Cooper University Hospital is the leading provider of comprehensive health services, medical education and clinical research in southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley. With over 550 physicians in over 75 specialties, Cooper is uniquely equipped to provide an almost unlimited number of medical services. As the clinical campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, the hospital is committed to excellence in medical education, patient care and research. Cooper offers training programs for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses and allied health professionals in a variety of specialties.
Cooper University Hospital offers a network of comprehensive services that include prevention and wellness, primary and specialty physician services, hospital care, ambulatory diagnostic and treatment services, and home health care within Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia and the entire Delaware Valley.
The mission of Cooper University Hospital is to advance the health status of the region’s population through the provision of appropriate health and medical care. To accomplish this mission, Cooper University Hospital serves as a principal site for the education of physicians, provides programs of allied and community health education and offers highly complex health care resources to assist in the educational process.
Coupled with its educational goals, Cooper University Hospital offers a broad agenda in the field of research. Cooper physicians are 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 Hospital 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 regional services include, among others: Level I Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma Center; the Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper University Hospital; the Cooper Heart Institute, the Cooper Bone & Joint Institute, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Laboratory; Regional Cleft Palate Program; Cardiac Diagnostic Center and Comprehensive Breast Care Center.
Cooper University Hospital is situated in an excellent geographic area. The academic medical center campus is easily accessible from the entire Delaware Valley– located across the street from a commuter high-speed line train as well as the Delaware River Line and just a few blocks from the Camden campuses of Rutgers and Rowan Universities as well as the New Jersey State Aquarium and Campbell's Field. In addition, Cooper is just a few minutes from Philadelphia, with its wide variety of cultural, culinary and recreational opportunities. In addition, the hospital is located in an area less than one hour from the New Jersey Shore.
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