Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has more than 8,500 employees, including 800+ physicians practicing in more than 75 specialties. Hospitals throughout the region send the most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.

Cooper includes South Jerseys only Level I trauma center (Cooper University Hospital), which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley (Childrens Regional Hospital at Cooper), three urgent care centers, and more than 100 outpatient offices from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.

Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with and its physicians are on the faculty of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.

For more than 130 years, Cooper has been committed to providing expert, compassionate care to the residents of our region. Today, a growing number of people trust Cooper as their first choice for health care. Cooper University Health Care receives more than 1.9 million patient visits annually, and treats patients from all 50 states and 35 countries.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper In partnership with the nations leading cancer center, MD Anderson at Cooper offers advanced multidisciplinary cancer treatment, innovative technologies, cutting-edge clinical trials, and comprehensive supportive care services.

Surgical Services Institute - Offering advanced surgical options in 12 specialty areas, including ear, nose, and throat; pain management; colorectal; general; plastic and reconstructive; oral and maxillofacial; thoracic; urologic; and vascular. It is also home to the Cooper Aortic Center, the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, the Level I Adult Trauma Center, and the Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.

Adult Health Institute is an extensive network of primary and specialty care services, including dermatology and dermatologic surgery, endocrinology, family medicine, geriatric medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, nephrology, palliative care, and pulmonary medicine. The Cooper Digestive Health Institute in Mt. Laurel, NJ, the largest freestanding endoscopic center in South Jersey, provides a full range of gastrointestinal services, with satellite offices throughout the region.

Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira is one of the most comprehensive cardiovascular programs in the region. In a joint venture, cardiac experts from the Cooper Heart Institute and Inspira Health provide a full range of heart care and rehabilitation, from prevention and diagnosis to the most innovative nonsurgical techniques and surgical treatments, including stenting procedures, heart surgery, and minimally invasive procedures.

Cooper Bone and Joint Institute offers high-quality orthopedic care with the latest technological advances. The integrated team includes fellowship-trained and board certified experts in orthopedics, rheumatology, podiatry, and rehabilitation for arthritis pain, sprains, and strains, tendon or ligament injury, tendonitis, broken bones, dislocations, trauma, and more.

Cooper Neurological Institute (CNI) is revolutionizing neurological care with world-renowned physicians fully dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and neurosurgical issues, including epilepsy, movement disorders, headache, and trauma as well as brain, spine, and pituitary cancer. The CNI is recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.

Womens and Childrens Institute is home to the Childrens Regional Hospital at Cooper, South Jerseys only state-designated hospital for children and only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley, and the Ripa Center for Womens Health and Wellness at Cooper, which provides primary and multispecialty care, radiology services, and wellness education.

Urban Health Institute is redesigning health care to meet the needs of an underserved population by providing access to quality preventive care and the tools to manage complex medical conditions. This includes the Cooper Advanced Care Center, with primary care and medical and surgical specialties, and the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, whose key role is knowledge dissemination and communication among organizations in Camden.

Center for Critical Care Services provides the highest level of lifesaving inpatient care for the seriously ill and injured. The Center is staffed by physician experts in sepsis, cardiogenic shock, and respiratory failure, and is a major referral source for area hospitals.

Center for Urgent and Emergent Services provides 24/7 access to immediate care, whether through the emergency department, 911 emergency medical services, toxicology, disaster medicine, air medical services, or the transfer center. Cooper urgent care centers take emergency department staffing to the community and offer extended day, evening, and weekend hours for patients of all ages.

Center for Trauma Services is a Level I adult trauma center and Level II pediatric trauma center that cares for severely injured patients involved in motor vehicle crashes, falls, industrial accidents, and acts of violence. It offers an active community education program in trauma prevention and safety. Coopers trauma center is the busiest in the Philadelphia region and its experts train medical professionals from every branch of the U.S. military.

Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper is a rehab center in South Jersey that offers a full continuum of care to address a patients substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions. Skilled staff ensure patient safety with a focus on each individuals specific needs and the facility meets and exceeds local and national standards for addiction and behavioral health care practices.

Premier Training Center for the Military Cooper Trauma and Emergency medicine experts provide on-site training to elite special operations combat medics from the U.S. Militarys Special Operations Command and medical personnel with the U.S. Department of State Emergency Management Specialists. Coopers trauma center is the busiest in the Philadelphia region and was the first in the nation to provide advanced surgical trauma training to the U.S. Armys elite Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team (FRST).

Quality has been defined by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as doing the right thingat the right time for the right person and having the best possible result. Patient safety is simply defined by the World Health Organization as the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.

Cooper University Health Care takes a comprehensive approach to evaluate the quality and safety of each patients experience. The main components of our patient care delivery model, listed below, are continuously reviewed, analyzed and improved upon.

Cooper University Hospital evaluates the quality of care by measuring whether it is effective, timely, safe and responds to our patients preferences and needs. Our Quality Improvement Model is based on the expectation of continuous improvement where performance is evaluated in an atmosphere that supports openness and transparency.

Cooper is accepting volunteers for our COVID-19 support initiatives. To sign up to volunteer, please complete this form and we will get back to you with further information about available roles. All volunteers are required to have received flu and COVID vaccinations prior to volunteering.

Cooper volunteers are men and women from your community who care about Cooper and contribute their time and energy to assist the hospital in a wide variety of activities. Cooper also has a student volunteer program for those between the ages of 14 and 18 (students must be in 9th grade). Student volunteers often select their assignments according to their career goals and interest.

All volunteers will participate in an orientation program. Training is provided on the job by the hospital staff or by other volunteers. In addition to verbal instructions, departments and services have written job descriptions to help define the volunteer's duties.