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| Affiliation = [[Cooper Medical School of Rowan University]]
[[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]] (until 2008) <ref name="History">{{cite web|title=History|website=Robert Wood Johnson Medical School|publisher=Rutgers|url=http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/about_rwjms/about/history.html |date=2010-06-10 |access-date=2015-03-29}}</ref> <!-- 'None' or Medical School and University affiliations (medical or paramedical) -->
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'''Cooper University Hospital''' is a [[teaching hospital]] and [[biomedical research]] facility located in [[Camden, New Jersey]]. The hospital formerly served as a clinical campus of [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]] and the [[University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey]].<ref name="History" />

Affiliated with [[Cooper Medical School of Rowan University]], the hospital offers training programs for medical students, medical residents, fellows, nurses, and [[allied health professions]].

In partnership with [[MD Anderson Cancer Center]] in [[Houston]], Cooper also operates a comprehensive [[oncology]] center serving patients in New Jersey and the [[Delaware Valley]] metropolitan region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center Announce Partnership|website=MD Anderson Cancer Center|url=http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2013/cooper-university-health-care-partnership.html |date=2013-06-10 |access-date=2015-03-29}}</ref>

Cooper is affiliated with the [[Coriell Institute for Medical Research]] and is a [[tertiary care|tertiary partner]] for 21 regional hospitals in the Delaware Valley.<ref name="2016 report" />

==History==
===19th century===
Cooper University Hospital was established in 1887 by the family of Richard M. Cooper, a [[Quakers|Quaker]] physician. The original hospital had 30 beds and provided health care services to the low-income population of [[Camden, New Jersey]]. It slowly grew from a small community hospital into a 635-bed<ref name="2016 report">{{cite web|title=2016 Annual Report|publisher=Cooper Health|url=http://assets.cooperhealth.org/annual-report/2016-Cooper-Annual-Report.pdf|date=2016-12-01|access-date=2017-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084529/http://assets.cooperhealth.org/annual-report/2016-Cooper-Annual-Report.pdf#|archive-date=2018-01-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> regional tertiary care center.

===20th century===
In 1982, it opened a trauma center that remains one of only three state-designated [[Level I Trauma Center]]s in [[New Jersey]]. It is certified by the [[American College of Surgeons]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html |title=American College of Surgeons: Trauma Programs: Consultations/Verification Programs: Verified Trauma Centers |publisher=Facs.org |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707233016/http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html |archive-date=2014-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and serves as the regional trauma center for southern New Jersey counties. It also serves as a resource for [[Level II Trauma Center]]s in the South Jersey region. Cooper admits nearly 3000 trauma patients each year, making it the busiest center in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Level 1 Trauma Center|website=Cooper University Health Care|url=https://www.cooperhealth.org/departments-programs/level-1-trauma-center |date=2013-06-10 |access-date=2015-03-29}}</ref>

Cooper serves as southern New Jersey's major tertiary-care referral hospital for specialized services and is home to the Bone & Joint Institute, Heart Institute, Neurological Institute and Urological Institute.

===21st century===
====Expansion====
[[Image:Cooper lobby 2009.jpg|thumb|Cooper University Hospital's lobby in 2009]]
In June 2004, Cooper University Hospital announced a $220 million expansion to the hospital's Health Sciences Campus that includes a new patient care pavilion attached to the existing facility. Subsequently, plans for the new patient care pavilion were expanded from six floors (211,000 sq ft.) to ten floors (312,000 sq ft.), with the inclusion of additional landscape improvements and patient amenity design features.

Cooper University Hospital's pavilion project is part of the hospital's efforts to create a regional health science campus in Camden, which will also include a new $130 million Academic and Research Building, as well as a stem cell institute, cancer institute, clinical research building, clinical office building and additional off-street parking.

Designed by EwingCole of [[Philadelphia]], the patient pavilion opened in December 2008 and the hospital's orientation was shifted from Haddon Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard, as visitors began entering the hospital through the new lobby and utilizing the Camden County Improvement Authority parking, which connects to the hospital via an enclosed walkway.

The hospital is a planned stop on the [[Glassboro–Camden Line]], an {{convert|18|mi|km|2|adj=on}} [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) [[light rail|light rail system]] projected for completion in 2019, which will connect to the [[River Line (New Jersey Transit)|River LINE]].<ref name = facts2013>{{cite web   | title = Fact Sheet 2013   | work = Glassboro-Camden Line   | publisher = DVPA & PATCO   | url = http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf   | access-date = 2012-04-08   | archive-date = 2020-08-19   | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200819123159/http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf   | url-status = dead   }}</ref>

In 2010, the hospital launched the first medical evacuation helicopter service in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Landau|first=John|title=Cooper takes flight in Cumberland County|url=http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20101207/NEWS01/12070323/Cooper-takes-flight-in-Cumberland-County?nclick_check=1|newspaper=Courier Post|date=Dec 7, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, the American talk show host [[Kelly Ripa]] became an official spokesperson for Cooper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://125.cooperhealth.org/2012/06/kelly-ripa-cooper-spokesperson/ |date=2013-06-10 |access-date=2015-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110025934/http://125.cooperhealth.org/2012/06/kelly-ripa-cooper-spokesperson/ |archive-date=2014-11-10 |title=Kelly Ripa Becomes Cooper Spokesperson &#124; Milestones &#124; Celebrating 125 Years of Cooper University Hospital }}</ref>

====MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper====
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[[File:MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.png|thumb|The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper]]
[[File:MDA Cooper1.jpg|thumb|MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper]]
In 2013, [[George Norcross]], a New Jersey native and chairman of the Cooper's board, led the effort to create a new partnership between Cooper University Hospital and [[MD Anderson Cancer Center]] in [[Houston]]. The two institutions opened a $100 million free-standing facility that houses comprehensive outpatient cancer services, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, and urology. Other resources include a new pathology laboratory, linear accelerator and [[PET-CT]] facility.<ref>{{cite web|title=UT MD Anderson and Cooper University Health Care Unite|website=MD Anderson Cancer Center|url=https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2013/ut-md-anderson-and-cooper-university-health-care-unite.html |date=2013-09-27 |access-date=2015-05-05}}</ref> The center offers patients in the [[Delaware Valley]] access to MD Anderson's cancer treatment protocols and clinical trials. The MD Anderson Cancer unit at Cooper has 30 inpatient state-of-the-art private rooms on the fifth floor of the Roberts Pavilion.<ref>{{cite web|title=UT MD Anderson and Cooper University Health Care Unite|website=MD Anderson Cancer Center|url=https://www.cooperhealth.org/about-us/our-history |date=2017-01-01 |access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref>

Cooper University Hospital is one of three co-branded partner institutions of MD Anderson Cancer Center, which include the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in [[Arizona]] and MD Anderson International in [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Map of Sister Institutions|website=MD Anderson Cancer Center|url=https://www.mdanderson.org/education-training/global-outreach/global-academic-programs/sister-institutions.html |date=2015-05-05 |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> 
The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper had over 6,500 new patient visits in 2016.<ref name="2016 report" />
The Leapfrog Group for Pancreatic Surgery ranks MD Anderson Cooper number one in the state of New Jersey for safety in Pancreatic surgery.<ref name="2016 report" />

As of 2017, Cooper is one of the largest healthcare providers in the [[Philadelphia]] and [[South Jersey]] region with over 1.2 million outpatient visits annually and over 7,000 employees.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|website=Cooper University Health Care|url=https://www.cooperhealth.org/about-us |date=2017-01-01 |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> The Cooper Institutes and Centers of Excellence include: The Bone and Joint Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, The Ripa Center for Women's Health and Wellness,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ripa Center for Women's Health & Wellness|website=Cooper University Health Care|url=https://www.cooperhealth.org/services/ripa-center-womens-health-wellness |date=2017-01-01 |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> The Cooper Heart Institute and Center for Population Health, among many others.<ref name="About Us" />

In 2022, a $2 billion expansion of the hospital was announced, which is expected to take about a decade to complete.<ref>Trethan, Phaedra;Coppola, Anthony V. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/cooper-university-health-care-expansion-camden-nj-norcross/69498687007/ "$2 billion expansion planned in Camden for Cooper University Health Care"],''[[Courier-Post]]'', September 20, 2022. Accessed September 20, 2022. "Cooper University Health Care and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to Camden with the announcement of a planned $2 billion expansion at the city's campus."</ref>

In November, 2023, Cooper University Health Care opened a two story campus in the Moorestown Mall in Moorestown, New Jersey at a cost of $150 million.

==Statistics==
In 2023, according to their annual report, Cooper University Hospital had:<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Annual Report |url=https://www.cooperhealth.org/sites/default/files/2023-Annual-Report.pdf |website=Cooper University Health Care |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
* Hospital admissions: 31,666 
* Surgical cases: 31,773
* Emergency department visits: 80,900
* Transfer volume to Cooper: 6,034
* Outpatient visits: 2,204,331
* Cancer visits, outpatient: 133,024
* Cancer visits, inpatient: 3,071
* Urgent care visits: 59,938
* Trauma cases: 5,037

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.cooperhealth.org/}}

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