2021-11-15T16:38:41-06:00 2020-12-31 366055558 GRANT THORNTON LLP 2001 MARKET STREET SUITE 700 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2020-01-01 210634462 THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM A NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION COOP 8563422000 1 FEDERAL STREET STE NW2-400 CAMDEN NJ 08103 BRIAN M REILLY CFO 8563422443 2021-11-15 1 BRIAN REILLY 999009999 RUSSLEE ARMSTRONG P00288383 2155614200 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEVIN O'DOWD ONE COOPER PLAZA CAMDEN NJ 08103 1619585275 0 X WWW.COOPERHEALTH.ORG X 1875 NJ TO SERVE, TO HEAL, AND TO EDUCATE. COOPER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION (SEE SCHEDULE O) THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS OF CARE AND BY BRINGING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TOGETHER, CREATING VALUE. 23 17 10061 445 0 0 42961145 111544032 1390920503 1422693889 26398452 12527310 26211379 16178883 1486491479 1562944114 77750 2131700 0 0 815778704 875463506 0 0 0 600702220 621988494 1416558674 1499583700 69932805 63360414 1520405762 1794664163 752539414 961937243 767866348 832726920 X SEE SCHEDULE OCOOPER HEALTH SYSTEM IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM SERVING THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION. COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM'S MISSION IS TO SERVE, TO HEAL, AND TO EDUCATE. COOPER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS TO CARE AND BY BRINGING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TOGETHER, CREATING VALUE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. COOPER'S VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN THE REGION, DRIVEN BY ITS EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE DELIVERING A WORLD CLASS PATIENT EXPERIENCE, ONE PATIENT AT A TIME, AND THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING THE PROVIDERS OF THE FUTURE. 0 0 1217323999 2131700 1418540947 THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM, A NEW JERSEY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION (CHS) IS A NEW JERSEY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CHS IS COMPRISED OF THREE DIVISIONS: THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (CUH), COOPER UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS (UP) AND COOPER CARE ALLIANCE (CCA). THE CUH DIVISION INCLUDES THE OPERATIONS OF COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT COOPER, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON AMBULATORY DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION, AND MANY OTHER HEALTH SERVICES. THE UP DIVISION CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYED MEDICAL STAFF AND RELATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. THE CCA DIVISION CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY EMPLOYED COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACADEMIC FACULTY APPOINTMENTS. 1217323999 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1069 0 1 10061 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 23 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 8563422000 ONE COOPER PLAZA CAMDEN NJ 08103 X KEVIN O'DOWD JD CO-PRESIDENT/CEO 50.00 5.00 X X 2036361 0 164223 ANTHONY MAZZARELLI MDJDMBE CO-PRESIDENT/CEO 51.00 4.00 X X 1933357 0 144031 GENEROSA GRANA MD TRUSTEE/DIR COOPER CANCER INS 52.00 3.00 X 995867 0 27920 ROLAND SCHWARTING MD TRUSTEE/CHIEF, PATHOLOGY 52.00 3.00 X 753160 0 17038 MICHAEL E CHANSKY MD TRUSTEE / CHIEF, EMERGENCY MED 55.00 0.00 X 678501 0 9426 STEVEN E ROSS MD TRUSTEE/DEPT OF SURGERY 52.00 3.00 X 293757 0 30011 BRIAN REILLY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 53.00 2.00 X 938284 0 66110 ERIC KUPERSMITH MD CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE 54.00 1.00 X 896051 0 112385 SEAN MURPHY SR EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL 55.00 0.00 X 663421 0 46451 KATHLEEN DEVINE RN DRNP SVP/CHIEF NURSING OFFICER 55.00 0.00 X 423661 0 56540 DINA MATHEWS-LAURENDEAU BOARD SECRETARY 38.00 2.00 X 108709 0 25086 JEFFREY P CARPENTER MD CHIEF OF SURGERY 55.00 0.00 X 1317636 0 31176 LAWRENCE S MILLER MD CHIEF, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 55.00 0.00 X 1090321 0 55428 ROBIN L PERRY MD CHIEF, DEPT OF OB GYN 55.00 0.00 X 684376 0 32168 ELIZABETH GREEN SVP HUMAN RESOURCE 54.00 1.00 X 447564 0 60160 KENNETH M WRIGHT SVP/CHIEF ACCTG OFFICER 49.00 6.00 X 438923 0 33153 ROBERT HOCKEL SVP, OPERATIONS 55.00 0.00 X 421183 0 36173 MICHAEL ROSENBLOOM MD HEAD, DIV OF CARDIOTHORACIC SG 55.00 0.00 X 1803400 0 30547 FRANK W BOWEN III MD SURGEON 55.00 0.00 X 1466965 0 55741 ADAM ELFANT MD ASSC DIVISION HEAD-DEPT OF MED 55.00 0.00 X 1440837 0 43479 RICHARD Y HIGHBLOOM MD SURGEON 55.00 0.00 X 1368910 0 25973 BRIAN JANKOWITZ MD NEUROLOGY 55.00 0.00 X 1557371 0 1134 GARY LESNESKI SPECIAL COUNSEL 20.00 0.00 X 338349 0 25897 GEORGE E NORCROSS III CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD/TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER S AMENTA MD PHD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIDNEY R BROWN TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEON D DEMBO ESQ TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS M DIFLORIO TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHOEBE A HADDON JD LLM TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALI A HOUSHMAND PHD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KATZ MD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DUANE D MYERS TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP A NORCROSS ESQ TRUSTEE 3.00 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL NORTON TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE REBOLI MD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A SAPORITO DDS TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM A SCHWARTZ JR TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRIS SINGH PHD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY A SNYDER MD TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WEINER TRUSTEE 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 22096964 0 1130250 1729 1 1 0 ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP 9115 HAGUE ROAD INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250 HEALTHCARE SVCS 3680016 PHOENIX MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION 681 CHESTNUT STREET UNION NJ 07083 CONSTRUCTION 3348928 NTHRIVE INC 200 NORTH POINT CENTER ALPHARETTA GA 30022 REVENUE CYCLE MGMT 3334396 THE CAMPAIGN GROUP INC 1600 LOCUST STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 ADVERTISING 3106273 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 200 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10166 LEGAL 2816193 55 2432853 109111179 111544032 NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE 622110 1372538173 1372538173 OTHER HEALTHCARE RELATED REVENUE 622110 42455981 42455981 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 541715 5734656 5734656 ROWAN UNIVERSITY SUBSIDY 611310 1914229 1914229 EDUCATION 622110 50850 50850 1422693889 9128373 9128373 238987 0 238987 238987 238987 60006098 34000 56641161 0 3364937 34000 3398937 3398937 AIR/GROUND TRANSPORT/PARKING 900099 7477673 7477673 CAFETERIA/COFFEE/GIFT SHOP 900099 4966280 4966280 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 3495943 3495943 15939896 1562944114 1426189832 0 25210250 2131700 2131700 10790639 6331299 4459340 739024326 673620698 65403628 15963902 9104853 6859049 59530477 26518013 33012464 50154162 24896096 25258066 12307148 3101888 9205260 3088905 268945 2819960 724357 724357 590516 590516 56172839 26775481 29397358 8292976 3665477 4627499 301188452 256010184 45178268 34042989 25070997 8971992 351097 310924 40173 387105 387105 14636850 9978190 4658660 52664510 52378483 286027 41109540 38528055 2581485 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 96431210 58245611 38185599 1499583700 1217323999 282259701 0 15747968 169602448 313383070 387146450 6107639 7964926 146719322 140505310 0 0 0 20615893 17837632 7324586 8771563 1301213731 693218098 579025956 607995633 329174577 353766702 67539348 69340329 34767403 31733170 1520405762 1794664163 214575616 245302127 0 18222579 25982763 244880901 237473890 48467121 48159896 226393197 405018567 752539414 961937243 X 767427348 832287920 439000 439000 767866348 832726920 1520405762 1794664163 X 63360414 13476806 -11976648 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 112935 0 1 21109 134044 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED THE FOLLOWING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES: THE ORGANIZATION PAID INDEPENDENT FIRMS $47,935 TO PROVIDE LOBBYING SERVICES AND TO ENGAGE IN LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED INTERNAL EXPENSES FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF APPROXIMATELY $65,000 WHERE ITS PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN LOBBYING EFFORTS. LINE 1G: $47,935 LINE 1G: $65,000 TOTAL LINE 1G: $112,935 THE ORGANIZATION WAS A MEMBER OF CERTAIN INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS; ALL OF WHICH ENGAGE IN LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THEIR MEMBER HOSPITALS. THE PORTION OF THESE DUES ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR IS DETAILED BELOW AND IN TOTAL IS $21,109. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $12,109 HOSPITAL ALLIANCE OF NEW JERSEY $9,000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 439000 1.00000 0 0 5739473 5739473 295201869 107402808 187799061 313622029 143483537 170138492 685373812 441535392 243838420 1276548 796361 480187 607995633 SETTLEMENTS THIRD-PARTY PAYORS 154327537 SELF-INSURED RESERVES 119218088 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 46209169 LONG-TERM INTERCO PAYABLE 31422166 ACCRUED RETIREMENT BENEFITS 20747279 OTHER LIABILITIES 33094328 405018567 1559581000 13476806 -16839920 -3363114 1562944114 0 1562944114 1494720000 0 1494720000 4863700 4863700 1499583700 PART V, LINE 4: INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS AFFILIATES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP -6,998,927. CHANGE IN PROVISION BENEFIT OBLIGATION -4,977,293. RECLASS: INVESTMENT MGMT FEES -590,516. RECLASS: DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN COSTS -1,738,332. RECLASS: GE LEASE -2,534,852. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS: INVESTMENT MGMT FEES 590,516. RECLASS: DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN COSTS 1,738,332. RECLASS: GE LEASE 2,534,852. 1 1 1 X 1 X 500.000000000000 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 934 27590424 14668000 12922424 0.00860 1 10331 361848346 295612115 66236231 0.04420 2 11265 389438770 310280115 79158655 0.05280 8 42835 140469 11060 129409 0.00010 1 167 127817975 50784402 77033573 0.05140 1 41 1708 0 1708 0.00000 1 102 8978 0 8978 0.00000 2121700 0 2121700 0.00140 11 43145 130090830 50795462 79295368 0.05290 13 54410 519529600 361075577 158454023 0.10570 0 206039000 299204000 -93165000 X 1 1 1 1 COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM ONE COOPER PLAZA CAMDEN NJ 08103 WWW.COOPERHEALTH.ORG 10402 X X X X X X X LEVEL 1 TRAUMA COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM 1 1 0 1 X X X X X X X X X 19 1 1 1 1 X SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION X 1 19 1 SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 0 1 X X X X 1 1 X X X X 1 X SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION X SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION X SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFO X X X X X X 1 X 0 X X X X 1 X 0 0 PART V, SECTION B: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) THAT COVERS THE REQUIRED THREE YEAR PERIOD FOR 2019-2021 WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. THE ASSESSMENT USED BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE AND COMPARE HEALTH TRENDS AND DISPARITIES ACROSS THE REGION. PRIMARY RESEARCH SOLICITED INPUT FROM KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EXPERTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. SECONDARY RESEARCH IDENTIFIED DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH TRENDS ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND POPULATIONS. THE COOPER BOARD OF TRUSTEES MET ON DECEMBER 17, 2019 TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS OF THE CHNA AND THE RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE BOARD VOTED TO ADOPT THE FINAL SUMMARY REPORT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO CARRY OUT THE INITIATIVES THEREIN. QUESTION 5: THE BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, AND GLOUCESTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE DESIGN AND COMPLETION OF COOPER'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING MEETINGS TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE HEALTH NEEDS.SPECIFIC RESEARCH METHODS:- A REVIEW OF SECONDARY HEALTH AND SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR THE SERVICE AREA.- AN ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF HOSPITAL UTILIZATION DATA.- PARTNER FORUMS WITH COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND LEADERS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES AND FACILITATE POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGY COLLABORATION.- FOCUS GROUPS WITH HEALTH CONSUMERS.QUESTION 6: THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT COLLABORATIVE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS: COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HEALTH SYSTEM, LOURDES HEALTH SYSTEM, VIRTUA HEALTH, AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OF BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES.QUESTION 7A & 10A:WWW.COOPERHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT- THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IS ON PAGES 132-135.QUESTION 11: A VOTING SYSTEM BASED ON THE CRITERIA OF SCOPE, SEVERITY, AND ABILITY TO IMPACT WAS USED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS IN THE ASSESSMENT PRIORITIZE LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE PRIORITIZED LIST OF HEALTH NEEDS IS AS FOLLOWS:1. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC DISEASE COMORBIDITIES2. LINKAGES TO CARE - ACCESS3. SUBSTANCE ABUSE COOPER IS ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA AS FOLLOWS:BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/CHRONIC DISEASE COMORBIDITIES:- CREATION OF AN ADVANCED CARE CENTER WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INNOVATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP VISIT MODEL - PATIENTS WITH SIMILAR DIAGNOSES MEET TOGETHER AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES OF CARE TOGETHER- COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS LINKAGES TO CARE - ACCESS: - PARTNERED WITH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN COMPLETING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MEDICAID, ETC.- TRAINED STAFF AS CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN OBTAINING INSURANCE- LAUNCHED URGENT CARE SERVICES IN THREE LOCATIONS - IMPLEMENTED DEDICATED SCHEDULE SLOTS WITH PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS TO ENSURE AVAILABLE FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER HOSPITAL DISCHARGESUBSTANCE ABUSE:- IMPLEMENTED STANDARDIZED, SYSTEMATIC MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR ALL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO COOPER - LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE GAPS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND IDENTIFY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN SERVICE PROVISION - HOSTED AND SUPPORTED MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY'S ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE RATIONALE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED: COOPER RECOGNIZES THAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES HAVE THE BROADEST REACH TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. WHILE ADDITIONAL DISEASE SPECIFIC AND POPULATION SPECIFIC NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED, THE GROUP FOUND THAT OTHER RESOURCES, SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY PERINATAL COOPERATIVE AND DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES WERE AVAILABLE AND THE HEALTH SYSTEMS WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN UTILIZING THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDRESSING THE PRIORITIZED NEEDS.QUESTION 16: WWW.COOPERHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-MATTERS 77 1 - MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER TWO COOPER PLAZA CAMDEN NJ 08103 ONCOLOGY/MULTI-SPECIALTY CTR 2 - MULTI-SPECIALTY CENTER THREE COOPER PLAZA CAMDEN NJ 08103 GAMM KNIFE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER/CNI/UHI/SURGERY/B&J/AHI/CCI/HI/W&C 3 - MULTI-SPECIALTY CENTER 2339 ROUTE 70 CHERRY HILL NJ 08003 MULTI-SPECIALTY CENTER 4 - CANCER CENTER 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE L M VOORHEES NJ 08043 CANCER CENTER 5 - BONE&JOINTRHEUMATOLOGYPHYSICAL THERAPY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 2 STE 203 VOORHEES NJ 08043 B&J/RHEUMATOLOGY/PHYSICAL THERAPY 6 - CARDIOLOGY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 2 STE 201 VOORHEES NJ 08043 CARDIOLOGY 7 - WALGREENS PHARMACY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 2 STE 205 VOORHEES NJ 08043 WALGREENS PHARMACY SPACE 8 - GYNELOGICAL ONCOLOGY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE F VOORHEES NJ 08043 GYNONC 9 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 2 STE 202 VOORHEES NJ 08043 INTERNAL MEDICINE 10 - LABORATORY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 2 STE 204 VOORHEES NJ 08043 LAB 11 - RADIOLOGY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE B VOORHEES NJ 08043 RADIOLOGY 12 - RADONC 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE D VOORHEES NJ 08043 RADONC 13 - SLEEPPULMONARY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE J K VOORHEES NJ 08043 SLEEP/PULMONARY 14 - SURGERY 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE E VOORHEES NJ 08043 SURGERY 15 - SURGICAL SPECIALTIES - CANCER CENTER 900 CENTENNIAL BLVD BLDG 1 STE G VOORHEES NJ 08043 SURGICAL SPECIALTIES - CANCER 16 - PEDIATRICS 6400 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 PEDIATRICS 17 - RIPA WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER 6100 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER 18 - PEDIATRICS OBGYN AUDIOLOGY 1 2 4 PLAZA DR BLDG 4 STE 401 SEWELL NJ 08080 PEDIATRICS/OBGYN/AUDIOLOGY 19 - INTERNAL MEDICINE MFM SURGERY ETC 651 JOHN F KENNEDY WAY WILLINGBORO NJ 08046 INTERNAL MEDICINE/MFM/SURGERY 20 - FAMILY MEDICINE OBGYN PEDS 701 ROUTE 73 NORTH STE 7 8 MARLTON NJ 08053 FAMILY MEDICINE/OBGYN/PEDS 21 - URGENT CARE 318 S WHITEHORSE PIKE AUDUBON NJ 08106 URGENT CARE 22 - PULMONARY & FAMILY SLEEP CENTER 218 SUNSET RD STE C WILLINGBORO NJ 08046 PULMONARY/FAMILY SLEEP CENTER/CARDIOLOGY/ANESTHESIOLOGY/DIGESTIVE HEALTH INS 23 - SURGERY 6014/6015 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 SURGERY 24 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 390 NORTH BROADWAY STE 100 200 PENNSVILLE NJ 08070 INTERNAL MEDICINE 25 - GI PHYS PRACTICE & DIGESTIVE HEALTH 501 FELLOWSHIP RD STE 101 102 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08053 PHYSICIAN PRACTICE/AMBULATORY CARE/OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY CENTER 26 - RADIOLOGY LAB OBGYN INTERNAL MED 1103 NORTH KINGS HIGHWAY CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 RADIOLOGY/LAB/OBGYN/INTERNAL MEDICINE 27 - ENT 6200 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 ENT 28 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 1 2 4 PLAZA DR BLDG 1 STE 103 SEWELL NJ 08080 INTERNAL MEDICINE 29 - URGENT CARE 195 ROUTE 130 CINNAMINSON NJ 08077 URGENT CARE 30 - FAMILY MEDICINE 110 MARTER AVE STE 503 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 FAMILY MEDICINE 31 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 430 S BROADWAY GLOUCESTER CITY NJ 08030 INTERNAL MEDICINE 32 - BONE & JOINT 525 ROUTE 73 SOUTH STE 303 MARLTON NJ 08053 BONE & JOINT/CNI 33 - URGENT CARE 2001 ROUTE 70 EAST CHERRY HILL NJ 08003 URGENT CARE 34 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 123 EGG HARBOR RD BLDG 600 STE 604 SEWELL NJ 08080 INTERNAL MEDICINE 35 - GENERAL OBGYN 1900 BURLINGTON-MT HOLLY RD BLDG 2 CD BURLINGTON NJ 08016 GENERAL OBGYN 36 - FAMILY MEDICINE 1865 HARRISON AVE STE 1300 CAMDEN NJ 08105 FAMILY MEDICINE 37 - FAMILY MEDICINE 1217 NORTH CHURCH ST MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 FAMILY MEDICINE 38 - FAMILY MEDICINE 1050 NORTH KINGS HIGHWAY STE 105 CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 FAMILY MEDICINE 39 - SURGERY 1 2 4 PLAZA DR BLDG 2 STE 202/203 SEWELL NJ 08080 SURGERY 40 - FAMILY MEDICINE 504 WHITE HORSE PIKE HADDON HEIGHTS NJ 08035 FAMILY MEDICINE 41 - BARIATRICS 6017 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 BARIATRICS 42 - UROLOGY SURGERY 127 CHURCH RD STE 400 500 MARLTON NJ 08053 UROLOGY SURGERY 43 - PEDIATRICS 1900 BURLINGTON-MT HOLLY RDBLDG 2 BURLINGTON NJ 08016 PEDIATRICS 44 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 196 GROVE AVE STE B C THOROFARE NJ 08086 INTERNAL MEDICINE 45 - PSYCHIATRY 1011 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 PSYCHIATRY 46 - URGENT CARE 20 S BLACKHORSE PIKE RUNNEMEDE NJ 08078 URGENT CARE 47 - CARDIOLOGY 66 EAST AVE STE A B WOODSTOWN NJ 08098 CARDIOLOGY 48 - INTERNAL MEDICINE CARDIOLOGY ENDOCRINO 1210 BRACE RD CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 INTERNAL MEDICINE/CARDIOLOGY 49 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 222 GIBBSBORO RD CLEMENTON NJ 08021 INTERNAL MEDICINE 50 - PRIMARY CARE 2963 MARNE HIGHWAY MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08053 PRIMARY CARE 51 - SURGERY CNI PT 1935 ROUTE 70 CHERRY HILL NJ 08003 SURGERY/CNI/PT 52 - UROGYNECOLOGY 6012 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 UROGYN 53 - FAMILY MEDICINE 111 EAST MAIN ST MAPLE SHADE NJ 08052 FAMILY MEDICINE 54 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 151 FRIES MILL RD STES 202/203/204 TURNERSVILLE NJ 08012 INTERNAL MEDICINE 55 - HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY 1000 SALEM RD STE C WILLINGBORO NJ 08046 HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY 56 - SURGERY 500 CROSS KEYS RD BLDG A SICKLERVILLE NJ 08081 SURGERY 57 - FAMILY MEDICINE 200 COLLEGE DR BLACKWOOD NJ 08012 FAMILY MEDICINE 58 - CANCER INSTITUTE 301-303 CENTRAL AVE UNIT A B EGG HARBOR TWNSHP NJ 08234 CANCER INSTITUTE 59 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 416 HADDON AVE COLLINGSWOOD NJ 08108 INTERNAL MEDICINE 60 - DERM & COSMETIC PROCEDURAL SURGE 10000 SAGEMORE DR STE 10103 MARLTON NJ 08053 DERMATOLOGIC & COSMETIC 61 - ORTHOPEDICS 3740 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19063 ORTHOPEDICS 62 - INTERNAL MEDICINE 180 TUCKERTON ROAD MEDFORD NJ 08055 INTERNAL MEDICINE 63 - PEDIATRICS LEARNING CENTER 110 MARTER AVE STE 505 506 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 PEDIATRICS/LEARNING CENTER 64 - MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE 10 FORRESTAL RD STE 208 210 PRINCETON NJ 08540 MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE 65 - PRIMARY CARE 17 WEST RED BANK AVENUE WOODBURY NJ 08096 PRIMARY CARE 66 - CYBER KNIFE CENTER 715 FELLOWSHIP RD STE B C MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 CYBER KNIFE CENTER/OUTPATIENT INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES 67 - CARDIAC 151 FRIES MILL ROAD STE 400-403 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ 08012 CARDIAC 68 - CARDIOLOGY 400 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE B TURNERSVILLE NJ 08081 CARDIOLOGY 69 - ORTHOPEDICS 401 S KINGS HIGHWAY STE 3A 3B CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 ORTHOPEDICS 70 - REGIONAL CLEFT-CRANIOFACIAL PALATE 110 MARTER AVE STE 402 MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 REGIONAL CLEFT-CRANIOFACIAL PA 71 - UROGYNECOLOGY 3100 QUAKERBRIDGE RD HAMILTON NJ 08619 UROGYNECOLOGY 72 - PRIMARY CARE 200 CAMPBELL DRIVE WILLINGBORO NJ 08046 PRIMARY CARE 73 - COOPER CENTER FOR HEALING 800 COOPER STREET CAMDEN NJ 08103 COOPER CENTER FOR HEALING 74 - BONE & JOINT 20 S BLACKHORSE PIKE GLASSBORO NJ 08028 B&J INSTITUTE/AMBULATORY CARE/OUTPATIENT INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES/CNI 75 - LEARNING CENTER 4011 MAIN ST VOORHEES NJ 08043 LEARNING CENTER 76 - ORTHOPEDICS (PTOT) 1878 MARLTON PIKE EAST STE 4 5 CHERRY HILL NJ 08003 ORTHOPEDICS (PT/OT) 77 - PAIN MANAGEMENT & REHABILITATION 1101 NORTH KINGS HIGHWAY STE 100 CHERRY HILL NJ 08034 PAIN MANAGEMENT/REHABILITATION PART I, LINE 3C: ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE: THE INCOME BASED CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY IS PER NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 10:52 SUB CHAPTERS 11, 12 AND 13, AND BASED UPON CURRENT POVERTY GUIDELINES (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES). FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG) ARE INCLUDED IN THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY AND DISCOUNTED CARE. PART I, LINE 7: COLUMN FPERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSES: THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY AS PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) DID NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT EXPENSE. PART I, LINE 7G: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT COST: NO COSTS RELATING TO SUBSIDIZED HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY PHYSICIAN CLINICS.PART IICOMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:THE HEALTH OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS OF COOPER'S UTMOST CONCERN. FROM HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, COOPER STRIVES TO BE A RESPONSIBLE, INVOLVED COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT. PART III, LINE 2: THE HEALTH SYSTEM ADOPTED ASU 2014-09 FOLLOWING THE MODIFIED RETROSPECTIVE METHOD EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018, FOR ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTING ASU-2014-09, CERTAIN PATIENT ACTIVITY WHERE COLLECTION IS UNCERTAIN NO LONGER MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REVENUE RECOGNITION AND, ACCORDINGLY, REPRESENTS A REDUCTION TO NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AS AN IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION.THE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES CARE TO THOSE WHO MEET THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC LAW 1992 (CHAPTER 160) CHARITY CARE CRITERIA. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED CHARGES. THE HEALTH SYSTEM MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY IS ESTIMATED USING INTERNAL COST DATA AND IS CALCULATED BASED ON THE HEALTH SYSTEMS COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. THE TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED, DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF COST, WAS $26,115,442 AND $29,629,971 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY.THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S PATIENT ACCEPTANCE POLICY IS BASED UPON ITS MISSION STATEMENT AND ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. ACCORDINGLY, THE HEALTH SYSTEM ACCEPTS ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THIS POLICY RESULTS IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ASSUMPTION OF SIGNIFICANT PATIENT RECEIVABLE CREDIT RISKS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, AND FOR SERVICES PROVIDED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADOPTION OF ASU 2014-09 ON JANUARY 1, 2018, FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY BUT DID NOT, THE EXPECTED UNCOLLECTED AMOUNTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS AN IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION WHICH REDUCES NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. FOR PATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2017, PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF ASU-2014-09, FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE DETERMIEND BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY BUT DID NOT, THE UNCOLLECTED AMOUNTS WERE CLASSIFIED AS PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. PART III, LINE 4: SEE PAGES 23-25 OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC. PART III, LINE 8: MEDICARE COSTS WERE DERIVED FROM THE 2020 MEDICARE COST REPORT. MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT ARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ASSOCIATED COSTS, IN OUR OPINION, SHOULD BE INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. AS OUTLINED MORE FULLY BELOW, THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THESE SERVICES AND RELATED COSTS PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND ARE RENDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES AND MISSION IN PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUAL'S IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD PROMULGATED BY THE IRS. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD IS THE CURRENT STANDARD FOR A HOSPITAL FOR RECOGNITION AS A TAX-EXEMPT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3).THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DEFINITION IN THE TAX CODE FOR THE TERM CHARITABLE, A REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE AND STATES THAT THE TERM CHARITABLE IS USED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) IN ITS GENERALLY ACCEPTED LEGAL SENSE, AND PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF THE INDIGENT OR UNPRIVILEGED; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION, AND SCIENCE. NOTE IT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE ACTIVITIES OF HOSPITALS. IN THE ABSENCE OF EXPLICIT STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPLYING THE TERM CHARITABLE TO HOSPITALS, IT HAS BEEN LEFT TO THE IRS TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA HOSPITALS MUST MEET TO QUALIFY AS IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORIGINAL STANDARD WAS KNOWN AS THE CHARITY CARE STANDARD. THIS STANDARD WAS REPLACED BY THE IRS WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD WHICH IS THE CURRENT STANDARD. PART III, LINE 9B: COLLECTION PRACTICES: THE ORGANIZATION EXPECTS PAYMENT AT THE TIME THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED. OUR POLICY IS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AS WELL AS IRC SECTION 501(R). EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AS DEFINED IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, CREED, SEX, OR ABILITY TO PAY. PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY MAY REQUEST A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO SERVICE OR DURING THE BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION MAY REQUEST THE PATIENT TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE FORWARDED FOR COLLECTION DURING THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS. PART VI, LINE 2: NEEDS ASSESSMENT: COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM (CHS) CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF KEY FACTOR INFORMATION ANNUALLY WHICH INCLUDES: A REVIEW OF HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION OF ITS SERVICE AREA POPULATION BY SERVICES (UROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, ETC.) FOR DETERMINING INCREASED OR DECREASED HEALTH NEEDS; HEALTHCARE SERVICE ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS (BOTH AND OUTPATIENT); ASSESSMENTS OF LOCAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION; REVIEW OF HEALTH STATUS/NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND STUDIES CONDUCTED BY EXTERNAL PARTIES, INCLUDING NOT LIMITED TO A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM IN DECEMBER 2019 AS REQUIRED BY IRC SECTION 501(R). CHS IS IN A DIVERSE SUBURBAN LOCATION SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES RANGING FROM INNER CITY COMMUNITIES IN CAMDEN TO MORE AFFLUENT SUBURBAN AREAS. CHS IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, CAMDEN COUNTY. CAMDEN COUNTY IS THE 4TH MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN THE STATE WITH 21 COUNTIES. CHS IS COMMITTED TO SERVICE FOR ITS COMMUNITIES AND SERVES BOTH INNER CITY AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ABOUT 46.75 PERCENT OF ITS INPATIENTS ARE OF MINORITY RACE/ETHNICITY. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 37.51 PERCENT OF ITS PATIENTS ARE OF UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED PAYER CATEGORIES. PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: IT IS THE POLICY OF COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TO ASSIST UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN BILLS BY PROVIDING DISCOUNTS AND PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS WHEN ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID OR CHARITY CARE HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED DUE TO EXCESS INCOME OR RESOURCES.1. PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ALL POTENTIAL THIRD PARTY LIABILITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING COOPER RELATED GRANTS.2. REFERRALS DIRECTED TO UNINSURED PATIENT COORDINATOR ORIGINATE FROM ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT AND DATA SERVICES, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, CLINICS AND ANY OTHER COOPER HOSPITAL, OFF CAMPUS, FACILITIES AND CAN BE MADE PRIOR TO OR AFTER A SPECIFIED DATE OF SERVICE(S).3. UNINSURED PATIENT COORDINATOR CONTACTS PHYSICIAN DEPARTMENTS TO INFORM THEM OF PATIENT NEED FOR DISCOUNT, SECURES DISCOUNTED RATES, AND FORWARDS TO PATIENT.4. PATIENTS ARE QUOTED PRICES BY THE UNINSURED PATIENT COORDINATOR THAT CORRESPONDS TO MEDICARE EXPECTED REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES AND MEDICARE BASE DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP RATE FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS.5. ALL DISCOUNTED RATES ARE PRESENTED TO THE PATIENT AS WELL AS PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS USING THE PRICING ESTIMATE SOFTWARE TOOL THAT STORES AND PRINTS STANDARD ESTIMATES FOR PATIENTS.6. UNINSURED DISCOUNT PLAN INSURANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE POSTED TO HOSPITAL AND PROFESSIONAL BILLING SYSTEM WHEN APPROPRIATE.7. THE UNINSURED PATIENT COORDINATOR DETERMINES AND DISTRIBUTES PATIENT PAYMENTS AMONGST ALL HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN DEPARTMENTS. PART VI, LINE 4: COMMUNITY INFORMATION: THE ORGANIZATION IS IN A DIVERSE URBAN LOCATION SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES RANGING FROM INNER CITY COMMUNITIES IN CAMDEN TO MORE AFFLUENT SUBURBAN AREAS. THIS ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, IN CAMDEN COUNTY. CAMDEN COUNTY IS THE FOURTH MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN THE STATE WITH 21 COUNTIES. THIS ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO SERVICE FOR ITS CAMDEN COMMUNITIES AND SERVES BOTH INNER CITY AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ABOUT 48.69 PERCENT OF ITS INPATIENTS ARE OF MINORITY RACE/ETHNICITY. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 37.51 PERCENT OF ITS PATIENTS ARE OF UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED PAYER CATEGORIES. PART VI, LINE 5: PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH: THIS ORGANIZATION OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545:1. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS;2. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR.3. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS;4. CONTROL OF THE ORGANIZATION RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES; WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. PART VI, LINE 6: AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM (CHS) IS COMMITTED ENHANCING THE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND RELATED SERVICES. CHS STRIVES TO EXCEED THE PATIENTS' EXPECTATIONS EMPHASIZING COMMITMENT, COMPETENCE, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPASSION. THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF CHS AND ITS AFFILIATES IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED IS AS FOLLOWS:- COOPER MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(3). THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM. - THE COOPER FOUNDATION IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(1). THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND DISBURSES GRANTS TO PRIMARILY COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM FOR ITS MISSION AND PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO TO OTHER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS.- THE COOPER CANCER CENTER IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(1). THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO GROUND LEASE TO MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE, INC. REAL PROPERTY IN CAMDEN, NJ TO CAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF, TO OBTAIN LOAN FUNDING FROM CERTAIN QUALIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES UNDER THE NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR, TO OWN AND MANAGE, AND TO LEASE BACK TO COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM A NEW COOPER CANCER INSTITUTE BUILDING.- THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM WORKER'S COMPENSATION TRUST IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 509(A)(3). THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM. - COOPER HEALTHCARE SERVICES IS A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WHOSE SOLE SHAREHOLDER IS COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THE COMPANY IS A HOLDING COMPANY WITH ZERO ACTIVITY.- C & H COLLECTION SERVICES, INC. IS A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WHOSE SOLE SHAREHOLDER IS COOPER HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE COMPANY IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THE COMPANY PROVIDES COLLECTION SERVICES FOR COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM AND ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES. - COOPER HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES, INC. IS A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WHOSE SOLE SHAREHOLDER IS COOPER HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. - COOPER'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES ARE INCORPORATED PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THE PRACTICES SUPPORT THE OVERALL HEALTH SYSTEM'S CONTINUUM OF CARE. THEY ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS: COOPER PERINATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C.; CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, P.C.; CHC PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER, P.A.; CMC DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GROUP, P.A.; CMC PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, P.C.; COOPER ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, P.C.; COOPER BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE, P.C.; COOPER DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE, P.C.; COOPER FACULTY OB-GYN, P.C.; COOPER FAMILY MEDICINE, P.C.; COOPER GYN ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATION, P.C.; COOPER OBSTETRICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.; COOPER PATHOLOGY, P.C.; COOPER PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS, P.C.; COOPER PEDIATRICS, P.C.; COOPER PHYSICAL MED & REHAB ASSOCIATES, P.C.; COOPER PHYSICIAN OFFICES, P.A.; COOPER PRIMARY CARE AT PENNSVILLE, P.A.; COOPER SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A.; COOPER UNIVERSITY TRAUMA PHYSICIANS, P.C.; COOPER URGENT CARE, P.C.; CRITICAL CARE GROUP, P.A.; RADIATION ONCOLOGY, P.C.; UNIVERSITY UROGYNECOLOGY ASSOCIATION, P.C.; COOPER UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, P.C.; COOPER UNIVERSITY RADIOLOGY, P.C.; COOPER NEPHROLOGY, P.C.; COOPER CARE ALLIANCE P.C.PART VI, LINE 7:STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT: NOT APPLICABLE. THE ENTITY AND RELATED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY. NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS FILED WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AS IT IS NOT A STATE REQUIREMENT. 1 HEAD OF SCHUYLKILL REGATTA 249 FORREST ROAD MERION PA 19066 352366125 501(C)(3) 8000 SPONSORSHIP THE CLEVELAND CLINIC ED FOUND PO BOX 951026 CLEVELAND OH 44193 340714585 501(C)(3) 10000 SPONSORSHIP SUSAN G KOMEN 2 PRINCESS ROAD SUITE D LAWRENCEVILLE NJ 08648 432052349 501(C)(3) 12160 SPONSORSHIP CAMDEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INC 2 RIVERSIDE DR 501 CAMDEN NJ 08103 521333698 501(C)(3) 2010000 COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING 4 PART I, LINE 2: PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE U.S.: GRANTS ARE MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF COST CENTERS AND OTHER INORMATION, INCLUDING WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND RECEIPTS. X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KEVIN O'DOWD JD CO-PRESIDENT/CEO 816799 0 1103786 0 115776 0 140466 0 23757 0 2200584 0 103786 0 ANTHONY MAZZARELLI MDJDMBE CO-PRESIDENT/CEO 820919 0 1000224 0 112214 0 120966 0 23065 0 2077388 0 100224 0 MICHAEL ROSENBLOOM MD HEAD, DIV OF CARDIOTHORACIC SG 1709200 0 89844 0 4356 0 7125 0 23422 0 1833947 0 0 0 FRANK W BOWEN III MD SURGEON 1368915 0 96532 0 1518 0 26625 0 29116 0 1522706 0 0 0 ADAM ELFANT MD ASSC DIVISION HEAD-DEPT OF MED 798870 0 639129 0 2838 0 26625 0 16854 0 1484316 0 0 0 RICHARD Y HIGHBLOOM MD SURGEON 1221366 0 143188 0 4356 0 7125 0 18848 0 1394883 0 0 0 JEFFREY P CARPENTER MD CHIEF OF SURGERY 1114261 0 199019 0 4356 0 7125 0 24051 0 1348812 0 0 0 BRIAN JANKOWITZ MD NEUROLOGY 1499655 0 57056 0 660 0 0 0 1134 0 1558505 0 0 0 LAWRENCE S MILLER MD CHIEF, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 959505 0 122434 0 8382 0 26625 0 28803 0 1145749 0 0 0 GENEROSA GRANA MD TRUSTEE/DIR COOPER CANCER INS 919797 0 71714 0 4356 0 26625 0 1295 0 1023787 0 0 0 BRIAN REILLY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 660844 0 263225 0 14215 0 42353 0 23757 0 1004394 0 13225 0 ERIC KUPERSMITH MD CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE 576167 0 271683 0 48201 0 88963 0 23422 0 1008436 0 46683 0 ROLAND SCHWARTING MD TRUSTEE/CHIEF, PATHOLOGY 652591 0 96213 0 4356 0 7125 0 9913 0 770198 0 0 0 ROBIN L PERRY MD CHIEF, DEPT OF OB GYN 599838 0 80182 0 4356 0 7125 0 25043 0 716544 0 0 0 SEAN MURPHY SR EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL 509770 0 150000 0 3651 0 22752 0 23699 0 709872 0 0 0 MICHAEL E CHANSKY MD TRUSTEE / CHIEF, EMERGENCY MED 596183 0 74002 0 8316 0 7125 0 2301 0 687927 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GREEN SVP HUMAN RESOURCE 313467 0 106293 0 27804 0 50076 0 10084 0 507724 0 26293 0 KENNETH M WRIGHT SVP/CHIEF ACCTG OFFICER 371326 0 59254 0 8343 0 28467 0 4686 0 472076 0 7754 0 KATHLEEN DEVINE RN DRNP SVP/CHIEF NURSING OFFICER 324095 0 83623 0 15943 0 33260 0 23280 0 480201 0 13623 0 ROBERT HOCKEL SVP, OPERATIONS 336635 0 76518 0 8030 0 20368 0 15805 0 457356 0 6518 0 STEVEN E ROSS MD TRUSTEE/DEPT OF SURGERY 289227 0 500 0 4030 0 6953 0 23058 0 323768 0 0 0 GARY LESNESKI SPECIAL COUNSEL 259493 0 75500 0 3356 0 6323 0 19574 0 364246 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B DURING THE YEAR, CERTAIN OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW HAD A PORTION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS VEST IN THE PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR. SUCH VESTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. KEVIN O'DOWD ANTHONY MAZZARELLI BRIAN REILLY ERIC KUPERSMITH ELIZABETH GREEN KENNETH WRIGHT KATHLEEN DEVINE ROBERT HOCKEL DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR, CERTAIN OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW HAD A PORTION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS CONSIDERED NOT YET VESTED; THEREFORE, UNVESTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C, RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFFERED COMPENSATION. KEVIN O'DOWD ANTHONY MAZZARELLI BRIAN REILLY ERIC KUPERSMITH SEAN MURPHY ELIZABETH GREEN KENNETH WRIGHT KATHLEEN DEVINE ROBERT HOCKEL PART I, LINE 7: BONUSES PAID ARE BASED ON A NUMBER OF VARIABLES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL GOAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS WELL AS ORGANIZATION OPERATION ACHIEVEMENTS. THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE BONUS AMOUNT IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE OVERALL COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND TOP FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED. A CAMDEN COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 222681222 2013-08-01 53048439 VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS 0 0 0 B NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEV AUTH 222045817 2009-11-09 10000000 CONSTRUCTION/REFUND ISSUE 0 0 0 C CAMDEN COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 222681222 645918TVS 2008-11-04 50000000 CONSTRUCTION-BLDG, VARIOUS 0 0 0 D CAMDEN COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY 222681222 13281QBP9 2014-11-18 159117690 REFUND ISSUES 12/25/05, 6/26/04 0 0 0 A 53168034 1050969 48507681 3609384 0 0 0 1 B 9814000 10000000 190000 5771076 4038924 2010 1 0 1 1 C 50000000 986526 208947 48804527 2009 0 0 1 1 D 23990000 159117690 1966144 192465 159959427 1 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C 0 1 1 1 0 0.01250 0.00000 0.01250 0 0 1 D 0 1 1 1 0 0.00440 0.00000 0.00440 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 B 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 C 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 B 1 C 1 D 1 PART II, LINE 3, COLUMN A: THE TOTAL PROCEEDS EXCEEDS THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON THE PROJECT FUND PART II, QUESTION 11, COLUMNS B&C: THE OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS ARE THE REFUNDING PROCEEDS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN ESCROW PART IV, QUESTION 2(C), COLUMN A: A REBATE REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON 7/31/2018 WITH NO REBATE BEING DUE PART IV, QUESTION 2(C), COLUMN C: A REBATE REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON 11/18/2016 WITH NO REBATE BEING DUE; AN INTERIM REBATE REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON 7/31/2018 WITH NO REBATE BEING DUE PART IV, QUESTION 2(C), COLUMN D: A REBATE REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON 11/18/2019 WITH NO REBATE BEING DUE BONNIE J MANNINO FAMILY - PERRY 156233 EMPLOYEE 0 JOANNE MAZZARELLI FAMILY - MAZZARELLI 445000 EMPLOYEE 0 GENERAL STATEMENT - COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) OUTBREAK AS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE POPULATION REMAINING AT HOME AND FORCED THE CLOSURE OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES, WHICH HAD AN IMPACT ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S PATIENT VOLUMES AND REVENUES FOR MOST SERVICES. EFFECTIVE MARCH 27, 2020, A NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS ISSUED TO SUSPEND ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ELECTIVE SURGERIES OR INVASIVE PROCEDURES, WHICH RESUMED AT DIFFERENT DATES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020. DURING THIS TIME, THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT PRICE INCREASES IN, AND UTILIZATION OF, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PARTICULARLY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AS GLOBAL SUPPLY LINES WERE DISRUPTED BY THE PANDEMIC. DUE TO THE EVOLVING NATURE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ULTIMATE IMPACT TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S OPERATING RESULTS, INCLUDING COSTS THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE FUTURE AND THE LEVEL OF UTILIZATION OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S SERVICES AND RESULTING IMPACT ON NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE REPORTED IN THE FUTURE, AND ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION IS PRESENTLY UNKNOWN. PART VIII, LINE 1E: THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE HEALTH SYSTEM RECEIVED GOVERNMENT FUNDING RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS FOLLOWS: FEDERAL PROVIDER RELIEF FUNDS $56,153,000 CARES ACT-CAMDEN COUNTY CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND $10,537,000 CARES ACT-CAMDEN COUNTY TENT REIMBURSEMENT GRANT $4,093,000 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DISASTER RELIEF FUND $7,503,000 * THE REMAINDER OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS IS FROM THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S USUAL FUNDING SOURCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN GEORGE E. NORCROSS, III AND PHILIP A. NORCROSS, ESQ. 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. ANNUALLY, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND REVIEWED WITH INTERNAL AUDIT, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND GENERAL COUNSEL. BOTH DATA AND A SUMMARY ARE PRESENTED TO THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM'S AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE DEVELOPED PROCESSES TO REVIEW AND PRESENT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE AUDIT/ETHICS & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS A PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES 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 (TRUSTEE & OFFICER) ANTHONY MAZZARELLI, MD, JD, MBE (TRUSTEE & OFFICER) GENEROSA GRANA, MD (TRUSTEE) BRIAN REILLY (OFFICER) ERIC KUPPERSMITH, MD (OFFICER) ROLAND SCHWARTING, MD (TRUSTEE) SEAN MURPHY (OFFICER) MICHAEL E. CHANSKY, MD, PHD (TRUSTEE) KATHLEEN DEVINE, RN DRNP (OFFICER) STEVEN E. ROSS, MD (TRUSTEE) DINA MATHEWS LAURENDEAU (OFFICER) 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 -6,998,927. CHANGE IN PENSION BENEFIT OBLIGATION -4,977,293. ROUNDING -428. PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 2020: HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: 30,032 AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS: 452 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS: 68,575 URGENT CARE VISITS: 35,199 OUTPATIENT VISITS: HOSPITAL 370,113; PHYSICIAN PRACTICES 1,235,467 SURGICAL CASES: 20,071 TRAUMA CASES: 4,489 CANCER VISITS: INPATIENT 2,644; OUTPATIENT 106,750 LICENSED BEDS: 663 (INCLUDES 35 NICU/NEWBORN BASSINETS) *** NEW FOR 2020 - OUTPATIENT COVID TESTING ENCOUNTERS (PATIENT ONLY FOR TEST): 49,830 *** COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INDEX: REFERENCES THE NUMBER ON BOTTOM MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. 1. BACKGROUND, PAGE 85 2. CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITES, PAGE 87 3. VISION AND MISSION OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM, PAGE 88 4. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, PAGE 89 5. OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, PAGE 98 6. COOPER COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, PAGE 98 (A) COMM HLTH, EDUC, CLINICAL SVCS, FUNDRAISING, GRANTWRITING, PAGE 98 (B) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PAGE 101 (C) SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, PAGE 103 (D) RESEARCH-CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, PAGE 109 (E) CASH-IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, PAGE 109 (F) COMMUNITY BUILDING, PAGE 109 1) BACKGROUND COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE'S HOSPITAL (COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL) IS THE CLINICAL CAMPUS OF COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY, AND A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTH SERVICES TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. COOPER HAS BEEN A VITAL INSTITUTION IN CAMDEN SINCE 1887. IN THE PAST DECADE, COOPER HAS GREATLY EXPANDED ITS FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN CAMDEN AND THROUGHOUT SOUTH JERSEY. ANNUALLY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 1.6 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 HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO REHABILITATE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. COOPER HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS FOOTPRINT IN THE CITY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL, 10 STORY PATIENT PAVILION, THE MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER, AND COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY. MD ANDERSON COOPER AT THE CORNER OF HADDON AVENUE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD IS A FREESTANDING 103,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY PROVIDES INTEGRATED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CANCER CARE. COOPER 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 FIRST-RATE CANCER CARE. COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY (CMSRU), LOCATED ON COOPER'S CAMDEN CAMPUS, IS PROUDLY MISSION DRIVEN AND 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. COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE HAS OVER 8,000 EMPLOYEES AND A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 800 PHYSICIANS IN MORE THAN 75 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 WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE ENTIRE DELAWARE VALLEY. COOPER PHYSICIANS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN ONGOING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AS THEY KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGING MODALITIES OF MEDICAL CARE. AS AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, COOPER CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE 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, CARDIAC PARTNERS AT COOPER AND INSPIRA, THE COOPER BONE & JOINT INSTITUTE, THE COOPER NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE AND CRITICAL CARE. COOPER IS ALSO HOME TO THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE ONLY STATE-DESIGNATED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SOUTH JERSEY. 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. 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 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 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. MISSION OUR MISSION IS 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 -CARDIAC PARTNERS AT COOPER AND INSPIRA CARDIAC PARTNERS BRINGS TOGETHER THE SERVICES OF TWO SOUTH JERSEY INSTITUTIONS, COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE AND INSPIRA HEALTH, TO OFFER THE MOST CPMPREHENSIVE 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. AT COOPER, CARDIAC PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A WORLD-RENOWNED TEAM OF CARDIOVASCULAR EXPERTS, THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND THE BEST CARE OPTIONS. COOPER PROVIDES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HEART CARE FROM PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS, TO THE MOST INNOVATIVE NON-SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS, FROM SPECIAL STENTING PROCEDURES TO OPENING BLOCKED HEART ARTERIES TO BEATING HEART SURGERY AND COMPLEX HEART VALVE SURGERY. COOPER CONTINUES TO BE THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER NOVEL APPROACHES FOR TREATING HEART DISEASE SUCH AS TAVR, WATCHMAN, LINQ, MITRACLIP, AND OTHERS. COOPER CONDUCTS CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, ELECTROPHSIOLOGY AND ARRHYTHMIAS, AND THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOGENIC SHOCK. CARDIAC PARTNERS IS THE REGION'S EXPERT IN TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, AND RECEIVES URGENT TRANSFERS OF SERIOUSLY ILL CARDIAC PATIENTS ROUND-THE-CLOCK. - 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 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 ULTIDISCIPLINARY 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 WITHIN MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER, 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 THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE TO ADVANCED CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS AN INNOVATIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND REBOTIC. 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. IN SEPTEMBER 2013, COOPER PARTNERED WITH MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS -THE NATION'S LEADING CANCER CENTER. MD ANDERSON COOPER PHYSICIANS ADHERE TO THE PHILOSOPHY, PROCESSES AND GUIDELINES SET BY MD ANDERSON IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND PATIENTS RECEIVE THE SAME PROVEN PRACTICE STANDARDS AND TREATMENT PLANS PROVIDED AT MD ANDERSON. TODAY AT MD ANDERSON COOPER, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MORE CLINICAL TRIALS, FOR MORE TYPES OF CANCER THAN EVER BEFORE. THE MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER BUILDING IN CAMDEN IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP AND IS ONE OF THE MOST TANGIBLE EXAMPLES OF THE INTEGRATION BETWEEN OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS. AT THIS NEW CENTER, PATIENTS EXPERIENCE MD ANDERSON'S SIGNATURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART SETTING CLOSE TO HOME. EVERY ASPECT OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT MD ANDERSON COOPER IS MODELED ON THE CARE AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE AT MD ANDERSON IN HOUSTON. ADVANCED, COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT OUR VOORHEES AND WILLINGBORO LOCATIONS WITH THE SAME FOCUS ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE. INPATIENT CANCER CARE IS PROVIDED AT COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - SOUTH JERSEY'S ONLY DEDICATED INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT. - 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 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. COOPER CRITICAL CARE HAS BEEN SOUTH JERSEY'S LEADER OF INPATIENT CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 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 EACH YEAR, OVER 4,000 CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS ARE TRANSPORTED TO COOPER'S LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, SOUTH JERSEY'S ONLY LEVEL I TRAUMA SERVICE. WHETHER THEY ARRIVE BY HELICOPTER OR AMBULANCE, THE MISSION OF THE TRAUMA TEAM REMAINS THE SAME: RESUSCITATE, EVALUATE AND TREAT THE PATIENT'S INJURIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. COOPER'S TRAUMA CENTER IS KNOWN AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND IS THE MOST ACTIVE TRAUMA CENTER IN THE ENTIRE DELAWARE VALLEY. COOPER'S TRAUMA TEAMS HAVE SAVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES. THE TRAUMA CENTER AT COOPER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982 AND IS ONE OF ONLY THREE NEW JERSEY STATE-DESIGNATED LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS. COOPER SERVES AS THE REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY INCLUDING ATLANTIC, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CAPE MAY, CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER, MERCER, OCEAN AND SALEM COUNTIES; AND AS A RESOURCE FOR THE LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS IN OUR REGION. A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER CARES FOR SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS INCLUDING PERSONS INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, FALLS, AND ASSAULTS WITH GUNS, KNIVES, OR OTHER BLUNT OBJECTS. THE LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AT 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 OVER 12,800 INDIVIDUALS AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, THE TEAM HAS REACHED OVER 200,000 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL CLASSES ARE HELD THROUGH COOPER'S PARTICIPATION WITH SAFE KIDS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. - COOPER NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE THE COOPER NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE (CNI) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL, COMPASSIONATE AND EASY-TO-ACCESS CARE TO PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS - AND APPLYING INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING SOLUTIONS, FROM SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES OF THE BRAIN AND SPINE, TO RADIOSURGERY AND MAGNETIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. THE MEDICAL STAFF AT THE CNI INCLUDES RENOWNED NEUROLOGISTS, NEUROSURGEONS AND EXPERTS FROM MANY OTHER SUB SPECIALISTS. THE CNI STROKE PROGRAM WAS RECENTLY AWARDED 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 CNI IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, AND ONE OF THE FIRST HOSPITALS IN THE U.S., TO OFFER PATIENTS THE LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE (FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL) PERFEXION (UNREGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL). GAMMA KNIFE PERFEXION RADIOSURGERY IS AVAILABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DISORDERS SUCH AS CANCERS AND TUMORS, VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES, FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS, AND OCULAR DISORDERS. THE GAMMA KNIFE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES BRAIN SURGERY WITHOUT ANY INCISIONS, AND IS AS PRECISE AS A PINPOINT. A PATIENT CAN NORMALLY RETURN HOME THE SAME DAY. THE CNI ALSO TREATS PATIENTS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, TREMORS AND DYSTONIA. CNI 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. CNI 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. - 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. 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 3,800 CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED TO THE CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT COOPER FOR SPECIALIZED CARE. MORE THAN 13,700 CHILDREN ARE TREATED EACH YEAR IN ITS PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 27,700 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. - 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 IN CAMDEN HANDLES MORE THAN 68,000 VISITS ANNUALLY WHICH AVERAGES APPROXIMATELY 186 A DAY. SEEKING TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR PATIENTS IN THE REGION, COOPER HAS A NETWORK OF URGENT CARE CENTERS INCLUDING CENTERS IN AUDUBON, CHERRY HILL, AND CINNAMINSON. UNLIKE OTHERS URGENT CARE CENTERS IN THE REGION, COOPER'S IS 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 PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICE IN CAMDEN. COOPER EMS AVERAGES MORE THAN 60 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, PROVIDES CRITICAL CARE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FROM LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY TO COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. 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. 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 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: (I) CLASSES FOR PARENTS - CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY COOPER INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CLASSES AND TOURS: - 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 (II) 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 - RIPACENTER 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 - EHEALTH CONNECTION NEWSLETTERS - HEALTH ETALK WEB CHAT - TEACHERS AND COACHES SEMINARS - CONCUSSION AND SPORTS RELATED INJURIES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AT COOPER DR. DIANE BARTON COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PROGRAMS: RESTORATIVE YOGA, QI GONG, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, LIVE AND LEARN, ANNUAL SURVIVORS DAY CELEBRATIONS, HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, OTHER PROGRAMS BY THE COOPER LEARNING CENTER: 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 2. TRAUMA EDUCATION: THE TRAUMA OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERVENTIONAL CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON INJURY/TRAUMA PREVENTION. FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS THE TRAUMA OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS 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. 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 AND HOME SAFETY. 4. LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) TRAINING TEACHES THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING RESCUE BREATHS AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST. THE LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER 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 1. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) - THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR MARKED OUR 29TH ACCREDITED YEAR AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF CME. IN JULY 2018, COOPER RECEIVED A FOUR-YEAR ACCREDITATION (UNTIL JULY 31, 2022). COOPER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL OR HEALTH SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WITH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION. ONE VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM IS ITS TEACHING MISSION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING OUR MEDICAL STAFF; HOWEVER, OUR 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 260 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PER YEAR. COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY IN OCTOBER 2009, COOPER AND ROWAN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED A LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH A MEDICAL SCHOOL - THE FIRST FOUR-YEAR ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL EVER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE FIRST NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 35 YEARS IN THE STATE. THE 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. 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 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS - COOPER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. 2. EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM - THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EIP/FAMILY HIV TREATMENT CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990, TO SERVE A FOUR COUNTY AREA OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY CONSISTING OF CAMDEN, BURLINGTON, GLOUCESTER, AND SALEM COUNTIES. IT IS A REGIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY OUTPATIENT CENTER THAT HAS PROVIDED A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO OVER 1,000 PATIENTS. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE EIP/HIV FAMILY TREATMENT CENTER AT COOPER IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE CENTER ALSO FREQUENTLY SERVES AS A PORT OF ENTRY FOR MANY HIV INFECTED CAMDEN RESIDENTS INTO ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL CARE. 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. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON 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 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. COOPER ALSO PARTICIPATES AS A MEMBER OF THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE WHICH ALLOWS VISIBILITY INTO PATIENT INFORMATION IF THEY RECEIVED CARE AT ANOTHER FACILITY. COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - COOPER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF TARGETED POPULATONS WITH VARIOUS FREE CLINICAL HEALTH SCREENINGS (E.G. HEAD, ORAL, MOUTH, SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS) AND PHYSICAL EXAMS IN CONVENIENT, EASY TO ACCESS COMMUNITY SETTINGS. 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 GEOGRPAHY. 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. (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 LITER 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. - NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES: IN 2017, COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CONTINUED THE SERIES WITH THREE FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN THE SHEILA ROBERTS PARK DURING THE SUMMER. - 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 LANNING NEIGHBORHOOD. - SUPPORT FOR THE KIPP COOPER NORCROSS ACADEMY - CAMDEN PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES -COOPER PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CLINICAL SCREENING PROGRAMS WITHIN CAMDEN AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY 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. 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