Cooper University Hospital

Cooper University Hospital
Main entrance of Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey
Map
Geography
Location1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, New Jersey, US
Coordinates39°56′30″N 75°07′00″W / 39.9416°N 75.1167°W / 39.9416; -75.1167
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityCooper Medical School of Rowan University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (until 2008) [1]
Services
StandardsJCAHO
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds663
SpecialityInterventional cardiology, Neurosurgery, Critical Care
HelipadFAA LID: NJ17
History
Opened1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Links
Websitehttp://www.cooperhealth.org
Not to be confused with Cooper Union, a private college in New York City.

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.[1]

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.[2]

Cooper is affiliated with the Coriell Institute for Medical Research and is a tertiary partner for 21 regional hospitals in the Delaware Valley.[3]

  1. ^ a b "History". Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Rutgers. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  2. ^ "Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center Announce Partnership". MD Anderson Cancer Center. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
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