfortunately, ovarian cancer is often called a “silent killer” because symptoms tend to go unnoticed or mistaken for other conditions, like endometriosis.… Read more.

Congratulations to Chris Ault, FACHE, Chief Revenue Officer, for being named in Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of Rising Stars: Health Care Leaders Under 40 as part of the next generation of health care leaders across the country helping to prioritize access to care, cost reduction, and patient experience.… Read more.

Kelly Van RN, BSN, a nurse on Kelemen 10, is the Daisy Award winner for May 2023. Kelly’s dedication to Cooper Nursing and the extraordinary care she provides to our Cooper patients earned her the following accolade:

“My mother has been in Cooper for over 50 days.… Read more.

As a rapidly growing leader in the region for neurologic care, the Cooper Neurological Institute (CNI) will be a premier sponsor for the 9th Annual Philadelphia/South Jersey Brain Aneurysm Foundation Run/Walk. This is a 5K run or walk to support research and provide education on brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformation awareness.… Read more.

Cooper is hosting several career fairs and interview events to staff our growing organization. Please help us spread the word!

Food and Nutrition, Maintenance, and Housekeeping Career Fair
Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.… Read more.

Researchers at Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) recently received a two-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to study disparities in doctor-patient relationships. Specifically, the study will use a scale that the researchers previously developed and validated to measure patients’ experience of compassion from doctors during clinic visits, and test for disparities in compassion by patient race and ethnicity as well as patient socioeconomic status.… Read more.

For the third consecutive year, Cooper University Health Care was named one of America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes, the prominent national business publication. Cooper was one of only 12 health systems in New Jersey to make the Forbes list in 2023.… Read more.

Cooper has revised our team member masking policy for inpatient units and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper locations, with the effective dates below. This is to address team member and patient feedback, to prevent outbreaks on specialty units where it can be challenging to isolate patients, and to prevent COVID-19 transmission to patients who may be at high risk for morbidity and mortality secondary to their unique co-morbidities.… Read more.

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. According to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one million people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose¹. Those who find themselves caught in a cycle of addiction often feel ashamed, scared, and alone.… Read more.