“I think it’s tremendous that Cooper Green has survived 50 years. I believe they have provided quality health care to the citizens in Jefferson County, and not just in Birmingham.”

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“I think it’s tremendous that Cooper Green has survived 50 years. I believe they have provided quality health care to the citizens in Jefferson County, and not just in Birmingham.”

-Maralyn Mosley, Cooper Green Mercy Health advocate on the facility’s 50 years of service in the Sept. 29 Birmingham Times.

Source: The Birmingham Times

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