Research Center Profile:
Rex Healthcare
Rex Healthcare is a 433 general acute care bed hospital and
member of the UNC Health Care family, a not-for-profit integrated
health care system. Rex's Clinical Research Center is located
on our main hospital campus in west Raleigh. While clinical trials
have been conducted at Rex for several years, a dedicated center
was established in 2006 to coordinate research for heart, vascular,
radiology and diagnostic efforts.
At Rex Healthcare, our highly-skilled professionals utilize a
high tech, high touch approach to caring for patients. With 950
physicians on staff and nearly 4,000 employees, it is our mission
to provide the best in health services by bringing together
compassionate care and leading edge technology. Our research is
driven by values which center around patient safety, sound business
practices, outstanding care and superior customer service.
Rex Healthcare's Research Center staff and affiliates have
vast experiences within the research community. The center is
coordinated by a clinical research nurse who has extensive
background in both research and therapeutic areas such as
cardiology, vascular disorders and corrective surgeries, infectious
disease, rheumatology, neurology, medical devices, psychiatry and
pediatrics.
Our research center has worked with a variety of sponsor
companies and CRO's including PPD, PharmalinkFHI, INC Research,
BMS, Novartis, Talecris, Cordis and Johnson & Johnson, just to
name a few. As the year continues, we look forward to expanding our
scope and working with new organizations. Please contact us if you
are interested in partnering with us.
HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare quality rankings
company, recently honored Rex with the following designations:
- Top five percent in the nation for clinical excellence.
- Rated #1 in the Triangle for overall cardiovascular and
cardiology services
- Rated #1 in North Carolina for Neurological Services
- Achieved the Specialty Excellence Award for Stroke
Services
Additionally, Rex Healthcare has many other accolades
including:
- The first hospital in the Triangle to be named a nationally
accredited Certified Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain
Centers
- The first and only hospital in the Triangle to receive Magnet
Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, placing
Rex among the top 2% of hospitals in the country for quality
nursing
- The National Research Corporation honored Rex with the 2005
Consumers' Choice Award for being the Highest Quality Hospital
in the Triangle
In conjunction with affiliated physicians, we also aim to
provide an array of therapeutic areas for outpatient clinical
trials.
Conveniently located off the beltline and near I-40, Rex
Healthcare is easily accessible and has plenty of free, monitored
parking.
The research office is located within Rex Heart & Vascular
Center on the first floor in Heart & Vascular Diagnostics. A
separate comfortable waiting area with CNN HealthWatch TV system is
available for participants.
Driving Directions
Rex Hospital is located at the corner of Blue Ridge Road and Lake
Boone Trail.
From I-440 Beltline:
- Take the Lake Boone Trail exit.
- Turn right at the end of the ramp.
- Go approximately 1 mile and you will see the main entrance of
the hospital on the right.
From Durham, Chapel Hill and points west:
- Take I-40 east to Raleigh.
- Take Wade Avenue exit.
- Go approximately two miles and take Blue Ridge Road exit.
- At top of ramp, take left.
- Go approximately 1.5 miles and take right onto Lake Boone
Trail.
- At first stoplight, take left into Rex Hospital
campus.
From Clayton, Benson and points east:
- Take I-40 west to Raleigh.
- Take I-440 inner beltline (US 64).
- Take the Lake Boone Trail exit.
- Turn right at the end of the ramp.
- Go approximately mile and you will see the main entrance of the
hospital on the right.
Rex is also located on the Raleigh bus route, which can easily
be accessed at
www.raleighnc.gov.
For more information about lodging in the Raleigh area, contact
The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau at (919)
834-5900 or visit their website at
www.raleighcvb.org. Rex
also has a list of area hotels that offer discounted rates to Rex
patients and their loved ones and can be found on our website at
www.rexhealth.com.
Our investigators are Rex Healthcare affiliated physicians who
present an expansive background of experience from varying
therapeutic areas. Studies conducted within our Center have been in
Phase I-IV of research.
Located in North Carolina's capital city of Raleigh, Rex
Healthcare provides services to a large and diverse patient
population. The greater Triangle area's population exceeds one
million. Nine colleges and universities are nearby and the area is
becoming well known for its ideal retirement attributes. Rex
Healthcare's presence in surrounding communities such as Cary,
Apex, Garner and Wakefield provides an excellent network for
reaching patients in rural areas.
Rex Healthcare strives to meet the absolute highest in research
standards. A dedicated Institutional Review Board (IRB) was
established by the Medical Staff Executive Committee to oversee the
participation of human subjects involved in research studies. The
IRB is charged to protect the rights and welfare of these
subjects.
Vickie Byler
Clinical Research Nurse
Rex Healthcare
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
USA
Phone: 919-784-3413
Fax: 919-784-3426
EMail: vickie.byler@rexhealth.com
Web Site: http://www.rexhealth.com
The following trial(s) are actively recruiting patients:
If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical
trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from
the research center will then follow up with you.
