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The new Cooper Medical School in Camden will be both an economic boost to the city and a step toward improving the state’s health care, Gov. Christie said at a ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the facility’s official ground-breaking.
“This is another extraordinary step forward for the revitalization” of Camden, Christie said. “It will mean drawing more people and more businesses and a greater sense of hope to this city.”
Construction of the four-year institution, to be a part of Rowan University and affiliated with Cooper University Hospital, began earlier this month. The project is estimated to cost $130 million.
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