2017 Quality and Patient Safety Award Winners
In honor of 2017 Healthcare Quality Week in late October, Cooper University Health Care sponsored the third annual Quality and Patient Safety Awards to recognize the numerous innovative efforts geared toward improving care and creating a safe environment for patients and staff. The winners were selected by a committee of Cooper employees who evaluated the programs on a number of metrics, including high-quality clinical outcomes achieved, improved patient safety, sustainability, and measurable results.
Cooper Program Promotes Anti-Bullying Message in Advance of Nationwide Movie Release
Using the book and the movie as an inspiration and in recognition of National Anti-Bullying Awareness Week, November 13-17, 2017, Cooper University Health Care's Regional Cleft-Craniofacial Program, is planning a series of events and activities at local schools and several of Cooper's outpatient offices to highlight important anti-bullying themes.
Cooper Board Chairman George E. Norcross, III Announces New Collaboration Providing Camden Youth with Free Medical Coding Education and Promise of Employment at Cooper
George E. Norcross, III, Chairman of Cooper University Health Care, joined elected officials, representatives of Camden County College, Hopeworks 'N Camden, and leaders of local agencies to announce the Cooper Health Careers Initiative (CHCI), a new education and job training program leading to employment, offered free of cost to eligible Camden residents.
Cooper University Health Care receives national recognition for meritorious outcomes in surgical care from The American College of Surgeons
Cooper University Health Care is one of 66 hospitals nationally recognized by The American College of Surgeons 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. As a participant in ACS NSQIP, Cooper is required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures and collect data that directs patient safety and the quality of surgical care improvements.