Cooper University Health Care in the US has officially completed its previously announced merger with Cape Regional Health System, marking a significant expansion of healthcare services in Cape May County, effective 1 July 2024.

The integration includes renaming Cape Regional Medical Center to Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional.

The 213-bed facility, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, located in Cape May Court House, includes a cancer centre, the Claire C Brodesser Surgery Center.

Additionally, urgent care centres and multiple outpatient facilities provide primary and speciality care, wound care, radiology, laboratory services, and physical therapy across the county.

The merger proposal, first announced in December 2022, advanced with the execution of a definitive agreement in April 2023.

The New Jersey Superior Court of Cape May County granted final regulatory approval on 28 May 2024, allowing the transaction to be completed.

This merger aims to enhance the availability of speciality health services for both residents and visitors of Cape May County.

Cooper University Health Care’s Board of Trustees chairman George Norcross III said: “We are ready to move forward and for our unified team to begin delivering the highest level of advanced healthcare to more people in shore communities and beyond.”

Cooper's academic health system, which includes the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and an affiliation with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, brings resources and expertise to the region.

It has a workforce of over 11,000 team members, which encompasses more than 1,000 employed physicians, nearly 1,600 nurses and more than 550 advanced practice providers.

Cape Regional Health System is a key provider of integrated healthcare delivery in Cape May County.