OUR MISSION to Serve. to Heal. to Educate

TO SERVE

TO HEAL

TO EDUCATE TO SERVE TO HEAL

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.

OUR VISION

Cooper University Health Care will be the premier health care provider in the region, driven by our exceptional people delivering a world-class patient experience, one patient at a time, and through our commitment to educating the providers of the future. TO EDUCATE

2017 AT A GLANCE

• Employees: 7,362

• Medical Staff: 840

• Licensed Beds: 635

• Hospital Admissions: 30,036

• Emergency Department Visits: 78,912

• Urgent Care Visits: 40,518

• Outpatient Visits: 1,684,887 (Hospital and Physician Offices)

• Outpatient Locations: 105+

• Surgical Cases: 21,797

• Trauma Cases: 3,923

• Cancer Visits

› Inpatient: 3,056

› Outpatient: 118,608 Executive Leadership

George E. Norcross III Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE Chairman Executive Chairman and Board of Trustees Chief Executive Officer

Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE Kevin M. O’Dowd, JD Co-President Co-President Cooper University Health Care Cooper University Health Care

Board of Trustees

• George E. Norcross III • Paul Katz, MD • Harvey A. Snyder, MD Chairman • Duane D. Myers • Joseph C. Spagnoletti • Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE • Philip A. Norcross, Esq. • M. Allan Vogelson, JSC (Ret) • Peter S. Amenta, MD, PhD • Annette Reboli, MD • Susan Weiner • Sidney R. Brown • Steven E. Ross, MD • Michael E. Chansky, MD TRUSTEE EMERITUS: • Robert A. Saporito, DDS • Peter E. Driscoll, Esq. • Leon D. Dembo, Esq. • Roland Schwarting, MD • Dennis M. DiFlorio • William A. Schwartz, Jr. • Generosa Grana, MD • Kris Singh, PhD • Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM

• Ali A. Houshmand, PhD A Message From Our Chairman

May 1, 2018

Dear Friends,

I am proud to share Cooper University Health Care’s 2017 Annual Report with you. This past year was one of tremendous achievement as we continued to fulfill our mission to serve, to heal, to educate, and celebrated our 130th year of doing so.

While delivering on this mission is truly its own reward, it has also been immensely gratifying to earn recognition from a growing number of prestigious organizations for our efforts. These quality and service awards, accreditations, and certifications signify that we have met rigorous standards for the care that we deliver. This, in turn, translates into the best possible outcomes for the patients we serve—which is the fundamental reason for everything we do here at Cooper.

Some of the most visible and tangible achievements of the past year include significant expansion and upgrading of our ambulatory facilities to meet the ever-growing demand for our services. Similarly, we launched new programs and initiatives to address specific needs of some of the populations we serve, such as active military and veterans. These and other important initiatives we undertook in 2017 are detailed in the following pages.

Milestones like our 130th anniversary are often a time for reflection on how far we’ve come. Yes, we’re proud of our legacy of providing exceptional health care to the communities we serve, delivered by a superb staff. But our unwavering focus and commitment remain on the future, and continuing to serve, to heal, to educate for generations to come.

Sincerely,

George E. Norcross III Chairman Board of Trustees Highlights from Cooper’s 130th Year

hen the original 30-bed Cooper Hospital in Camden opened its doors to Wpatients in 1887, the medical staff consisted of eight doctors—four general physicians and four surgeons. When Cooper marked its 130th anniversary in 2017, it was as the leading academic health system in South Jersey with a

medical staff of 843. We are home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the region, with more than 100 outpatient offices throughout South Jersey and Pennsylvania. Cooper has a track record of remarkable achievements throughout our storied history.

Awards and Certifications In 2017 Cooper garnered recognition for achievements130 • Cooper earned Consumer Choice Awards from the related to the clinical quality of our care, patient National Research Corporation for Best Overall outcomes, physician engagement, and the high regard Quality, Best Doctors, Best Image and Reputation, in which consumers hold our physicians and nurses: and Best Nurses

• Healthgrades, the leading online resource for • The American Orthopaedic Association Own the information about physicians and hospitals, Bone® program gave the Cooper Bone and Joint recognized Cooper as a 5-Star organization for Institute its Star Performer Recognition Award GYN Surgery (Hysterectomy), and Heart Failure for our efforts in raising awareness about Mortality. Healthgrades also bestowed us with the osteoporosis-related fragility fractures

National Quality Award for Excellence in Cranial • The Urgent Care Association of America granted Neurosurgery Years Cooper’s Urgent Care Centers Urgent Care • The Joint Commission/American Heart Association/ Designation, signifying that we have met both American Stroke Association granted Cooper its certification criteria for scope of services and Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation accreditation standards of quality and safety for the thoroughness of our stroke care

• The prestigious US News & World Report recognized Cooper as a High Performer in Colon Cancer Surgery

2 The original 30-bed Cooper Hospital opened in Camden in 1887.

130 • Through the American College of Surgeons (ACS), • The National Committee for Quality Assurance Cooper earned Level I Adult Trauma designation and (NCQA), a national leader in health care Level II Pediatrics Trauma designation, and the ACS’s accreditation, named Cooper a Patient-Centered National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Medical Home Recognized Practice, Level III

recognized Cooper for Achieving Meritorious • HIMSS Analytics named Cooper among the nation’s Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care Most Wired Health & Hospital Networks New Jersey Hospital Association • The granted • The NJ Sharing Network gave Cooper its Gold Award Cooper and the Deborah Heart and Lung Center for Organ Donation and Transplant Awareness its Community Outreach Award for the HeroCare Connect concierge health care program for Yearsveterans, active military, and their dependents • The Studer Group gave Cooper its Excellence in Patient Care Award for Physician Engagement

• Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey named Cooper a Blue Distinction® Center for Bariatric Surgery

3 2017 Major Programs and Facility Expansions

Early Intervention Program Expands A Re-launch of the Ripa Center for Women’s In response to a growing need for services, Cooper’s Health and Wellness at Cooper Camden-based Early Intervention Program (EIP) clinic This Voorhees-based center became more vital than and offices underwent a substantial renovation ever with a re-launch in 2017, expanding the primary and expansion in 2017. This vital program, which is care team that creates and manages a personal plan committed to improving the health and well-being of care for the unique needs of our female patients. of those affected by HIV in southern New Jersey, Named for Kelly Ripa and the Ripa family, longtime provides high-quality, compassionate medical care, supporters of Cooper and women’s health services, support services, and early detection – regardless the Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness of ability to pay – along with community education provides primary and multi-specialty care, as well as and research. on-site imaging and educational seminars. Expansions

Above: The portrait of John and Joyce Sheridan hangs in the lobby of the Sheridan Pavilion, a tribute to all they did for Cooper and the City of Camden.

Right: Six New Jersey governors (past and present) joined Cooper leadership to dedicate the Sheridan Pavilion in 2017.

4 Continued OR Expansion To meet the growing demand, a major expansion of the surgical facilities in the Kelemen Building was completed in 2017, adding five new operating rooms and renovating a sixth. By the end of 2017, Cooper has 24 operating rooms, including state-of-the-art hybrid suites for both conventional and interventional procedures – significantly increasing capacity and operational efficiency and reducing wait times for Expansions elective surgery. Dedication of the Sheridan Pavilion Ross Trauma Admitting Area Then-Governor Chris Christie, five former governors, Cooper University Hospital renamed its Trauma numerous elected officials, and nearly 30 members Admitting Area in honor of renowned trauma surgeon of the Sheridan family joined Cooper leadership on Steven E. Ross, MD, long-time leader of the Cooper May 24 for the unveiling ceremony of Sheridan Pavilion Trauma Center. The January 31 ceremony and celebration at Three Cooper Plaza in honor of John and Joyce of Dr. Ross’ achievements were hosted by The Cooper Sheridan. Mr. Sheridan was the former president and Foundation, which coordinated a secret fundraising CEO of the health care system; he joined Cooper in mission that honored Dr. Ross and raised more than 2005 and served as president and CEO from 2008 $125,000 to equip the Ross Trauma Admitting Area until his and his wife’s death in 2014. with new portable X-ray technology. “John Sheridan left a lasting legacy at Cooper Steven E. Ross, MD, Vice Chairman, University Health Care and in Camden, a city he Department of Surgery and worked tirelessly to improve,” said George E. Norcross III, Director of the Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit (left); Jeffrey P. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cooper Carpenter, MD, Chairman and Chief University Health Care, at the unveiling. “Now and of the Department of Surgery and forever, in celebration of the lives of John and Joyce the Vice President of Perioperative Sheridan, and in tribute to all they did for Cooper Services (center); and John M. Porter, MD, Head of the Division University Health Care and the City of Camden, this of Trauma Surgery and the Director of the Center for Trauma building will be known as the Sheridan Pavilion.” Services (right) at the Ross Trauma Admitting Area ceremony.

5 Cooper Urgent Care Center in Runnemede

2017 Major Program and convenient local access to Cooper physicians who Facility Expansions specialize in the primary care disciplines of family medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Expanded Urgent Care Centers These physicians focus on preventive and primary Cooper opened two new Urgent Care Centers in care services and also provide streamlined access to Cinnaminson and Runnemede, joining centers in Cooper specialists when more advanced care is needed. Audubon and Cherry Hill. Cooper offers the region’s only urgent care facilities staffed full time by emergency Cooper Readies to Build Vital medicine physicians, ensuring the highest level of Tri-Generation Facility At the end of 2017, Cooper was notified that it has care. All centers are open 7 days a week, and in been awarded a New Jersey Energy Resilience Bank 2017 were accredited by the Urgent Care Association (ERB) grant to design and build a tri-generation facility of America (UCAOA), signifying that Cooper has met that will produce power, cooling, and heating in the stringent standards and criteria for the quality of event of a power outage. The state created the ERB in patient care, safety, and scope of services. By the the wake of Superstorm Sandy to support the devel- end of 2017, both new facilities were already opment of distributed energy resources at critical exceeding financial projections, affirming the need facilities—particularly hospitals like Cooper that are for urgent care centers in these communities. essential during natural disasters—to enable them to Multi-specialty Office in Marlton Opened remain operational during future outages. With the opening of a new multi-specialty office on Route 73 North in Marlton, area residents have

6 TO SERVE

The Cooper Foundation: Giving Back to the Community

ooper serves the City of Camden and the greater community through an ever- Cexpanding network of programs and services designed to promote the health and well-being of residents of all ages, and from all walks of life – including the most vulnerable and underserved. Our aim is to make high-quality health care as accessible as possible – which means that many of our initiatives extend beyond the walls of the hospital – and to improve quality of life for the residents of Camden and beyond. To make the communities we serve healthier places to live and work, The Cooper Foundation has undertaken a myriad of initiatives that help transform our good intentions into reality and give back to the community. The following are the 2017 highlights.

Leadership team at the 2017 Cooper Red Hot Gala (l to r) Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE; Susan Bass Levin, Esq.; Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE; George E. Norcross III; Stephanie D. Conners, MBA, BSN, NEA-BC; Kevin M. O’Dowd, JD; and Gary J. Lesneski, Esq.

2017 Red Hot Gala Sets New Record the gala, which is one of the largest charitable fund- The Cooper Foundation raised a record-breaking raisers in the region, raising a total of $10 million $2 million at its 7th annual Cooper Red Hot Gala, the since 2011. The 2017 Red Hot Gala honored Jeffrey P. proceeds from which benefited the Cooper Surgical Carpenter, MD, Chairman and Chief of the Department of Services Institute. More than 1,000 people attended Surgery and Vice President of Perioperative Services.

7 The Cooper Foundation: Summer in the City Music Festival Giving Back to the Community Cooper’s 130th anniversary year was also the 8th year of the free summer concert series held at Hurricane Relief: Helping Beyond New Jersey Sheila L. Roberts Park at 6th and Washington To help those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Streets in Camden. This popular, family-friendly, Houston—home of the MD Anderson Cancer Center three-concert series is a collaboration of The (MDAC)—The Cooper Foundation established an Cooper Foundation, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, MD Anderson Cooper Hurricane Relief Fund to help Cooper Lanning Civic Association, and Lanning ToMDAC employees as well as directServe recovery efforts in Square West Residents in Action, with the greater Houston community, raising $30,000. In sponsorships from the City of Camden and addition, the Foundation established a fund to collect the Garden State Discovery Museum. donations supporting the people of Puerto Rico, who suffered devastating losses from Hurricane Maria, many of whom have family in Camden. More than $12,000 was raised. Y : O R E D B S P O N S

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8 The 2nd annual To Serve “Teddy Goes to Cooper”

Camden Health & Athletic Association “Teddy Goes to Cooper” This nonprofit organization, which is supported by As part of the 2nd annual “Teddy Goes to Cooper” The Cooper Foundation, the Norcross Foundation, program designed to alleviate common fears of being and AmeriHealth New Jersey, continues to promote in the hospital, 112 kindergarteners from the KIPP healthy lifestyles through youth sports programs in Cooper Norcross Academy visited Cooper University Camden. In 2017, CHAA expanded existing football, Hospital. Each child had the opportunity to tour an basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer programs, ambulance and was given a stuffed bear to be their held five Skills and Drills Clinics with more than 600 companion when they undergo x-rays, stitches, youth between ages 4 and 15, and provided 150 free vaccinations or other procedures in the future. physicals for youth athletes participating in Camden youth sports programs.

Family-Focused Philanthropy The Cooper Foundation provided 150 Camden families with a turkey dinner for a warm holiday meal (plus a new book for the kids) prior to Christmas in 2017. In addition, Cooper employees collected and donated gifts to more than 150 families in need through our 8th annual Adopt-a-Family program in partnership with the Volunteers of America.

9 The Cooper Foundation: Summer Reading Program Giving Back to the Community Scores of Camden children participated in the Cooper Learning Center’s six-week Summer Reading Program, “Choose Kindness” Anti-Bullying Initiative which provides education support to grade-school Cooper’s regional Cleft-Craniofacial Program children during the summer, helping them stay presented a “Choose Kindness” anti-bullying academically connected during their summer break assembly for 7th and 8th graders at KIPP Cooper from school. The program was held at KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy. “Choose Kindness” assemblies Norcross Academy for the first time in 2017. were held at local schools and Cooper outpatient offices in advance of the nationwide release of the KIPP Mentoring Program movie “Wonder.” Each student received the book Twenty Cooper employees served as mentors to 7th “Wonder” from The Cooper Foundation and signed and 8th grade students at the KIPP Cooper Norcross an anti-bullying pledge. Academy, further strengthening the link between Cooper and the community we serve. Operation Backpack Cooper employees donated more than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students at KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Lanning Square and John Greenleaf Whittier schools at the start of the 2017-2018 school year, ensuring that underserved youth have the basic tools for a successful start to the school year. To Serve

Cooper employee-donated backpacks filled with school supplies create smiles at the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy – and a successful start to the school year for underserved youth.

10 Active Military and Veterans Programs

s part of our overall mission, Cooper has made a strong commitment to Asupport those who serve and have served our country and communities. Supporting Those Who Serve Veterans VIP Priority Program Cooper aims to make the highest-quality care This Cooper program ensures that veterans living in accessible for those who put their lives on the line the nine southern counties of New Jersey – Atlantic, for others and, with our partner organizations, we Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, offer several programs dedicated to keeping members Mercer, Ocean, and Salem – have quick access to primary of the military, their families, veterans, and first care services. Through a dedicated Veterans VIP Priority responders healthy. We also provide an array of Program phone line, patients can schedule a same- or services to support veteran education and training, next-day appointment with a primary care physician. employment, and research. Our initiatives to serve Cooper representatives also can provide assistance and this important population in 2017 included: direction on other health and social services, such as housing, employment, and transportation.

Nearly 1,000 veterans and their Tofamily members took Serve advantage of a variety of free health screenings at the Cooper Summerfest aboard the Battleship New Jersey. Jessica Bryson, APN, was among the Cooper team members taking part.

11 Active Military and Veterans Programs patient with a specialist within 24 to 48 hours and manage each case with personalized attention. HeroCare Connect Launched in April 2017 as a joint venture between Through the access afforded by these military programs, Cooper and Deborah Heart and Lung Center, HeroCare Cooper handled more than 4,000 inpatient and out- Connect is a personalized concierge program that links patient encounters, same-day surgeries, emergency military families, active-duty, veterans, and their depen- room visits, and diagnostic testing procedures in 2017. dents with health care services close to home. Cooper Recognizes Military Employees In conjunction with Veterans Day, Cooper held its first recognition program in November 2017 for veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves who It provides convenient and expedited access to specialty are employed at Cooper. More than 50 attended the care for military patients stationed at Joint Base McGuire- event, which henceforth will be held twice a year to mark Dix-Lakehurst and veterans across South Jersey, sup- Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Cooper military employees plementing the primary, gynecologic, and pediatric received a Cooper military branded baseball cap and a care available on base. We are a member of the U.S. flag employee ID badge clip. Veterans Administration Choice Program, which gives veterans the opportunity to receive care at a community- Clinical Training for Special Ops Combat Medics based provider such as Cooper. Patients simply call for Cooper University Hospital is one of only four hospitals an appointment through HeroCare Connect’s concierge in the nation to provide clinical training to the elite Special service, where specially trained staff connect each Operations Combat Medics (SOCM) from the U.S. Military’s Special Operations Command, including the Cooper volunteers who made U.S. Army’s Special Forces Springfest 2017 and Rangers, Navy SEALs, possible. and Marine Force Recon. Cooper provides the last stage of SOCM training – a 28-day clinical rotation – ensuring that graduates have the vital skills to perform critical fieldwork in extreme environments. In 2017, Cooper provided training for 72 Special Operations Combat Medics.

Veterans Springfest Nearly 1,000 veterans and their guests attended Cooper’s annual Veterans Springfest on the fantail of the Battleship New Jersey, on the Camden waterfront. The April 29th event offered complimentary health screenings, community resources, networking, and a free tour of the battleship. 12 To Serve Above: Cooper provides clinical training to the elite Special Operations Combat Medics (SOCM) from the U.S. Military’s Special Operations Command. Left: Special Operations Combat Medics (SOCM) in clinical rotation.

NJ Salute Coalition, which connects veterans, National Guard, Reservists, and their families desiring civilian employment to New Jersey employers. And we became an active member of the New Jersey Employee Support for National Guard, a DOD initiative that State Department Telehealth Consultations facilitates and promotes employer support for Cooper is the only trauma center in the country that National Guard and Reserve service. provides real-time physician-to-physician clinical consultations to select members of our nation’s diplomatic Stop the Bleed Training divisions and elite military units. Through this program, In 2017, Cooper’s Trauma Department offered “Stop the the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Bleed” programs designed to train medical emergency Department of State turn to Cooper for guidance professionals, as well as laymen, on methods and when critical medical emergencies arise halfway procedures for stopping a serious bleed. The Cooper EMS around the world. Cooper’s trauma team is available Outreach team trained over 600 policemen, firemen, and 24/7 via our state-of-the-art telemedicine capabilities. school personnel as part of its “Stop the Bleed” commu- Supporting Civilian Employment After Duty nity outreach efforts. The program, part of the national Last year, Cooper joined two organizations that play “Stop the Bleed” initiative, aims to put knowledge gained vital roles in helping service members in the civilian by first responders and the military into the hands of the work world. We became a founding member of the public to help save lives during times of disaster. To Serve13 Cooper Volunteer Program

Making a Difference for Our Patients Some highlights of the ways our volunteers served Cooper volunteers – men, women, and students from Cooper patients in 2017 include: the community – contribute their skills, time, and energy • Bringing four-legged love to patients through in myriad ways that help make patients’ hospital our Therapy Dog Program – with four dogs now experience as positive, welcoming, and reassuring “on duty” as possible. From greeting and escorting patients to • Delivering healing laughter through our Bumper “T” their rooms, to assisting with clerical tasks in vari- Caring Hospital Clowns ous departments, to answering phones and running • Transporting patients to and from same-day surgery, errands, our volunteers’ presence makes a tremendous special testing, and diagnostic imaging difference in Cooper’s efficiency and our patients’ satisfaction. The numbers are impressive. In 2017, 690 individuals volunteered 55,415 hours of their time. Walter Baker alone dedicated the most hours of service last year – 595 – for a total of 7,189 hours since he began serving as a Cooper volunteer.

Volunteer of the Year, Jennifer Madden, and Therapy Dog Jack Madden, one of four canine Tovolunteers who deliver four-legged loveServe and affection to Cooper patients.

14 TO HEAL

Unwavering Commitment, Outstanding Caregivers

rom promoting optimal health in order to prevent disease, treating illness in Forder to restore health, it takes unwavering commitment and outstanding caregivers to help people heal. Cooper’s doctors and nurses deliver on this commitment in myriad ways, every day. At Cooper, we recognize that clinical excellence is only the beginning of high-quality health care. How we deliver care is equally important. Ensuring that patients feel listened to and valued is essential, and we strive to achieve this in every patient interaction we have. Here are some of the ways we accomplished this in 2017:

Physician Champions Spearhead Patient Experience Scores Continue to Rise To Serve Improved Communication With increased physician engagement, Cooper’s In its second year, Cooper’s physician champion patient experience scores continue to rise. Notably, initiative earned national recognition in 2017 for our 2017 Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment the results it produced when it comes to improving of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS) score patient communication and provider engagement. rose more than 20 percent over 2016, and: These exemplary results were recognized at the • 56 Cooper providers ranked at or above the top 2017 Studer Group annual conference, where Cooper decile (90th percentile) nationwide during 2017 received the top award in Excellence in Patient Care. • Three Cooper providers achieved 99th percentile on (Studer Group is the leading organization in patient this metric—the best of the best experience through leadership. They work with organizations around the globe to building • Seven locations ranked at or above the 90th sustainable cultures, promoting accountability, percentile: Kelemen 4 (Cardiac Care Unit), Breast fostering innovation, and promoting consistency to Surgery (all outpatient sites), Surgery Center- deliver an outstanding patient experience.) Voorhees, Palliative Care (all outpatient sites), Urgent Care Cinnaminson, Urgent Care Runnemede, and Nephrology (all outpatient sites)

The CGCAHP survey is a scientific, standardized tool to measure patients’ perception of care provided by physicians in an office setting.

15 Sandra J. Narin, DO with an Emergency Department patient

Unwavering Commitment, Providers of the Quarter Outstanding Caregivers To acknowledge stellar performance—and positively reinforce the values Cooper espouses—this quarterly Improving Access to Care award was launched in the second quarter of 2017. It Cooper completed several technology upgrades in recognizes physicians and advanced practice providers 2017 designed to improve patients’ access to care. for their professionalism, interpersonal skills, effective The Cooper phone system was completely upgraded communication, teamwork, and dedication to research to enhance the caller experience; self-scheduling and education. Awardees are nominated by their peers. tools were deployed across Primary Care (Internal The 2017 recipients were: Medicine and Family Medicine) to improve patient • Quarter 2: convenience; and text-based appointment Kimberly Rozengarten, DO, MPH, FACOI reminders were deployed, also boosting Medical Director, Multi-specialty Center, Camden convenience and reducing no-shows. • Quarter 3: Yize Richard Wang, MD, PhD Associate Director Cooper Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center • Quarter 4: Monika Dobrowolski, MSN, APN-C Colorectal To16 Heal Spotlight on Nursing

ursing played an integral role in implementing multi-disciplinary rounds Non all inpatient nursing units, as well as staff-led, unit-based councils focused on improving the patient experience. These initiatives helped Nursing achieve their 2017 goals for patient satisfaction with their inpatient experience.

Nursing: Exceptional People, volume of 11 percent over the prior year – Nursing Exceptional Caring helped to operationalize a 10-bed unit on Kelemen Cooper’s success is highly dependent on the North 9, a four- to six-bed area of the ED for triage/ exceptional care that nurses provide to the people placement of Critical Care transfers, and increase we serve, and the leadership and collaboration they Intermediate Intensive Care Unit capacity. demonstrate within the profession. Some highlights of our nurses’ achievements in 2017 include: Increasing Sepsis Detection, Intervention Compliance with lifesaving sepsis-detection Supporting Growth protocols – implemented in 2016 – increased by Stepping up to meet capacity demands – including over 67 percent in 2017, thanks to ongoing learning Transfer Center growth of 16 percent and surgical experiences focused on best practices.

Audrey Axelrod Bennett, MSN, RNC-OB

17 2017 Cooper Nurse of the Year Kathleen Coyle, RN

Spotlight on Nursing DAISY Award Winners In 2017, Cooper presented The DAISY Award, which Kudos recognizes nurses for extraordinary clinical skill and Cooper nurses earned an array of well-deserved awards compassionate care, to: and recognition in 2017, including: • Anya Walter, RN APN Named Provider of the Quarter Progressive Care Unit Monika Dobrowolski, MSN, APN-C, was named • Mary Jane Durkin, RN Cooper’s Q4 Provider of the Quarter, the first time Clinical Educators/Pavilion 5 an advanced practice nurse has won this award that • Patricia Crosby, RN recognizes physicians and advanced practice providers Maternal Fetal Care Unit for their professionalism, interpersonal skills, effective • Meghann Thornton, RN communication, teamwork, and dedication to Progressive Care Unit research and education. • Diane Werner, RN Post-Anesthesia Care Unit • Terry Gamble, RN Medical-Surgical Care • Janvincent Adovas, RN Medical-Surgical Care

Excellence18 2017 Nurse of the Year “Kathy was chosen Nurse of the Year for her compassion “When they called my name, I couldn’t get out of my and commitment to patients and to her peers,” says Lisa chair,” says Kathleen Coyle, RN, who was named Cooper’s Laphan-Morad, Vice President of Patient Care Services. Nurse of the Year during the 2017 Nursing Excellence “She is a leader among the staff and truly a Cooper Nurse.” Awards hosted by The Cooper Foundation and Cooper 2017 Nursing Excellence Awards University Health Care. “I felt very grateful and humbled.” The 2017 Nursing Excellence Awards bestowed 22 awards A nurse at Cooper since 1975, she is a member of the to Cooper nurses for their outstanding contributions to ICU nursing staff and specializes in caring for patients excellence in patient care. Award winners were nominated who have undergone cardiothoracic surgery. She also by their colleagues for their commitment to upholding received the Excellence in Critical Care Award at the the Cooper mission to serve, to heal, to educate. awards ceremony. Notably, the 2017 awards included the first team award, The most rewarding aspect of her job? “Getting a which went to the nursing staff of Pavilion 8, led by patient on what’s possibly the worst day of their life Clinical Director Kelly Ranjo, RN. and helping to save their life,” Kathy replies. “We have a “The Nursing Excellence Awards are supported by generous fantastic team of nurses, physicians, and ancillary staff donations to The Cooper Foundation to assist our that contribute to getting that patient back to where they phenomenal winners with education and training,” said were, or even better, and we don’t forget they have family Susan Bass Levin, President and CEO, The Cooper Foundation. that needs taking care of as well. If we can’t save the pa- “We are thankful to our donors for their contributions and tient, we do everything we can to make the transition the for recognizing the important role of nurses in delivering best it can be for the patient and family,” she adds. high quality, compassionate care each and every day.”

The 2017 Nursing Excellence Awards honored staff members for their outstanding contributions to excellence in patient care.

Excellence 19 MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

hrough Cooper’s partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Tnumber-one cancer center in the nation as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has taken cancer care in our region to an entirely new level.

Throughout 2017, the physicians, nurses, and staff of offices throughout the Philadelphia-South Jersey area, MD Anderson at Cooper have made significant con- including a new 2017 location in Moorestown. tributions to improving the health and well-being of MD Anderson at Cooper 2017 Growth thousands of South Jersey residents facing cancer, • New patient physician visits offering MD Anderson’s proven treatment plans, increased by 7.8 percent local access to more clinical trials, collaboration with • Total physician visits increased by 12.9 percent national and regional cancer specialists, customized treatment plans, and a full range of supportive-care • Infusion visits up by 12.2 percent services. Access to these resources continues to • #1 in Market Share for the second year in our expand, too, with comprehensive cancer services seven-county area available in Camden, Voorhees, and Willingboro, and

Patient Kristin Lunanuova enters the cancer center to meet with her lung cancer care team. 20 MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper events and participates in community events 2017 Recognitions throughout the region. The team, along with MD • American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Anderson at Cooper physicians and nurses, also National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers conducts free or low-cost screenings for breast, • American College of Radiology Accreditation cervical, prostate, colorectal, skin, and oral cancer for Breast Imaging Center of Excellence those who may not have the resources to access • American College of Radiology these life-saving services. In 2017, the team Radiation Oncology Accredited Facility performed these screenings: • American College of Radiology • Breast: 906 screened, 11 cancers detected Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center • Cervical: 472 screened • American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program • Prostate: 55 screened, 2 cancers detected • American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer • Colorectal: 373 FIT kits given, 272 returned, Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program 12 positive/16 colonoscopies performed, 12 with polyps, 1 cancer (Stage I) 2017 Highlights • Melanoma: 206 screened, 47 referred for Cancer Screening and Outreach dermatology follow-up or biopsy Each year, MD Anderson at Cooper’s Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Education Program team leads an array • Oral: 50 screened, 5 referred for ENT evaluation of patient, community, and professional education To Heal21 MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper 8th Annual Pink Roses Teal Magnolias Brunch The Cooper Foundation announced that the 8th Annual “80% by 2018” Nears Goal Pink Roses Teal Magnolias Brunch raised $800,000 for More than 1,300 organizations across the nation breast and gynecologic cancer research and clinical have committed to substantially reducing colorectal programs at MD Anderson at Cooper. Pink Roses Teal cancer as a major public health problem for those Magnolias is the largest and most successful fundraiser 50 and older. MD Anderson at Cooper is among them, benefitting breast and gynecologic cancer in the Delaware working toward the shared goal of 80 percent of Valley, and the 2017 event was attended by 850 people adults aged 50 and older being regularly screened who came together to celebrate survivorship, remember for colorectal cancer by 2018. loved ones, and make a difference. Every dollar raised South Jersey community leaders came together on helps save lives in our local community. March 6, 2017 to announce their commitment to The event honored Catherine E. Loveland-Jones, MD, and implement changes within their organizations to Katherine Hansen, DO, both breast surgeons; Maria increase colorectal cancer screening in the greater Metzler, RN, Oncology Infusion Nurse; and Colleen Tegeler, Camden area, officially kicking off the “80% by 2018” RT, Director of Radiation Oncology, with the Pink and Teal initiative in this region. Since then, MD Anderson Hero Award for their outstanding contributions to cancer at Cooper has partnered with local businesses to care and treatment. Since the first brunch in 2010, Pink encourage employees to undergo screening, and Roses Teal Magnolias has raised $4.5 million, which has physicians and nurses have been participating in been used to support research, new technology, the community events to raise awareness. By the end of Patient In Need Fund, the Survivorship Program, and the To2017, the goal was in sight—reaching Heal 79.6 percent. Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine program.

Pink Roses Teal Magnolias Brunch honorees along with The Cooper Foundation and MD Anderson at Cooper leadership (back row l-r) David P. Warshal, MD; Kristin L. Brill, MD; Catherine E. Loveland-Jones, MD, MS; Anthony Dragun, MD: Robert A. Somer, MD; Francis R. Spitz, MD. (front row l-r) Christine Winn, FACHE; Generosa Grana, MD; Maria Metzler, RN; Katherine Hansen, DO; Colleen Tegeler, RT; and Susan Bass Levin, Esq. 22 Subaru Blanket Donation As part of the “Subaru Loves to Care” initiative, and in partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Thomas J. Doll, President and COO, Subaru of America, Inc. (2nd from left), presented 100 blankets and messages of hope to patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper’s inpatient oncology unit on September 8, 2017. The blankets help to keep patients warm during treatment and to help spread awareness of LLS and Subaru’s goal to provide hope and care, one gesture at a time.

7th Annual Jim Fifis Lung Cancer Anniversary Celebrations Research Fund Dinner Physicians, nurses, and staff celebrated MD Anderson The 2017 Jim Fifis Lung Cancer Research Fund Dinner at Cooper’s 4th anniversary in October 2017, while raised $110,000 for the lung cancer program at MD the Cancer Center’s Inpatient Oncology Unit marked Anderson at Cooper. More than 300 people gathered its second anniversary as an all-private-bed dedicated at Ponzio’s Diner-Bakery-Bar in Cherry Hill for the Oncology Unit in July. event celebrating the life of Jim Fifis, longtime owner of Ponzio’s before he died of lung cancer in 2007. Cornerstone Society Dedicates Donor Wall The Cornerstone Society, a philanthropic initiative Since its founding in 2011, the Jim Fifis Lung Cancer introduced by The Cooper Foundation to support the Research Fund has raised $760,000, which provides MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, unveiled its support to lung cancer clinical research programs, Building Hope Donor Wall at a special dedication the high-risk lung cancer screening program, and the ceremony, acknowledging the generosity of more acquisition of innovative diagnostic tools including than 115 donors who raised $5 million to help endobronchial ultrasound, at MD Anderson at Cooper. support the cancer center. Prior to his passing, Jim Fifis asked his three sons, Chris, Nick, and John, to advocate for a lung cancer cure and work to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking. The Fifis Family underwrites the cost of the dinner completely, so all funds raised benefit lung cancer programs at MD Anderson Cooper.

23 MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper patient Ericka Hauer (3rd from left), with her care team.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Ericka started chemotherapy in late December 2016 and underwent a mastectomy in June 2017, going Patient Ericka Hauer home the next day with plans to have reconstructive When 41-year-old ER nurse Ericka Hauer from surgery with expanders and implants. On November Sicklerville felt a lump in her breast in November 5, 2017, she ran in the New York City Marathon and, 2016, she wasn’t too concerned. She’d had a normal days later, had her ovaries removed to prevent mammogram six months before. ovarian cancer. But she’s also not the type of person to let it go, so A triathlete, she says exercise helped her to cope her gynecologist ordered a mammogram. After the during treatment. So did her friends and family who, Tomammogram, a biopsy was ordered, and she receivedHeal each day of chemotherapy, orchestrated special the diagnosis: Stage 2 triple negative breast cancer. themed celebrations dubbed “Chemo-Themo,” It’s an aggressive form of the disease with a high complete with decorations, food, and music. likelihood of recurrence. “It was important for me to keep moving forward,” The mother of three teenage daughters, she adopted Ericka says. And now that she’s completed treatment, the attitude, “If I have to go through this, let’s get it she is interested in breast cancer advocacy and done and make the best of it,” she says. “And I knew giving other patients the same kind of support and there was only one place and one team I wanted encouragement she received from her friends, taking care of me, and that was MD Anderson Cancer family, and Cooper care team. Center at Cooper.” “The team at Cooper was amazing,” she says. “I always knew I was in the best of hands.”

24 TO EDUCATE

Sharing Knowledge and Experience

eaching is an essential component of Cooper’s mission, which demonstrates Tour belief that sharing knowledge and experience is the foundation for the very best patient care. Notably, 600+ Cooper physicians serve as faculty at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, teaching the next generation of physicians. Cooper remains committed to the professional development of our staff and furthering research that will ultimately improve a patients’ standard of care.

Cooper Medical School To Heal of Rowan University

25 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Educate. Innovate. Lead. Serve. These four principles On her appointment, Dr. Reboli said, “As CMSRU’s are the foundation of the Doctor of Medicine program new dean, I look forward to continuing the effort to at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University provide a well-rounded medical education to (CMSRU). Reflected in CMSRU’s mission and vision, students, one that imparts them with the knowledge, they provide a roadmap for our students, our deans, skills, and compassion they will need to be the physi- our faculty, and our staff, and are reflected in our cian leaders of tomorrow.” school’s achievements of 2017. These include: Match Day for the Class of 2017 Annette C. Reboli, MD, Named Dean Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s fourth- Rowan University announced the appointment of year medical students joined thousands of medical Annette C. Reboli, MD, as dean of Cooper Medical School students and graduates from throughout the nation of Rowan University (CMSRU) in 2017. Dr. Reboli, a and around the world in learning the specialty and professor of medicine who had served as the school’s location of the residency programs where they’ll interim dean since July 2016, is a prominent infectious train for the next three to seven years during an diseases expert with solid history of scholarship and exciting and emotional Match Day ceremony held on a decades-long commitment to medical education. March 17, 2017. The graduates were offered residency She played a key role in the development and launch positions at some of the nation’s most prestigious and of CMSRU in 2012 as its founding vice dean, a position competitive programs through what was CMSRU’s she held prior to her appointment as interim dean. second Match Day ceremony. To Educate

Class of 2017 Commencement Ceremony 26 Edward Deal, D.O., uses a mannequin to teach first-year medical students about anesthesiology procedures during Week on the Wards, a CMSRU course that provides early exposure to inpatient medical care and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.

Class of 2021 Dons White Coats 57 CMSRU Students Earn MDs To On Friday, September 15, 2017, 97 new CMSRU first-year On May 12, 2017, 57 CMSRU students earned their students donned their white coats during the school’s medical degrees—the second graduating class of the annual White Coat Ceremony held in Pfleeger Concert Camden-based medical school. The ceremony was the Hall on Rowan’s main campus in Glassboro. More than first for CMSRU on the University Green in Glassboro – 600 family members, friends, board members, and school a fitting culmination of a Commencement Week at leadership were in attendance at this important rite of Rowan that included nine ceremonies over four days. passage for first-year medical students. Robert Laskowski, MD, past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges Board of Directors and CMSRU Approved as retired president and CEO of Christiana Health System in EducateHonor Medical Society Chapter Wilmington, Delaware, was the commencement speaker. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AMA) approved the Gamma New Jersey Chapter at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in 2017. CMSRU embarked on the formal process to charter its Alpha Omega Alpha chapter upon earning full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education the previous June. More than 55 Nobel Prize winners are members of Alpha Omega Alpha, as well as 11 of the 19 United States Surgeons General.

27 Cooper Medical School of An additional first-year student joined at the end of Rowan University the academic year. Upon graduating from CMSRU, students in the CMSRU Student Awarded National Prestigious Scholarship accelerated program will complete their primary care residency training at Cooper University Health Care Ronald Ikechi, third-year medical student at Cooper in pediatrics or internal medicine. Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), was one of 30 students across the country selected as a United “Hawkeye” Delivers Special Grand Rounds Lecture Health Foundation and National Medical Fellowships ToHe may have only played the role of doctor on theEducate TV Diverse Medical Scholar. The scholarship recognizes show “M*A*S*H”, but Alan Alda knows what it takes students who embody the organizations’ shared for good physicians to become great: communication, mission of improving quality health care access through an idea he explained to deans, faculty, and students of community service and working with the underserved. CMSRU during “The Patient Will See You Now,” a Accelerated Curriculum for Primary Care special “Grand Rounds” lecture held November 14. In recent years, Alda has been helping scientists learn to Last summer, CMSRU welcomed the second cohort of communicate more effectively with the public through students accepted into its three-year accelerated program, his work as a visiting professor at Stony Brook a federal grant-funded initiative designed to strengthen University School of Journalism’s Alan Alda Center the primary care workforce in the southern New Jersey for Communicating Science. region, particularly in underserved communities. Three new students started the competitive program in July, joining four others who are entering their second year.

Salino Wydo, MD, rounding with medical students. 28 5th Annual Berkowitz Family Foundation Lecture than 220 Cooper clinicians and medical students. The Damon Tweedy, MD, author of The New York Times lecture program is presented by The Cooper Foundation, bestseller, “Black Man in a White Coat” – selected as Cooper University Health Care, and Cooper Medical one of the Top 10 Non-fiction Books of 2015 – discussed School of Rowan University, and funded by The Berkowitz the role of race in medicine as the featured speaker for Family Foundation. the Fifth Annual Berkowitz Family Foundation Lecture To EducateProgram, held September 12 and attended by more Alumna Profile: Daisy Obiora, MD

“Being a good physician rides on know- molecular neuroscience from Johns ing the information and having good Hopkins University in 2011 and applied technical skill,” says Daisy Obiora, MD, to CMSRU mainly because the school’s who earned her medical degree as a service-oriented mission – and its loca- member of CMSRU’s second gradu- tion in Camden – resonated with her. ating class in 2017. “But a lot comes Her CMSRU education was one of from your interaction with patients – distinction. Admitted to the Chiron what you do, how you act. I always Medical Honor Society, she has need to put my best foot forward for my patients. People do better with published research in the area of their health if they have a trusted relationship with osteoarthritis, served as a peer tutor, and represented their physician.” CMSRU students to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. She also volunteers with Heart of Camden John McGeehan, MD, associate professor at CMSRU, Housing and Community Development and the city’s beams with pride when he hears that. Obiora, he says, Cathedral Kitchen. embodies the mission of the school. Post-graduation, she is doing her residency at Cooper “I could see Daisy’s spark right away,” says Dr. McGeehan, who was director of admissions and dean of students University Health Care where she’ll specialize in urology – when Dr. Obiora applied to CMSRU. “In her very first a highly competitive, male-dominated field. “I really semester, she excelled. She is one of the top medical like the variety with urology,” says Dr. Obiora. “There’s a students we’ve had. good amount of surgery and I’ll work with men, women, children, and oncology patients. With urology, you’re able “She really listens to patients,” he adds. “The patients to improve someone’s quality of life with intervention.” feel that she’s there for them. When someone is where they belong, they blossom. Daisy belonged at CMSRU.” She is immensely proud to wear her white coat – and

Dr. Obiora immediately knew CMSRU was for her. In fact, keenly aware of its symbolism. once she had her interview, she cancelled interviews at “It represents something when you walk into a patient’s other medical schools where she had applied. She was room,” she says. “For me, the best part about medicine one of 64 students admitted to CMSRU in 2013 from is talking to patients and providing a solution to a among 4,000 applicants. problem. The relationship of trust with a patient is as Dr. Obiora earned her bachelor’s degree in cellular and important as any drug out there.”

29 Nursing Education: A Strategic Imperative

In order to continue to attract and retain the best 2nd Successful Nurse Externship Program and the brightest nurses, Cooper has made nursing Cooper’s nursing externship program, an eight-week education and research a strategic imperative. Aligned summer program for senior-year nursing students at with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Rutgers and Villanova universities that was launched report, we are committed to nurses with advanced in 2016, completed a second successful year with 20 degrees practicing to the fullest extent of their license, participants. recruiting nurses with advanced degrees to be leaders Education Partnerships and educators, and increasing professional develop- The Department of Nursing forged partnerships with ment, education, and specialty certification programs. Drexel, Walden and Capella universities for significant To that end, in 2017: tuition reimbursement for Cooper staff to return to Continuing Education school for undergraduate and graduate degrees – As an accredited provider of New Jersey State Nursing helping to advance their careers and expertise. Association (NJSNA) continuing education hours, in the Perioperative Program 2016-2017 program year, Cooper provided 86 continu- The second wave of Cooper’s five-month program ing education activities in which there were 2,876 total to further strengthen the specialized skills and participants and 4,670.5 contact hours awarded. knowledge of operating room nurses got underway on August 29, 2017. To

Brian O’Toole, RN, TNCC, ALS, BLS 30 Educate Jennifer Colligon, RNFA, Clinical Specialist

Cooper Bridges Celebrates 11th Year Unit-based Clinical Educator Model Cooper Bridges is a biannual journal written and produced Cooper has established a robust unit-based clinical by Cooper nurses to share best nursing practices through educator model, with master’s-prepared nurses educational articles that stimu- who have experience in their respective specialties late thinking and drive research, supporting all inpatient units, including Behavioral with the ultimate goal of refining Health, Critical Care, Emergency, Maternal-Child and enhancing patient care. Health, Medical/Surgical, Pediatrics, Perioperative, 2017 marked this valuable Procedural Areas, and Trauma. In addition, there are publication’s 11th year of two non-unit-based clinical educators who are peer-reviewed content, assigned as needed, and one who is dedicated to showcasing the knowledge MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. and expertise of Publications and Presentations Cooper nurses. Cooper nurses had their work published in numerous Nurse Residency Program publications in addition to Cooper’s own Bridges journal. ToNursing leaders developed the curriculum for a Notably, in 2017, they authored or co-authored 18 comprehensive RN Residency Program to support articles that appeared in peer-reviewed periodicals, newly licensed RNs and LPNs transition effectively as well as one book chapter. Two Cooper nurses into clinical practice and are seeking accreditation also serve as nursing journal editors. In addition, our for the program from the National Council of State nurses were in demand as speakers, giving 16 local, Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). 12 regional, and 21 national presentations. Educate31 Cooper Health Careers Initiative

Cooper Health Careers Initiative (CHCI), in association A ceremony welcoming the inaugural class of students enrolled in the with Camden County and HopeWorks, launched a Cooper Health Careers Initiative. free medical coding training program for Camden residents. The initiative offers the promise of a medical coding job at Cooper upon successful completion of the program. Fifteen people entered the program in 2017.

CHCI is built around a comprehensive approach that provides access to pre-training support and coaching to complete a certificate program in medical coding offered by Camden County College and approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). CHCI participants take the first step toward gaining valuable education and experience in health care while positioning themselves to continue their education and obtain an Associates or Baccalaureate degree.

Cooper Health Care Careers Initiative Medical Coding inaugural class with Cooper Senior Leadership, Camden County College representatives, and elected officials.

32 To Educate Cooper Research team under the direction of Spencer A. Brown, PhD (6th from left).

Research: On the Leading Edge

The research mission of the Cooper University Health Care Cell-based Therapy to Treat Osteoarthritis system is to improve our patients’ and neighbors’ One of the first clinical trials for osteoarthritis using a standard of care through innovation. This is a collaborative cell-based therapy from adipose (fat) tissue was initiated at program working not only with the Cooper Medical Cooper as a joint collaboration between Plastic Surgery School of Rowan University, but also with other top-notch and Orthopedics. In this FDA IDE-approved clinical trial, academic centers and corporate sponsors. Cooper’s Cooper University Health Care served as a clinical site research platform also serves as a training experience and the core Laboratory for the multi-centered clinical for residents in the Department of Surgery as well as study in the U.S. Additional studies using this technology fellows from MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. will be launched in 2018 at Cooper University Health Care.

All our research projects are clinically translational – which means they aim to “translate” findings into medical practice and meaningful health outcomes – and led by Cooper faculty members from multiple medical disciplines. Our current areas of focus are regenerative medicine, trauma-based wound healing, and epigenetics. Some recent highlights include:

To Educate33 Christian Tala, Medical Lab Technician

Research: On the Leading Edge Research Initiatives to Benefit the U.S. Armed Forces $2.2 Million Gift for Stem Cell Research We place a strong emphasis on meeting the needs The Cooper Foundation received a $2.2 million gift in of military-oriented training and research initiatives. 2017, funding specialized research to explore the role Our translational research group is working in several of a unique line of stem cells in certain cancers, wound trauma-related areas, including: healing, and vision. The generous donor—who wishes to • Revisiting the need for massive amounts of fluids to remain anonymous—is a grateful former patient of resuscitate patients who have lost a substantial amount Richard D. Lackman, MD, Co-Director of Orthopaedic of blood, by re-examining treatment algorithms and Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. the use of biomaterials, potential fluids, and technology Dr. Lackman is an internationally known clinical leader to keep people alive longer and expert in the treatment of sarcomas, one of the three areas on which the stem-cell research will focus. • Prolonging the life of a patient for 48 to 72 hours in the absence of a military medical unit through new All of these projects are supported by our experienced treatments, biomaterials, and techniques staff of 5 PhDs, research manager, contract writer, two technicians, and biostatistical and clinical • Providing a novel approach to septic shock treatment support staff. using cell-based therapies, including the potential of using a patient’s own fat-derived stem cells to stabilize blood vessels to buy more time

To34 Educate Premier Institutes

• MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, through a • Cooper Bone and Joint Institute offers high-quality partnership with the nation’s number-one cancer orthopaedic care with the latest technological center, offers advanced, multi-disciplinary cancer advances. The integrated team includes fellowship- treatment, innovative technologies, cutting-edge trained and board-certified experts in orthopaedics, clinical trials, and comprehensive supportive rheumatology, podiatry, and rehabilitation for care services. arthritis pain, sprains and strains, tendon or ligament injury, tendonitis, broken bones, dislocations, trauma, Surgical Services Institute • offers advanced surgical and more. options in 12 specialty areas including ear, nose, and throat, pain management, colorectal, general, plastic • Cooper Neurological Institute (CNI) is fully dedicated and reconstructive, oral and maxillofacial, thoracic, to the diagnosis and treatment of neurological urology, and vascular. It is also home to the Cooper and neurosurgical issues including epilepsy, Aortic Center, the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery movement disorders, headache, trauma and brain, Center, the Level I Adult Trauma Center, and the spine, and pituitary cancer. The CNI is recognized Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. • Adult Health Institute provides coordinated care via Cooper’s extensive network of primary and • Women’s and Children’s Institute is home to the specialty care services including dermatology Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, South Jersey’s and dermatologic surgery, endocrinology, family only state-designated hospital for children, and The medicine, geriatric medicine, infectious diseases, Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness at internal medicine, nephrology, palliative care, and Cooper, which provides primary and multi-specialty pulmonary medicine. It is also home to the Cooper care, radiology services, and wellness education. Digestive Health Institute, South Jersey’s largest Urban Health Institute freestanding endoscopic center, providing a full range • is redesigning health care of gastrointestinal services with satellite offices to meet the needs of an underserved population. throughout the region. Its founding principle is to ensure that community residents have access to quality preventive care and • Cooper Heart Institute, one of the most the tools to manage complex medical conditions comprehensive cardiovascular programs in the when needed. This includes the Cooper Advanced region, provides a full range of heart care from Care Center, with primary care and medical and prevention and diagnosis to the most innovative, surgical specialties, and the Camden Coalition of non-surgical techniques and surgical treatments, Healthcare Providers, whose key role is knowledge including stenting procedures, heart surgery, and dissemination and communication among minimally invasive procedures. organizations in the City of Camden.

Centers of Excellence

• Center for Critical Care Services provides the highest • Center for Population Health helps Cooper implement level of lifesaving inpatient care for the seriously new patient care strategies to improve the patient ill and injured. The Center is staffed by physician experience and reduce costs. experts in sepsis, cardiogenic shock, and respiratory Center for Trauma Services failure and serves as a major referral source for area • is a Level I Adult Trauma hospitals. Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center that cares for severely injured patients involved in motor • Center for Urgent and Emergent Services provides vehicle crashes, falls, industrial accidents, and acts 24/7 access to immediate care, whether through the of violence. It has an active community education Emergency Department, 911 Emergency Medical program in trauma prevention and safety. Cooper is Services, Air Medical Services or the Transfer Center. the only hospital in the region that provides trauma Our Urgent Care Centers take ED staffing out to the care for adults and children. community and offer extended day, evening, and To Educate weekend hours for patients of all ages. One Cooper Plaza Camden, NJ 08103

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