Submissions are open for the fourth issue of The Asclepian, the CMSRU Medical Humanities Literary Magazine!
Submissions must be unpublished original work on a medical topic and may take the form of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, and art.… Read more.
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The 2020 tax rates have been announced. These are the rates for many of the Federal and State deductions in your paycheck.… Read more.
Please be advised that this weekend from 11 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, through 5 a.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2020, testing related to the co-gen project will take place on Cooper’s Camden campus.
The following areas will be impacted during testing:
Cooper University Hospital will experience brief power interruptions throughout the building.… Read more.
As of January 15, 2020, the Emergency Department walk-in entrance on Kelemen Circle is closed. Patients will be re-directed to a temporary entrance approximately 20 feet away. Signs are at both locations to help direct patients, families, and employees.… Read more.
Please remember that you are required to present your new insurance card, along with a photo ID, when arriving for a primary care or specialist appointment, having tests done, or checking in for an emergency visit at Urgent Care.… Read more.
To keep our employees safe, Cooper University Health Care continually evaluates the required personal protective equipment (PPE), safe work environment, best practices, and employee education concerning materials you may encounter throughout your daily routine. This includes hazardous drugs (HDs) as defined and categorized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).… Read more.
Following a recent reevaluation by the Fire Marshal, Cooper has been required to limit the number of available parking spots in the 101 Haddon Avenue parking lot.
For updates on parking availability at the 101 Haddon Avenue lot, please download and check the SPOT app on your phone.… Read more.
The Cooper Experience begins with our patients and visitors having access to adequate parking. As a reminder to employees parking in the CCIA garage (adjacent to the hospital), please review the bullet points below related to Cooper’s parking policy:
HRO S.T.R.O.N.G. – Speak Up for Safety
As part of Cooper University Health Care’s involvement in the New Jersey High Reliability Organization (HRO) Collaborative, also known as New Jersey S.T.R.O.N.G., our goal is to train and educate staff on how to provide the best care to our patients in the safest environment.… Read more.
By James K. Aikins Jr., MD, FACOG, FACS
Gynecologic Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
The United States Congress designated the month of January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. With about 15,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the United States alone, it is the fourth most common type of cancer for women worldwide.… Read more.