- Renowned singer and jazz pianist, Nat King Cole, was the first Black American to host a TV show: NBC’s The Nat King Cole Show.
- Stevie Wonder is not only the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year for 1973’s Innervisions, but the first and only musician to win Album of the Year with three consecutive studio albums.
Sunshine Tech Award – Congratulations, Jennifer Pennington!
The Sunshine Award is presented to critical care techs, nurse associates, and/or companions who demonstrate excellence in patient- and family-centered care while achieving the Cooper mission, to serve, to heal, to educate. Jennifer Pennington, a Critical Care Tech on Kelemen 8, was the honoree of the first Sunshine Award at Cooper.… Read more.
Show Off Your Cooper Socks!
Be creative and have some fun with your Cooper socks! Starting February 12 through February 14, 2021, take pictures of your Cooper socks and post the photos on Pulse+.
Take a group photo, or just take a selfie.… Read more.
Have You Thanked a Resident Lately?
On February 26, 2021, Cooper will join the nation in celebrating our medical residents on Thank a Resident Day. This annual day of recognition began in 2018 as a way to honor residents for their dedication to their institution and the field of medicine.… Read more.
Together, We Can Fill the House With Cooper Love!
Our neighbor, the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey, will be hosting a Heart of the House Virtual Gala on February 12, 2021. Funds raised by the event will help the Ronald House in their mission to provide a home-away-from-home to families of seriously ill and traumatically injured children while they are treated at nearby hospitals.… Read more.
Huntington Learning Center Discount
Please direct all questions to: Cooper Solutions Center
One Cooper Plaza, P145B
Camden, NJ 08103
856.968.8820
This is an ongoing discount.
Click here for the flyer.… Read more.
Celebrating Black History Month at Cooper
February is Black History Month and is an excellent opportunity to highlight the significant contributions made by Black Americans to our nation’s success.
The theme of this year’s Black History Month, “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” explores the African diaspora, the spread of Black families across the U.S.,… Read more.
Black History Month: Did you know?
- “Clotel” (or, “The President’s Daughter”) was the first novel published by an African American, in 1853. It was written by abolitionist and lecturer William Wells Brown.
- William Tucker was the first known Black person to be born in the 13 colonies.
Celebrating National Women Physicians Day
Today, Cooper joins our colleagues across the country in celebrating National Women Physicians Day, which is the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849.… Read more.

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