CAMDEN, NJ, Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cooper University Health Care and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper today announced a new $2 billion expansion in the city of Camden, where they were founded 135 years ago Founded. Joining Board Chairman George E. Norcross III, Co-CEOs Kevin M. O’Dowd, JD, and Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, and the Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees were Camden County native Kelly Ripa. Governor Phil Murphy and former Governor Chris Christie at the announcement at Camden, South Jersey’s only academic health care system and the market-leading MD Anderson Cancer Center in Cooper.
The new investment — the largest in Camden County history — will dramatically expand the Camden Academic Health System campus to meet current and future projected demand at Cooper University Hospital and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Cooper.
“Not only does this announcement represent the culmination of Cooper’s amazing turnaround since it faced bankruptcy at the turn of the century, it is also a sign of our commitment to and confidence in Camden, its people and our future together,” said Mr Norcross . “Cooper’s commitment to his home community is a model of how corporate leadership can inspire imagination and new opportunities that benefit local residents. Camden’s transformation from America’s poorest and most dangerous city to a thriving city is a national model of what cities can achieve with dedication, faith and hard work.”
The $2 billion expansion will add three new clinical towers with more than 100 new private rooms. The new, environmentally responsible facilities will incorporate new technology and innovation to provide advanced care and support, and expand education and classroom space in South Jersey’s only academic healthcare system, which will help attract and retain the best specialists and medical professionals.
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