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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN GEORGE E. NORCROSS, III (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/TRUSTEE) AND PHILIP A. NORCROSS, ESQ. (TRUSTEE) A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN PHILIP A. NORCROSS, ESQ. (TRUSTEE) AND FAUSTINO FERNANDEZ-VINA, ESQ. (TRUSTEE) CERTAIN LISTED OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ALSO SERVE AS OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF RELATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AS PART OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS, THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENT WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990, WHERE NECESSARY, AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROVIDE THAT THIS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEW THE ANNUAL FEDERAL TAX RETURN PRIOR TO ITS FILING. ONCE THAT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS HAS CONCLUDED, THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. INCLUDED WITHIN THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, REQUIRED OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT, IS AN ATTESTATION THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, IN THE PAST, A SEPARATE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ISSUED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS FROM THE IRS FORM 990. FOR TAX YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PILOTED A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INCORPORATED QUESTIONS FROM THE IRS FORM 990 INTO THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, RATHER THAN REQUESTING TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE SEPARATE QUESTIONNAIRES. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE IS RETURNED TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICE AND REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS. RESPONSES, INCLUDING POTENTIAL FOR RISK, IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE COOPER BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND CONCURRENCE. POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL DISCLOSURES DURING THE YEAR, WHICH RISE TO THE LEVEL OF AUDIT/ETHICS REVIEW, ARE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION NO LATER THAN QUARTERLY BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL. A SPECIAL MEETING OF AUDIT/ETHICS WOULD BE HELD SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS ADVISED TO, AND EXPECTED TO, RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSION, DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION REGARDING THE CONFLICTED TRANSACTION. THIS RECUSAL IS REFLECTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS A PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES (CO-CEOS, OTHER OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES) WHICH IS COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS: 1. THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS CHARGE THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE WITH THE ROLE OF APPROVING THE SELECTION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM AND THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE METHODOLOGY THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED BY THAT FIRM, CONFIRMS THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY AND THEREAFTER RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT. THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS AND NO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE IS EITHER: A MEMBER OF THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE OR AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD, OR; HAS HAD ANY MATERIAL FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH THE ORGANIZATION, OR; OTHERWISE HAS A CONFLICT OR DUALITY OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OR DUALITY OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION; 2. THE SELECTED OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM PREPARES A WRITTEN, DETAILED REPORT REVIEWING COMPENSATION FOR MORE THAN 20 SENIOR EXECUTIVES, WHICH DOCUMENTS RELEVANT MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, AS WELL AS THE METHODOLOGY, JOB MATCHES, AND SURVEY SOURCES USED FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW, AND INCLUDES THE FIRM'S OPINION THAT THE EXECUTIVES' COMPENSATION FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE MARKET PRACTICE APPLICABLE TO LIKE POSITIONS AMONG LIKE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; 3. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS THE REQUIRED INTERNAL APPROVAL AGENT FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. IN THAT ROLE THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND CONSIDERS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE REPORT OF THE OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM, APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE AFFECTED EXECUTIVES BASED UPON THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WHERE APPLICABLE, RECOMMENDS TO THE FULL BOARD ANY ACTIONS WHICH THE COMMITTEE DEEMS NECESSARY IN RESPONSE TO THE OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM'S REPORT; 4. THE ACTIONS OF BOTH THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONITORS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY REGARDING COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS. BY ORGANIZATION POLICY, THE FULL BOARD MUST APPROVE ALL NEW AND RENEWED PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS FOR: CHIEFS AND/OR INSTITUTE MEDICAL DIRECTORS; ALL OTHER PHYSICIANS WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; ALL PHYSICIANS WHOSE BASE COMPENSATION EXCEEDS THE 75TH PERCENTILE OF MGMA BENCHMARK DATA; ALL PHYSICIANS WHO ARE EITHER CORPORATE OFFICER OR BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND; ALL PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY THAT REFERS BUSINESS TO THE ORGANIZATION OR OTHERWISE HAS DISCLOSED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN HIS/HER ANNUAL DISCLOSURE SURVEY OR SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS, BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CAN BE VIEWED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VII: | THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO HAS ONE TRUSTEE EMERITUS, NON-VOTING MEMBER: PETER E. DRISCOLL, ESQ. PART VII REFLECTS CERTAIN BOARD TRUSTEES OR BOARD OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING: KEVIN O'DOWD, JD (TRUSTEE & OFFICER) ANTHONY MAZZARELLI, MD, JD, MBE (TRUSTEE & OFFICER) BRIAN REILLY (OFFICER) ERIC KUPPERSMITH, MD (OFFICER) GENEROSA GRANA, MD (TRUSTEE) SEAN MURPHY (OFFICER) ROLAND SCHWARTING, MD (TRUSTEE) MICHAEL E. CHANSKY, MD (TRUSTEE) MICHAEL GOODMAN, MD (TRUSTEE) KATHLEEN DEVINE, DRNP, NEA-BC (OFFICER) STEVEN E. ROSS, MD (TRUSTEE) PLEASE NOTE THAT REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING TRUSTEE OR OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP 1,068,737. NET ASSET TRANSFER TO RELATED PARTIES -19,182,999. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4: | COOPER UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS IS A PHYSICIANS GROUP THAT CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF THE EMPLOYED MEDICAL STAFF THAT ALSO HAVE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. COOPER CARE ALLIANCE IS A SECOND PHYSICIANS GROUP MADE UP OF COMMUNITY-BASED PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY COOPER WHO DO NOT HAVE FACULTY APPOINTMETNS AT COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER - COOPER'S AFFILIATION WITH MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER IN HOUSTON SEE SCHEDULES H & O FOR MORE INFORMATION COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE STATISTICS FOR YEAR 2024: HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: 32,546 AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS: 586 (STAFFING); 544 (FINANCIAL) EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS: 84,719 URGENT CARE VISITS: 64,438 OUTPATIENT VISITS: HOSPITAL 446,139; PHYSICIAN PRACTICES 1,988,811 SURGICAL CASES: 34,240 TRAUMA CASES: 5,358 CANCER VISITS: INPATIENT 3,254; OUTPATIENT 142,205 LICENSED BEDS: 663 (INCLUDES 35 NICU/INTERMEDIATE CARE BASSINETS) 1) BACKGROUND COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE IS A LEADING ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM HEADQUARTERED IN CAMDEN, NJ. ITS CAMDEN HOSPITAL (COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL) IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER AND SERVES AT THE CLINICAL CAMPUS OF COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. COOPER HAS BEEN A VITAL INSTITUTION IN CAMDEN SINCE 1887. COOPER CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN CAMDEN AND THROUGHOUT SOUTH JERSEY. ANNUALLY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION PATIENT VISITS TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. COOPER'S MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUS IS LOCATED ON THE HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. COOPER HAS A LONG HISTORY OF OUTREACH AND SERVICE TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PROVIDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINICS AND PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, JOB TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO REHABILITATE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. COOPER'S LARGE PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT IN THE CITY INCLUDES THE MAIN HOSPITAL (ROBERTS, KELEMEN AND DORRANCE BUILDINGS), THE SHERIDAN PAVILION OUTPATIENT BUILDING, THE MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING, AND COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER ON THE CORNER OF HADDON AVENUE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD IS A FREESTANDING 103,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY PROVIDING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CANCER CARE. COOPER IS PARTNERED WITH MD ANDERSON, THE NATION'S LEADING CANCER CENTER, TO OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS IN SOUTH JERSEY AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY. TODAY, THOUSANDS OF NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS CHOOSE TO STAY IN THE GARDEN STATE FOR ADVANCED CANCER CARE. DURING 2024, COOPER CONTINUED TO ADVANCE IT'S $3 BILLION PROJECT IMAGINE EXPANSION OF THE CAMDEN CAMPUS. THIS SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT EMPHASIZES OUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE AND OPPORTUNITIES IN CAMDEN AND THE SURROUNDING REGIONS. COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY (CMSRU), LOCATED ON COOPER'S CAMDEN CAMPUS, IS A MISSION DRIVEN MEDICAL SCHOOL. COOPER PHYSICIANS ARE THE TEACHING FACULTY OF COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING HIGHLY SKILLED AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PHYSICIAN LEADERS WHO VALUE A PATIENT-CENTERED, TEAM-APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE. COOPER ALSO OFFERS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, AND NURSES IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES. AS PART OF ITS HEALTH CAREERS INITIATIVE PROGRAM, COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE, IN COOPERATION WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS). THE COOPER EMT TRAINING PROGRAM, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CAMDEN COUNTY ONE-STOP, CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE, CAMDEN COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND HOPEWORKS, PROVIDES LOW-COST, COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL CAREER IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. APPLICANTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA MAY QUALIFY FOR TUITION-FREE TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN A REWARDING FIELD, THE PROGRAM HELPS MEET THE STRONG DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED EMTS IN THE COMMUNITY. COOPER BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY, AND PART OF A SMALL, SELECT GROUP OF ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE NATION, TO LAUNCH A CENTER FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE (CAP) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ROLE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS (APPS) IN THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM. APPS ARE PREPARED THROUGH ADVANCED EDUCATION, CLINICAL TRAINING, AND LICENSING AND BOARD CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF PREVENTIVE, ACUTE, AND CHRONIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. COOPER'S CENTER FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NOT ONLY PROVIDES A COORDINATED PLATFORM TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT APPS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER INITIATIVES BUT ALSO IMPROVES QUALITY, AND HELPS STANDARDIZE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE, WHICH ULTIMATELY BENEFITS PATIENTS. COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE HAS OVER 11,100 TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDING MORE THAN 1,600 NURSES AND A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 1,000 PHYSICIANS AND 600 ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS PRACTICING IN MORE THAN 95 SPECIALTIES. COOPER OFFERS A NETWORK OF COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY AS WELL AS HOSPITAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES PREVENTION AND WELLNESS, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, HOSPITAL CARE, AMBULATORY DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES, AND EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. COOPER PHYSICIANS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN ONGOING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AS THEY KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGING MODALITIES OF MEDICAL CARE. AS AN ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM, COOPER CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH RESEARCH EFFORTS OF ITS MEDICAL STAFF. COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE TAKES PRIDE IN ITS ABILITY TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL SERVES AS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY'S MAJOR TERTIARY-CARE REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES. THESE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: LEVEL I SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER; MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER, COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE, THE COOPER BONE & JOINT INSTITUTE, COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE, SURGICAL SERVICES INSTITUTE, AND CRITICAL CARE. COOPER IS ALSO HOME TO THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE ONLY STATE-DESIGNATED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SOUTH JERSEY AND A LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. COOPER NOW OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS THROUGH COOPER UNIVERSITY DENTAL HEALTH, LOCATED IN THE SHERIDAN PAVILION. THIS NEW AND GROWING SERVICE LINE, WHICH IS PART OF COOPER'S CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH PREVENTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC DENTAL CARE, AS WELL AS BASIC AND MAJOR RESTORATIVE SERVICES, IN A NEW AND MODERN SPACE. COOPER CARE ALLIANCE IS ONE OF TWO PHYSICIAN GROUPS OPERATED BY COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE. COOPER CARE ALLIANCE PROVIDERS ARE COMMUNITY BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYED BY COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE, BUT DO NOT HAVE ACADEMIC FACULTY APPOINTMENTS. COOPER UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS IS THE LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP IN SOUTH JERSEY AND ITS MEMBERS TEACH AT COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. IN A SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, THE CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE, AND COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY HAVE LAUNCHED THE CAMDEN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC), A PARTNERSHIP TO RESEARCH CANCER AND TRANSLATE BASIC CANCER SCIENCE INTO NEW TREATMENTS. THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLEDGED AN INITIAL $30 MILLION TO ESTABLISH THIS CENTER. THE CORIELL INSTITUTE'S EIGHT SCIENTISTS FOCUSED ON CANCER RESEARCH AND WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR $5 MILLION IN ANNUAL FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING CURRENTLY WILL BE PART OF THE CCRC. 2) CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COOPER IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MOREOVER, COOPER OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: A. COOPER PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY - INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. B. COOPER OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. C. COOPER MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES IN MOST SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS. |
| (CONTINUED) | D. COOPER IS GOVERNED BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE ABOVE IRS CRITERIA, AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, THE USE AND CONTROL OF COOPER IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. COOPER PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL PERSONS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGINS OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, COOPER PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW JERSEY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. COOPER MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, AS OUTLINED HEREIN, COOPER SPONSORS OTHER CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO THE LOW INCOME AND ELDERLY POPULATION THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL SUPPORT, VARIOUS CLINICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL COMMUNITY WELFARE. 3) VISION AND MISSION OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM VISION STATEMENT COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE WILL BE THE BEST PLACE TO BE A PATIENT, THE BEST PLACE TO WORK, AND THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN AND PRACTICE MEDICINE. MISSION OUR MISSION: TO SERVE, TO HEAL, TO EDUCATE. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS OF CARE AND BY BRINGING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TOGETHER, CREATING VALUE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. 4) SIGNATURE PROGRAMS -COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE BRINGS TOGETHER THE SERVICES OF TWO SOUTH JERSEY INSTITUTIONS, COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE AND INSPIRA HEALTH, TO OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THIS INNOVATIVE DELIVERY CARE MODEL PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH BETTER ACCESS TO MORE EFFICIENT, HIGH-QUALITY CARDIAC CARE IN MORE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. CARDIAC PATIENTS OF COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE HAVE ACCESS TO A WORLD-RENOWNED TEAM OF CARDIOVASCULAR EXPERTS, THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, AND A VARIETY OF QUALITY CARE OPTIONS. COOPER PROVIDES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HEART CARE, INCLUDING: - PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS - INNOVATIVE NON-SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS - SPECIAL STENTING PROCEDURES TO OPENING BLOCKED HEART ARTERIES - BEATING HEART SURGERY AND - COMPLEX HEART VALVE SURGERY COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE CONTINUES TO BE THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER NOVEL APPROACHES FOR TREATING HEART DISEASE SUCH AS TAVR, WATCHMAN, LINQ, MITRACLIP, AMULET, AND OTHERS. CARDIAC CARE CONDUCTS CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, ELECTROPHSIOLOGY AND ARRHYTHMIAS, AND THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOGENIC SHOCK. COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE IS THE REGION'S EXPERT IN TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND RECEIVES URGENT TRANSFERS OF SERIOUSLY ILL CARDIAC PATIENTS ROUND-THE-CLOCK. -COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE COOPER AND INSPIRA HEALTH FORMED A JOINT VENTURE, CREATING COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE. THIS NEW COLLABORATION BUILDS UPON THE PROVEN SUCCESS OF COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC CARE. BY COMBINING THE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE OF OUR TWO TRUSTED HEALTH SYSTEMS, MORE PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM IN THE REGION. PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME IN NEW JERSEY AND RECEIVE THE MOST ADVANCED, HIGH-QUALITY NEUROLOGICAL CARE, INCLUDING NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, NEURO-ONCOLOGY, NEUROPATHOLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE (CIN) STROKE PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S HEART-CHECK MARK FOR ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTERS. THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND THE HEART-CHECK MARK REPRESENT HOSPITALS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF STROKE CARE AND ARE SYMBOLS OF QUALITY FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS. COOPER IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY AND THE ONLY ONE IN SOUTH JERSEY TO ACHIEVE THIS SIGNIFICANT CERTIFICATION. THE CIN ALSO TREATS PATIENTS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, TREMORS AND DYSTONIA AND PROVIDES DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) WHICH INVOLVES THE IMPLANTATION IN THE BRAIN OF A THIN ELECTRODE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO A NEUROSTIMULATOR THE SIZE OF A PACEMAKER. ONCE IN PLACE, PATIENTS CAN EXPERIENCE RELIEVED OR DECREASED SYMPTOMS OF TREMOR, RIGIDITY, SLOWNESS OF MOVEMENT, STIFFNESS, AND BALANCE. CIN ALSO PROVIDES HELP FOR PATIENTS WITH GAIT OR BALANCE DYSFUNCTION. THE CNI PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM SOPHISTICATED DIAGNOSTICS TO ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESOURCES-AND OFFERS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY NEUROLOGICAL FIELD. |
| (CONTINUED) | - COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE IS STAFFED BY ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL SERVICES FOR DISORDERS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ONLY LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRAUMA TEAM THAT HANDLES THE MOST COMPLEX ORTHOPAEDIC INJURIES. COOPER'S ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS ARE EXPERTS WHO ARE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; JOINT REPLACEMENT OF THE SHOULDER, HIP, AND KNEE; ANKLE, ELBOW, AND SPINE SURGERY; ORTHOPAEDIC ONCOLOGY; AS WELL AS HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY, RE-PLANTATION AND ORTHOPAEDIC RECONSTRUCTION. THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES A COLLABORATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONCUSSION PROGRAM AND ORTHOPAEDIC REHABILITATION. THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE'S COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS OFFER A UNIQUE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND HIGHLY INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THE COOPER BONE & JOINT INSTITUTE IS SIMPLE: TO RETURN PATIENTS TO NORMAL FUNCTION AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. TO REACH THIS GOAL, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AT THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE ENLIST A COMPREHENSIVE, LEADING-EDGE APPROACH TO THE PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES. THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE'S HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM OF SURGEONS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS AND VARIOUS MEDICAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORKS WITH EACH PATIENT AND THEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN TO DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PATIENT. BY COMBINING EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERTISE WITH A COMPASSIONATE, CARING, TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY, THE COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE HAS CREATED A PROGRAM KNOWN FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE. - MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COOPER AND THE NATION'S LEADING CANCER CENTER, MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER. MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER'S APPROACH USES MULTIDISCIPLINARY DISEASE-SITE SPECIFIC TEAMS, CONSISTING OF PHYSICIANS (MEDICAL, GYNECOLOGIC, RADIATION AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS), ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, NURSES AND OTHER CLINICAL SPECIALISTS, WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE TO ADVANCED CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS AND INNOVATIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, GENETIC TESTING AND COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE THERAPIES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDES COMPLETE, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS AT MD ANDERSON COOPER. TODAY, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MORE CLINICAL TRIALS, FOR MORE TYPES OF CANCER, THAN EVER BEFORE. - CENTER FOR CRITICAL CARE SERVICES COOPER HAS EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED REPUTATION AS THE CRITICAL CARE PROVIDER TO THE REGION'S MOST SERIOUSLY ILL KNOWN FOR ITS CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, THE CENTER HAS A STATE-OF-THE-ART INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, SOUTH JERSEY'S ONLY ECMO (EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION) PROGRAM, AND AN ACCLAIMED CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF INTER-HOSPITAL TRANSFERS FROM SOUTH JERSEY ARE DIRECTED TO COOPER'S CRITICAL CARE SERVICE SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COOPER TRANSFER CENTER. CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIANS AT COOPER ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S EXPERTS IN THE TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH OF SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK. COOPER IS ALSO THE REGION'S LEADING PROVIDER OF THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE COOPER RESUSCITATION CENTER TO HANDLE THE TRANSFER AND CARE OF PATIENTS POST CARDIAC ARREST, PROVIDING THE BEST-POSSIBLE CHANGE FOR OPTIMAL RECOVERY. WHEN A CHILD HAS A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR HAS SUFFERED SERIOUS TRAUMA, COOPER DIRECTS THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF ATTENTION TO THE CHILD'S CRITICAL CARE NEEDS. COOPER'S PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE SERVICE, WHICH ADMITS NEARLY 1,200 CHILDREN EACH YEAR, IS STAFFED BY PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE THE MOST SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT THEIR DISPOSAL. INTER-HOSPITAL TRANSFERS FROM SOUTH JERSEY ARE DIRECTED TO COOPER'S PEDIATRIC TRANSFER CENTER. WHEN PATIENTS MUST BE TRANSPORTED HERE FROM AREA HOSPITALS, AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS PROVIDE ONGOING MONITORING DURING THE GROUND OR AIR TRANSPORT. - COOPER LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER THE TRAUMA CENTER AT COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982 AND TODAY IS THE BUSIEST TRAUMA CENTER IN THE REGION. COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY THREE NEW JERSEY STATE-DESIGNATED LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RECOGNITION POSSIBLE. COOPER SERVES AS THE ONLY LEVEL 1 REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY INCLUDING ATLANTIC, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CAPE MAY, CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER, MERCER, OCEAN AND SALEM COUNTIES AND ACTS AS A RESOURCE FOR THE LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS IN OUR REGION. A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER CARES FOR SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, FALLS, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE. SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS FOCUS ON THE CARE OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT. ON AVERAGE, COOPER TREATS MORE THAN 7,000 TRAUMA PATIENTS EACH YEAR, MAKING IT THE BUSIEST CENTER IN NEW JERSEY AND THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. COOPER'S TRAUMA EXPERTS ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN EVERY BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS ARE TRANSPORTED TO COOPER'S LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER BY HELICOPTER AND AMBULANCE. THE MISSION OF THE TRAUMA TEAM IS RESUSCITATE, EVALUATE AND TREAT THE PATIENT'S INJURIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. COOPER'S TRAUMA CENTER IS KNOWN AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND ITS EXPERTS HAVE SAVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES. COOPER HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AND VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AS A LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. COOPER IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN SOUTH JERSEY AND THE SECOND AMONG THE NEW JERSEY'S LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS TO ACHIEVE THIS VERIFICATION. COOPER'S TRAUMA CENTER IS PART OF A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF TRAUMA CENTERS. THESE CENTERS PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE NATIONAL RESEARCH STUDIES TO ADVANCE TREATMENTS FOR BRAIN DAMAGE, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND SHOCK MANAGEMENT. COOPER'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAUMATIC INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE GEARED FOR TEENS, EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND SENIOR CITIZENS WITH 300 PROGRAMS REACHING ALMOST 3,500 INDIVIDUALS AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, THE TEAM HAS REACHED OVER 253,000 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL CLASSES ARE HELD THROUGH COOPER'S PARTICIPATION WITH SAFE KIDS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. - CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT COOPER A HOSPITAL-WITHIN-A-HOSPITAL, THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT COOPER (CRH) PROVIDES THE FINEST PEDIATRIC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. DESIGNATED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS A SPECIALTY, ACUTE CARE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, COOPER IS UNIQUELY EQUIPPED AND CAREFULLY STAFFED TO TREAT THE REGION'S MOST CRITICALLY ILL AND SERIOUSLY INJURED CHILDREN, FROM NEWBORNS TO ADOLESCENTS. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS ARE RECRUITED FROM THE BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS, THEY ARE ALSO FACULTY MEMBERS AT COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. COOPER'S ONLY PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM IN SOUTH JERSEY WAS CERTIFIED LEVEL II IN 2015. CRH'S NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WAS AWARDED NIDCAP NURSERY CERTIFICATION, ONLY THE SECOND HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION. COOPER ALSO HAS A REGIONAL CLEFT-PALATE CRANIOFACIAL PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO ITS FACILITIES AND STAFF, THE CRH MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS (NACHRI) ENSURES ACCESS TO THE MOST CURRENT STANDARDS OF PEDIATRIC CARE IN PRACTICE IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 3,900 CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED TO THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT COOPER FOR SPECIALIZED CARE. APPROXIMATELY 13,950 CHILDREN ARE TREATED EACH YEAR IN ITS PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 30,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS EACH YEAR TO THE PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGICAL SPECIALISTS OF THE CRH. THE CRH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FROM SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT THE DELAWARE VALLEY. THE CRH'S SERVICES ARE COMPREHENSIVE WITH THE CLINICAL STAFF AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TO DIAGNOSE THE MOST COMPLEX PEDIATRIC DISEASES IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY. IN ADDITION TO ITS HIGHLY SKILLED PHYSICIANS, THE CRH IS STAFFED WITH NURSES, CLINICAL SPECIALISTS, THERAPISTS, NUTRITIONISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND TECHNICIANS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF CARE IN EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS. THEIR EXCELLENT TRAINING IS COMPLEMENTED BY THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN. |
| (CONTINUED) | - COOPER CENTER FOR URGENT AND EMERGENT SERVICES COOPER CENTER FOR URGENT AND EMERGENT SERVICES INCLUDE COOPER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; URGENT CARE CENTERS; 911 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; AIR MEDICAL SERVICES; AND, THE COOPER TRANSFER CENTER. COOPER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF AIR AND GROUND TRANSPORT IN CAMDEN HANDLES MORE THAN 84,700 VISITS ANNUALLY WHICH AVERAGES APPROXIMATELY 232 A DAY. SEEKING TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR PATIENTS IN THE REGION, COOPER HAS A GROWING NETWORK OF URGENT CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING CENTERS IN AUDUBON, CHERRY HILL, AND CINNAMINSON. UNLIKE OTHERS URGENT CARE CENTERS IN THE REGION, COOPER'S URGENT CARES ARE STAFFED BY AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT ALL TIMES, AT THE READY TO PROVIDE THE HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE COOPER IS KNOWN FOR. WHEN VISITING COOPER URGENT CARE, PATIENTS CAN WALK-IN OR CAN RESERVE A SPOT AHEAD OF TIME SO THE TEAM IS READY AND WAITING. COOPER ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICE IN CAMDEN. COOPER EMS AVERAGES MORE THAN 50 AMBULANCE RUNS PER DAY AND HAS TWO ALS TRANSPORT VEHICLES, IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS, ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS OF CARE AND TRANSPORT OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS. COOPER ALSO HAS AT LEAST TWO BLS UNITS ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND UP TO FIVE BLS UNITS DURING PEAK CALL TIMES. COOPER EMS HAS ALSO WORKED TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDES TRAINING TO A NUMBER OF OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE AGENCIES SERVING THE CITY OF CAMDEN. COOPER AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT, COOPER I AND II HELICOPTERS, PROVIDES CRITICAL CARE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FROM LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. COOPER AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT FLEW APPROXIMATELY 674 FLIGHTS IN 2024. CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS RECEIVE RAPID TRANSPORT FROM EMERGENCY SCENES TO COOPER'S LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, THE ONLY LEVEL I ADULT TRAUMA AND LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN SOUTH JERSEY. ADDITIONALLY, COOPER I AND II PROVIDES RAPID TRANSFER FOR PATIENTS AT OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE REGION WHO ARE CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED AND NEED THE ADVANCED MEDICAL AND/OR SURGICAL CARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT COOPER. THE COOPER TRANSFER CENTER IS A SERVICE OFFERED TO HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS WHO WISH TO INITIATE A PATIENT TRANSFER TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THE TRANSFER REQUIRES PHYSICIAN-TO-PHYSICIAN CONSULTATION, WHICH THE TRANSFER CENTER INITIATES. BY PROVIDING ONE POINT OF CONTACT, THE COOPER TRANSFER CENTER STREAMLINES THE TRANSFER PROCESS. A TRANSFER NURSE COORDINATOR IS ON-DUTY 24/7. PREMIER TRAINING CENTER FOR THE MILITARY-COOPER TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE EXPERTS PROVIDE ON-SITE TRAINING TO ELITE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMBAT MEDICS FROM THE U.S. MILITARY'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS. COOPER'S TRAUMA CENTER IS THE BUSIEST IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION AND WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE ADVANCED SURGICAL TRAUMA TRAINING TO THE U.S. ARMY'S ELITE FORWARD RESUSCITATION SURGICAL TEAM (FRST). COOPER CENTER FOR HEALING THE COOPER CENTER FOR HEALING IS AN INTEGRATED CENTER THAT PROVIDES INNOVATIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), PAIN, TRAUMA, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. THE CENTER'S MEDICAL SPECIALISTS IN ADDICTION MEDICINE, TOXICOLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EM) AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS), INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, AND PSYCHIATRY PROVIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALTY CARE IN THE HOSPITAL, AMBULATORY, AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. THE CENTER ALSO HAS A ROBUST INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL TEAM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, NURSES, AND NAVIGATOR SPECIALISTS WHO OFFER WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL, INCLUDING HELPING THEM TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH). PATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: INPATIENT SUD CONSULTATION; OUTPATIENT SUD CONSULTATION; EMPOWERING MOTHERS TO PARENT AND OVERCOME WITH RESILIENCE (EMPOWR) FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND SUD; AND FULL COVERAGE SERVICES FOR SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNDOCUMENTATION. RECOVERY VILLAGE CHERRY HILL AT COOPER IS A REHAB CENTER IN SOUTH JERSEY THAT OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE TO ADDRESS A PATIENT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SKILLED STAFF ENSURE PATIENT SAFETY WITH A FOCUS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC NEEDS AND THE FACILITY MEETS AND EXCEEDS LOCAL AND NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ADDICTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PRACTICES. 5) OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES COOPER OFFERS A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES, AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. FROM ITS SIGNATURE PROGRAMS IN CANCER, CARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, NEUROLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, SURGICAL SERVICES, AND TRAUMA TO ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN RADIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS, COOPER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF CARE AND SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. 6) COOPER COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THE HEALTH OF ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS OF COOPER'S UTMOST CONCERN. FROM HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, COOPER STRIVES TO BE A RESPONSIBLE, INVOLVED COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. MANY, BUT NOT ALL, OF COOPER'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES ARE OUTLINED BELOW. (A) COOPER'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: COMMUNITY HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION, CLINICAL SERVICES, AND FUNDRAISING/GRANT WRITING FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS 1. COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH - CLASSES AND HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PROGRAMS HELD REMOTELY: - FIRE PREVENTION NIGHT - OPIOID SUMMIT PANEL (I) CLASSES FOR PARENTS - CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY COOPER INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - BREASTFEEDING: AN INTRODUCTION - EXAMINES THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING AND DISCUSSES HOW TO GET STARTED, POSITIONING TECHNIQUES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. - CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION / EDUCATION CLASSES - OBSTETRICAL UNIT TOURS - INFANT/CHILD CPR CLASS-CERTIFICATION - CPR - NON-CERTIFIED TRAINING - EARLY PREGNANCY CONSULTATION - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP - CHILD AND INFANT CAR SEAT SAFETY WORKSHOP - TOY AND SEASONAL SAFETY PROGRAM - HALLOWEEN AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY - COMMUNITY HEALTH/SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER - WATER SAFETY PROGRAM - COOPER LEARNING CENTER SUPPLEMENTAL READING AND MENTORING PROGRAM - SCHOOL BUS SAFETY - ART THERAPY INTERNSHIP (II) CLASSES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY COOPER INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: - INTRODUCTION TO CHEMOTHERAPY - INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION TREATMENT - WHAT NEXT: WELLNESS AND HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT (III) COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS AND ACTIVITIES, MOST OF WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE. INCLUDES EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES SUCH AS (NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST): - DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP - HEALTH SCREENINGS: STROKE, CHOLESTEROL, GLUCOSE, BLOOD PRESSURE, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE - THE DIABETES WEIGH: PERSONALIZED DIABETES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - YOGA - EXERCISE CLASSES - RIPA CENTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS-SEMINARS - BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION - COMMUNITY BASED DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES - HEALTH CONFERENCES AND HEALTH FAIRS - HEALTH AND WELLNESS-NUTRITION PROGRAMS - HEALTHY LIVING FREE SEMINARS - INTRODUCTION TO HEREDITARY CANCER AND GENETIC TESTING - CANCER SCREENINGS - COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (INCLUDING COVID) - CHRONIC DISEASE AND SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - COVID EDUCATION - HEALTH ETALK WEB CHAT - TEACHERS AND COACHES SEMINARS - CONCUSSION AND SPORTS RELATED INJURIES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - BRAIN TUMOR SUPPORT GROUP (ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP) - MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER CREATED THE DR. DIANE BARTON COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PROGRAMS: RESTORATIVE YOGA, QI GONG, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, LIVE AND LEARN, ANNUAL SURVIVORS' DAY CELEBRATIONS, HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, AND OTHER PROGRAMS BY THE COOPER LEARNING CENTER. - DEEP RELAXATION AND BREATH WORK FOR CANCER SURVIVORS - GUIDED IMAGERY FOR STRESS RELIEF FOR CANCER SURVIVORS - COOPER LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, READING ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, COMPREHENSIVE ADD & ADHD ASSESSMENTS, FAST FORWARD LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, WRITING AND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, MATH PROGRAMS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS, STUDY SKILLS, PARENTING SESSIONS, THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS, SUMMER READING PROGRAMS IN CAMDEN AND THE COMMUNITY, THE ROOKIE READER PROGRAM |
| (CONTINUED) | 2. TRAUMA EDUCATION: THE TRAUMA OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERVENTIONAL CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON INJURY/TRAUMA PREVENTION. FOR OVER 15 YEARS THE TRAUMA OUTREACH PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF TRAUMA INJURIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BY DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA/INJURY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS AND CLASSES INCLUDE SUCH TOPICS AS: ALCOHOL ABUSE AND OUTCOMES, DON'T FALL FOR US, DRIVERS EDUCATION, PROM PROGRAM, RISK TAKING, TEEN DRUG USE AND OUTCOMES, YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE, TOURS OF THE TRAUMA FACILITIES FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, AND SAFE KIDS WALK TO SCHOOL DAY. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDES COURSES, PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR LOCAL EMS ORGANIZATIONS. - HYPOTHERMIA AND DEHYDRATION PREVENTION PRESENTATION - BIKE RODEO - SENIOR DRIVERS EDUCATION 3. SAFE KIDS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COALITION: THIS LOCAL COALITION COVERS THE CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, AND BURLINGTON COUNTY AREA AND IS ONE OF MORE THAN 300 GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN. COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE COALITION OF HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS, NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND CONCERNED PARENTS. THE MISSION OF THE COALITION IS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTAL INJURIES AND DEATHS OF CHILDREN AGES 14 AND UNDER THROUGH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. SAFE KIDS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY DRAWS ON THE STRENGTH OF ITS GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATION AND BRINGS TOGETHER A CROSS-SECTION OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, BUSINESSES, PUBLIC POLICYMAKERS, AND MEDIA. CURRENT PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE CLASSES ON CAR SEAT SAFETY, BIKE HELMET SAFETY, SUMMER SAFETY, HOME SAFETY AND MEDICATION SAFETY. 4. CENTER FOR RESUSCITATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) TRAINING TEACHES THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING RESCUE BREATHS AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST. THE CENTER FOR RESUSCITATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFERS TWO BASIC PROGRAMS: HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BLS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEARTSAVER AED FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. (B) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, ETC.; SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT LIMITED TO: - ANTI-RACISM TRAINING FOR INCOMING MEDICAL STUDENTS - MENTORSHIP AND SHADOWING THE ADDICTION MEDICINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS - BUPRENORPHINE TRAINING - SCREENINGS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS AND HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OVERCOMING ADDICTION 1. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) - THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR MARKS OUR 33RD ACCREDITED YEAR AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF CME. IN JULY 2022, COOPER RECEIVED A SIX-YEAR ACCREDITATION (UNTIL JULY 31, 2028). COOPER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL OR HEALTH SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WITH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION. COOPER IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING ITS MEDICAL STAFF. COOPER'S CME PROGRAM ALSO REACHES OUT TO PHYSICIANS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA AND SOMETIMES NATIONALLY. ALL AREAS OF INTEREST ARE COVERED IN OUR EXTERNAL CONFERENCES, OUR IN-HOUSE SERIES, ENDURING MATERIALS, AND JOINT-PROVIDERSHIP ACTIVITIES. OUR CME ACTIVITIES TARGET PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIANS FROM ALL SPECIALTIES. OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING FELLOWS, RESIDENTS, ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSES, TECHNICIANS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS ALSO ATTEND. 2. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION - COOPER'S GME PROGRAMS TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 380 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PER YEAR IN 50 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM. IN 2012, COOPER AND ROWAN UNIVERSITY OPENED COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY - THE FIRST FOUR-YEAR ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL EVER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE FIRST NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 36 YEARS IN THE STATE. KEY TO THE PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH ROWAN AND COOPER WORKED TOGETHER TO FORGE A FOUNDING PHILOSOPHY FOR THE SCHOOL, EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS IN RESEARCH AREAS, AND CREATE COMMITTEES TO WORK TOWARD LIAISON COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EDUCATION (LCME) ACCREDITATION OF THE SCHOOL. COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, NJ, AT BROADWAY AND BENSON STREETS. THE SIX-FLOOR, 200,000 SQUARE-FOOT SCHOOL GRADUATED ITS INAUGURAL CLASS IN MAY 2016. 3. COOPER PROVIDES CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED WITH THE LOCAL FQHC. - MATRX OUD/SUD PROGRAM - MANAGE OPIOID WITHDRAWAL FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 4. SIMULATION LAB - THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SIMULATION LABORATORY IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER EDUCATION AT ALL CLINICAL LEVELS. WE AIM TO BE A RESOURCE TO OUR COOPER DEPARTMENTS AND TO OTHER HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND REGION. ONE-TO-ONE AND SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION UTILIZING LIFELIKE MANNEQUINS IS CONDUCTED BY FACILITATORS TRAINED IN THE USE OF COMPUTER DRIVEN SIMULATION ADJUNCTS. ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING A NON-THREATENING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING ADEQUATE MECHANISMS FOR POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND DEVELOPING A SUPPORTIVE STUDENT-FACILITATOR RELATIONSHIP. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS. 5. EMS TRAINING - COOPER PROVIDES MEDICAL DIRECTOR SERVICES AND TRAINING FOR NUMEROUS LOCAL EMS SERVICES. (C) SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, ER AND TRAUMA, HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PALLIATIVE CARE - FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS - COOPER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. 2. COOPER CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM - THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EIP/FAMILY) COOPER'S CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH (FORMERLY EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM/EIP) IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE INFECTED WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND EARLY DETECTION REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE CENTER WELCOMES A DIVERSE POPULATION AND OFFERS PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR HIV-INFECTED PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AS WELL AS WOMEN'S CARE (INCLUDING YEARLY PAP SMEARS). 3. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER THE MISSION OF THE DIVISION OF EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE IS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM AS IT RELATES TO THE RESPONSE FOR A MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT INVOLVING CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, TRAUMATIC, AND NATURAL EVENTS THROUGH CLINICAL CARE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH. THE GOALS FOR THE DIVISION ARE TO PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE RELATED TO DISASTER MEDICINE (EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, TRAUMA, TOXICOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, RADIATION SAFETY, AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE); TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR ALL AUDIENCES INVOLVED IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THROUGH THE NATIONAL DISASTER LIFE SUPPORT REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER; TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS AND PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; TO SUPPORT A HIGHLY TRAINED MEDICAL STRIKE TEAM THAT CAN RESPOND TO LARGE CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND TRAUMATIC MASS CASUALTY EVENTS; AND TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO ASSIST IN EFFECTIVE DISASTER PLANNING. THE MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER (MCC) SERVES AS THE REGIONAL HUB FOR HEALTHCARE RELATED EMERGENCY PLANNING, TRAINING AND RESPONSE. THE MCC LOCATED AT CUH PROVIDES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM AS IT RELATES TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, MITIGATION AND RECOVERY. THE PRIMARY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CUH MCC IS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN REGION OF NEW JERSEY WHICH CONSISTS OF THE SEVEN SOUTHERN MOST COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTEGRATION WITH SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (INCLUDING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA) AND THE STATE OF DELAWARE (INCLUDING THE CITY OF WILMINGTON). THE MCC UTILIZES THE EXPERTISE PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION OF EMS AND DISASTER MEDICINE, REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, CBRNE (CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EXPLOSIVE) TEAMS, TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAMS, ETC., TO ASSIST THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM IN MEETING THEIR MISSION. |
| 4. SUPPORT GROUPS AND CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS | THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE SUPPORT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY ISN'T ENOUGH. SPENDING TIME WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE A SHARED OR SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AND SHARING EXPERIENCES HELPS WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, AND IS THE KEY TO RECOVERY. COOPER'S SUPPORT GROUPS, ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS ENCOURAGE FITNESS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND. SUPPORT GROUPS, OFTEN ARRANGED FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - PROSTATE CANCER LECTURE SERIES: MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE PROSTATE SUPPORT GROUP, THE ONLY SUCH SUPPORT GROUP IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. THIS IS A JOINT VENTURE OF LEADERS IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE DISEASES AND THE MD ANDERSON COOPER GEITORURINARY CANCER CENTER. THE MEETINGS ARE INTENDED TO ALLOW SURVIVORS OF PROSTATE DISEASES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BECOME WELL INFORMED, GIVE AND RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS, ASK QUESTIONS, AND EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS. - SISTER WILL YOU HELP ME? - A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AND FAITH. THE GROUP'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, ENCOURAGE THROUGH SISTERHOOD, ENLIGHTEN THROUGH FAITH AND TO BOND THROUGH LOVE. - LATINO CANCER SURVIVORS - DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP- OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS - TRAUMATIC BRAIN TRAUMA SUPPORT GROUP 5. LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR PATIENTS - COOPER PROVIDES INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH AND FOR THE SIGHT AND HEARING IMPAIRED. 6. CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - COOPER PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THIS ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS CREATED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVIDERS TO NETWORK AND DISCUSS THE COMMON ISSUES THEY FACE IN RUNNING MEDICAL PRACTICES IN CAMDEN AND PROVIDING CARE IN A POOR, URBAN ENVIRONMENT. COOPER CURRENTLY PARTICIPATES WITH THE CAMDEN COALITION AS A PARTNER SITE FOR CMS' ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES TO SCREEN AND REFER PATIENTS TO SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. - HELPING OUR HEROES PROGRAM COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - COOPER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF TARGETED POPULATIONS WITH VARIOUS FREE CLINICAL HEALTH SCREENINGS (E.G. HEAD, ORAL, MOUTH, SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS) AND PHYSICAL EXAMS IN CONVENIENT, EASY TO ACCESS COMMUNITY SETTINGS. -STROKE RISK ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - COOPER PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION (E.G. PRESENTATIONS AND TALKS) AND AWARENESS TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS FOCUSING ON CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. COOPER ALSO PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS BASED UPON GEOGRAPHY. HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETERANS - COOPER PROVIDES ON SITE SCREENING PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO ENHANCE ACCESS. COOPER PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS TO PROVIDES COMMUNITY SCREENING AND EDUCATION TO ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETERANS. CAMDEN CITYWIDE CARE MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER 2007, THE COALITION BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF A CITYWIDE CARE MANAGEMENT PROJECT TO REACH OUT TO HIGH UTILIZERS OF CITY EMERGENCY ROOMS AND HOSPITALS. A PART-TIME NURSE PRACTITIONER, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, AND A FULL-TIME SOCIAL WORKER STAFF THE PROJECT. PATIENTS ARE ENROLLED TO THE PROJECT BY REFERRAL FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS, INPATIENT PHYSICIANS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THE PROJECT PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL PRIMARY CARE WITH A GOAL OF MOVING THE PATIENTS INTO A PRIMARY CARE SETTING THAT CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS. WITH OVER SIXTY PATIENTS ENROLLED IN OUR PROJECT; WE ARE VISITING THEM IN HOMELESS SHELTERS, ABANDONED HOMES, HOSPITAL ROOMS, ED GURNEYS, AND STREET CORNERS. PRACTICE CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT THE COALITION'S PHILOSOPHY IS THAT BY INCREASING CAPACITY WITHIN LOCAL PRIMARY CARE OFFICES WE CAN HELP THEM ACHIEVE HIGHER PATIENT SATISFACTION, IMPROVED ECONOMIC VIABILITY, AND BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES. MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS AND SEMINARS HAVE BEEN HELD FOR LOCAL OFFICE MANAGERS AND PROVIDERS TO ENCOURAGE PEER-TO-PEER LINKAGES, INCREASE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND EDUCATE IN SPECIFIC PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TOPICS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS GROUP LEADS TO ON-SITE CONSULTATION FOR INDIVIDUAL OFFICES, FOCUSING ON PROCESS FLOWS, OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, ANALYZING CYCLE TIMES, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE PSYCHIATRY SERVICES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE COALITION IS DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF JOINT PRIMARY CARE/PSYCHIATRY APPOINTMENTS TO INCREASE A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER'S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THE PSYCHIATRIST WILL PROVIDE MENTORING, COACHING AND CONSULTATION TO THE PRIMARY PROVIDER. 7. PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE INTEGRATED AS PART OF A PATIENT'S CARE PLAN AT ANY TIME, TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO TREATMENT SUCH AS CHEMOTHERAPY, OR FOR SYMPTOMS THAT LINGER OR APPEAR AFTER TREATMENT IS COMPLETE. PALLIATIVE CARE IS THE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF THE DISCOMFORT, SYMPTOMS AND STRESS OF SERIOUS ILLNESS. IT DOES NOT REPLACE A PATIENT'S PRIMARY TREATMENT, BUT WORKS TOGETHER WITH TREATMENT AT ANY POINT IN A PATIENT'S CARE. PALLIATIVE CARE ALSO ADDRESSES PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CONCERNS - ALL TO ACHIEVE THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE FOR EACH PATIENT. AT COOPER, THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM CAN HELP PATIENTS MANAGE THE COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF ILLNESS SUCH AS: PAIN, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, CONSTIPATION, DIARRHEA, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, LOSS OF APPETITE AND WEIGHT LOSS, WEAKNESS, SLEEP PROBLEMS, CONFUSION AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. (D) RESEARCH-CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH THE COOPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY 2003, COORDINATES CLINICAL TRIALS AND SUPPORTS RESEARCHERS AT COOPER. THROUGH BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH, FACULTY AT COOPER IS BRINGING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES TO LIFE AND PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS IN SOUTH JERSEY WITH ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS IN FIELDS SUCH AS CANCER, CARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES, AND GENE THERAPY. COOPER FACULTY MEMBERS CURRENTLY CONDUCT APPROXIMATELY 340 NIH AND INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIALS EACH YEAR. MANY OF THESE STUDIES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN SOUTH JERSEY AT COOPER. BY PARTICIPATING IN A CLINICAL TRIAL, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE THE FIRST CHANCE TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED TREATMENT METHODS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCE. PAST RESEARCH BY COOPER FACULTY HAS LED TO NEW STANDARDS OF CARE AND NOVEL THERAPIES IN FIELDS SUCH AS CANCER, CARDIOLOGY, SURGERY, AND ORTHOPEDICS. FOR EXAMPLE, COOPER FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE CONDUCTED STUDIES THAT LED TO: NEW CANCER TREATMENTS SUCH AS RITUXAN FOR LYMPHOMA, IRESSA FOR ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, TAMOXIFEN TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER, AND CISPLATIN PLUS RADIATION THERAPY FOR CERVICAL CANCER. (E) CASH IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS COOPER SPONSORS VARIOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE AND BUILD A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. - NUTRITIONAL FOOD BOX PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN - SEE SCHEDULE H AND SCHEDULE I FOR MORE INFORMATION |
| (F) COOPER'S COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: | 1) PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROJECTS: - NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION TAX CREDIT PROJECT: COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD AND IS PARTNERING WITH METRO CAMDEN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SAINT JOSEPH'S CARPENTER SOCIETY, CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES, CAMDEN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, THE COOPER LANNING CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON NEARLY $5 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION TAX CREDIT (NRTC) PROGRAM THROUGH THE N.J. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY CONDITIONS IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD. COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD IN WRITING AND ADMINISTERING THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS INCLUDES FOUR PHASES OF NRTC PROJECTS. - NEW PARKS AND PARK MAINTENANCE - COOPER HAS PARTNERED WITH CAMDEN CITY, CAMDEN COUNTY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. COOPER HAS TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE THREE PARKS. COOPER HAS BEEN A PARTNER WITH CAMDEN COUNTY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ONGOING STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDED THROUGH THE COUNTY. COOPER HAS FACILITATED MEETINGS TO COORDINATE THE PROJECT WITH THE COUNTY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. - HOUSING REHABILITATION - COOPER PARTNERS WITH NON-PROFITS TO ADVANCE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HOUSING IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH SAINT JOSEPH'S CARPENTER SOCIETY, CAMDEN COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND OTHER HOUSING PARTNERS TO PROJECTS FOR THE ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF HOMES IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD. - HOMEOWNERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS - COOPER HAS PARTNERED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SAINT JOSEPH'S CARPENTER SOCIETY AND CAMDEN COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO PROMOTE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD TO FURTHER STABILIZE THE COMMUNITY WITH OCCUPIED HOUSING. 2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ASSISTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CREATING NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: - COOPER'S FERRY PARTNERSHIP - COOPER IS A MEMBER OF THE COOPER'S FERRY PARTNERSHIP. COOPER ACTIVELY WORKS WITH THE ORGANIZATION ON COMMUNITY ISSUES AND ADDITIONAL PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN CAMDEN AND FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS ON INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO FACILITATE THE REVIVAL OF THE CITY OF CAMDEN AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE, WORK, VISIT, AND INVEST. - CAMDEN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT - COOPER IS A PARTNER FOR THE CAMDEN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND A HUMAN PRESENCE THROUGH AMBASSADORS IN CAMDEN'S DOWNTOWN, UNIVERSITY DISTRICT, AND BROADWAY CORRIDOR TO REMOVE GRAFFITI, CLEAN STREETS, PICKUP LITTER AND DEBRIS, ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND SERVE AS A DAILY PRESENCE ON THESE CORRIDORS. 3) COMMUNITY SUPPORT - MENTORING, NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT, DISASTER READINESS - COOPER LANNING CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND LANNING SQUARE WEST ASSOCIATION -PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, PROJECT COORDINATION, EVENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. - COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: COOPER SUPPORTS THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COOPER LANNING CIVIC ASSOCIATION DURING THE COMMUNITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH INITIATIVE BY PROVIDING SPACE AND FOOD FOR THE EFFORT AND INCREASED SECURITY IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD. - PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE: COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF CAMDEN, CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS ON THE PLANNING EFFORT AND THE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THE COOPER LANDING NEIGHBORHOOD. - POLICY BARRIERS WITH CAMDEN COALITION - SUPPORT FOR THE KIPP COOPER NORCROSS ACADEMY - CAMDEN PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES 4) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS: - CLEAN AND SAFE COOPER PLAZA PROGRAM - PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMDEN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE COOPER PLAZA NEIGHBORHOOD TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED SENSE OF SAFETY AND A MAINTAINED NEIGHBORHOOD FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. - STREETSCAPING, LANDSCAPING AND PARK MAINTENANCE IN COMMUNITY. 5) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS COOPER PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN CLASSES - CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TRAINING - BOOSTER SEAT PROGRAM - FIRE SAFETY SESSIONS 6) COALITION BUILDING AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - CAMDEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE - COOPER IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE CAMDEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE ("EDS AND MEDS"). - HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE - COOPER CONVENES MEETINGS WITH NON-PROFITS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE CITY OF CAMDEN. - SAFE KIDS NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 7) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: - CAREER FAIRS AND EDUCATION: STRIVE, WOODLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CAMDEN COUNTY AND CAMDEN ONE STOP - PARTNERING WITH THE CAMDEN COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM - COOPER'S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMDEN RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK IN PAID INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR SIX WEEKS IN THE SUMMER AT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT COOPER. - CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMS WITH CAMDEN GIRLS SCOUT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. - COOPER PARTICIPATES AND SERVES IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CAMDEN COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN CAMDEN COUNTY AND WORKS WITH THE BOARD ON LITERACY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT. 8) HEROCARE CONNECT: A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN COOPER AND DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER PROVIDES HEALTH CARE NAVIGATION AND CONCIERGE CARE PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES. MILITARY FAMILIES REFERRED FOR SPECIALTY CARE ARE ASSISTED IN RECEIVING NEEDED CARE WITHIN 48 HOURS BY COOPER OR DEBORAH. |
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