{"id":24040,"date":"2025-05-06T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=24040"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:50:26","slug":"cooper-virtua-and-united-way-collaborate-on-5-million-effort-in-camden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2025\/05\/cooper-virtua-and-united-way-collaborate-on-5-million-effort-in-camden\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper, Virtua, and United Way Collaborate on $5 Million Effort in Camden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Jersey\u2019s two biggest health systems, Cooper and Virtua, are collaborating with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on a four-year, $5 million effort to fight poverty in the city of Camden.<\/p>\n<p>Goals include helping Camden residents sign up for government benefits, increasing internet connectivity, and increasing employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/cooper-virtua-camden-united-way-fight-poverty-20250501.html\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to read the full article in <em>The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24023\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24023\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2025\/05\/cooper-virtua-and-united-5-million-camden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2025\/05\/cooper-virtua-and-united-5-million-camden.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2025\/05\/cooper-virtua-and-united-5-million-camden-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organizers of the Camden Community Uplift Initiative on the Camden waterfront (from left): Kevin O&#8217;Dowd, co-CEO, Cooper University Health; Dennis Pullin, CEO, Virtua Health; Steve Grabell, CFO, NFI; Mindy Holman, chair, Holman; Bill Golderer, CEO, United Way; Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen; and Joe Meterchick, regional president, PNC.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Jersey\u2019s two biggest health systems, Cooper and Virtua, are collaborating with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on a four-year, $5 million effort to fight poverty in the city of Camden. 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