New this year, you will choose and order your annual employee gift online, and it will be delivered directly to your home!

Follow these steps to view and order your gift:

1. To order your gift click here.

The Epic Upgrade goes live this Sunday, June 2, 2019, and it includes exciting changes to improve your workflow and overall experience.

Please review the “Epic Upgrade: Training Is Ready” post in last week’s issue of Weekly Rounds for more details on training for your role.… Read more.

Cooper University Health Care presented the 2019 Cooper Military Employee of the Year Award to advanced practice nurse Ella Hawk, a member of the hospital’s cardiothoracic surgery team. The celebratory event, honoring Cooper employees who are veterans and/or active military, was held on May 21, 2019.… Read more.

From May 19 to May 25, 2019, Cooper University Health Care celebrated the 45th annual National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities.… Read more.

Read more about the co-gen project update and the temporary building closures to see if this affects you.

Cooper has reached the final stage of construction on Cooper’s new power plant, also known as the co-gen project.… Read more.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is sudden damage to the brain caused by an outside force to the head – such as a car crash, a fall, or something hitting the head. An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain TBI each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… Read more.

Caregiver compassion is a vital element of health care quality. Studies have shown that compassion from caregivers – as perceived by patients – can lead to improved outcomes for patients, lower health care costs, and even reduced burnout among health care providers.… Read more.

The Courier Post article below details the plans for a new hotel on the Camden Waterfront. It will be the first hotel in Camden in decades and is slated to open in October 2020:

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For the first time in decades, Camden gets a new hotel

By Phaedra Trethan, Cherry Hill Courier-Post May 21, 2019

CAMDEN – “Frank’s an expert at this,” joked Camden County Freeholder Jonathan Young as Frank Moran began marshaling VIPs milling around a mound of dirt with ceremonial shovels staked in it, white hardhats balanced on their handles.… Read more.

Come help us honor Leonard Kim, MS, AMusD, Chief Medical Physicist at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, for being named Manager of the 1^st Quarter of 2019.

Thursday, May 30, 2019
3 p.m.
Conference room C4100/4101
Two Cooper Plaza
MD Anderson Cancer Center-Camden

All employees are welcome to attend!… Read more.

Come help us honor Arnell Miller, Critical Care Tech III, ICU, who is retiring after 28 years of service!

Friday, May 31, 2019
3 p.m.
Intensive Care Unit Conference Room
Roberts Pavilion 4
Cooper University Hospital

All employees are welcome to attend!… Read more.