Chaplain
Cooper Norcross Health
Chaplain
Cooper Norcross Health
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.
Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.
The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.
Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.
More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.
Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.
The Cooper University Healthcare Pastoral Care Department is the department best positioned to provide peace, calmness, & comfort for patients, families, and staff by providing spiritual care and compassionate presence & listening.
That’s because the Pastoral Care Department is able to:
o Provide spiritual care for all individuals with or without a specific religious
affiliation because of the unique training the team has had.
o Listen and provide this compassionate care because they have the
allocated time, capacity, and resources this type of care requires.
A Hospital Chaplain plays a pivotal role within the healthcare system, providing compassionate spiritual care and emotional support to patients, their families, and hospital staff. In an environment where medical treatment is often paired with moments of profound uncertainty and emotional stress, chaplains offer a comforting presence that transcends religious denominations and cultural backgrounds. They serve as empathic listeners, guiding individuals through the complexities of illness, injury, and grief, and helping to restore a sense of peace and hope. A chaplain's presence can be that beacon of hope and stability in the often-chaotic hospital environment.
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health is an academic health system serving South Jersey from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore. Its Camden flagship is South Jersey's only Level I adult trauma center and the busiest in the Philadelphia region; the system also operates a Level II pediatric trauma center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Patients access primary, specialty, emergency, inpatient, surgical, urgent, and rehabilitation services at Cooper hospitals and outpatient clinics, while physicians teach at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and advance care and research. Rooted in Cooper Hospital, which opened in 1887, the not-for-profit system is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
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