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Mission
Cooper University Hospital is an academic medical center committed to world-class patient care, education, and research resulting in a healthier community.
Vision
Cooper University Hospital will be the health care leader in the Delaware Valley providing exceptional medical care and service for every patient, every day, in a patient-centered, family-focused environment.
Health Sciences Campus
Cooper University Hospital is currently undergoing the most dramatic physical expansion in thirty years including:
• the addition of a new $220 million patient-care pavilion
• $60 million in upgrades to existing structures including the Kelemen Pavilion, the existing patient care pavilion, and Three Cooper Plaza, our outpatient facility
• A new $33 million parking garage completed September 2007
Pavilion Project
• New 10-story 312,000-square-foot patient care pavilion
• 60 private medical/surgical rooms
• 30 state-of-the-art critical care beds
• 12,000-square-foot addition to the Emergency Department
• State-of-the-art laboratory services located within the new pavilion
• 12 state-of-the-art operating room suites
• Campus re-orientation from Haddon Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard with new front entrance and drop-off zone
• Expanded customer friendly public lobby space with new restaurant
• Future expansion space for up to 120 additional beds and imaging/procedure suites
Additional Campus Expansions Include:
• $140 million education and research building of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: 160,000
square foot facility to provide classrooms, an auditorium, research laboratories and faculty offices
• $80 million Cooper Cancer Institute
• $50 million biomedical research building
• $12 million in neighborhood par
The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper
• South Jersey’s only state-designated children’s hospital
• The most comprehensive pediatric program in South Jersey including 18 pediatric specialties
• Board-certified pediatricians in-house 24/7
• Regional Perinatal Center – cares for mothers with complicated pregnancies as well as infants born too small, too soon, or with congenital disorders.
Research and Service Grant Awards 2006
• National Institutes of Health $2,231,111
• Other research grants: $2,944,375
• Service awards $11,942,266
Medical School Affiliation
Cooper University Hospital is the core teaching facility for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey / Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden (UMDNJ/RWJMS) for third- and fourth-year medical students.
• Number of students: 112 |
Patient Volume
• Admissions: 25,000+
• Average Daily Census: 360
• Emergency RoomVisits: 56,000
Number of Beds
Total number of licensed beds: 561
• 410 MED/SURG
• 24 ICU
• 12 CCU
• 10 TICU
• 24 PEDS
• 26 OB/GYN
• 25 Neonatal ICU
• 9 Intermediate bassinets
• 6 PEDS ICU
• 15 Psychiatric
Financial
Cooper University Hospital Obligated Group, nonprofit organization
Operating Revenues
• 2007: $667 million
Current Bond Ratings
• Moody’s Baa3 with stable outlook
• S&P BBB with stable outlook
Charity Care and Medicaid Provided (2007)
• Cost: $148 million
• Payments: $84 million
Research and Service Grant Awards 2006
• National Institutes of Health: $2,231,111
• Other research grants: $2,944,375
• Service awards: $11,942,266
Awards Received
• NRC Consumer Choice Award 2005, 2006, 2007
• NJBIA Outstanding Employer Award, 2006
• NJBiz Best Place to Work in N.J., 2005, 2006
• Philadelphia Business Journal Best Places to Work, 2007
Cooper Employees
• All Cooper: 5,284
• Full Time: 3,950
• Part Time: 1,334
Medical Staff
• Number of Physicians: 700+
• Number of University Physicians: 370+
• Residents & Fellows: 250
• Cooper’s University Physicians’ network with over 75 clinical practice offices throughout South Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania
Nursing
• Number of Nurses Employed: 840
• Clinical education site for 8 schools of nursing with over 1,000 students on site each year
• Clinical specialty care expertise from premature infants through geriatric care
• Approved provider of continued Nursing Education by the N.J. State Nurses Association, offering approximately 100 classes
• Governance structure in place including Nurse Councils on clinical practice, performance improvement, research, professional development, and administration
• Full preceptor program and Nurse Externship |