Memorial Health is a two-state healthcare organization serving a
35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina.
The system includes its flagship, Memorial Health University
Medical Center (MHUMC), a 530-bed tertiary medical center. MHUMC is
the region’s only teaching and research hospital, the only Level
One trauma center, and the home of the only designated children’s
hospital. MHUMC was recently named a Distinguished Hospital by J.D.
Power and Associates for providing an "outstanding patient
experience." It has also been named one of America’s Most
Wired hospitals four years in a row by Hospitals & Health
Networks Magazine.
At Memorial Health, our mission is simple: we help people feel
better. Our vision is to be the healthcare partner of choice,
empowering people to achieve physical, emotional, and spiritual
well-being. To learn more about our world-class facilities, please
visit us at www.memorialhealth.com.
There are currently more than 300 studies open at Memorial
Health. We participate in more than 50 pharmaceutical- or
industry-sponsored studies. Nearly 30 of our studies are comprised
of original research being done by physicians and resident
physicians.
The Memorial Health Research Center has been managing clinical
drug and device trials in phases II through IV, and
investigator-initiated research for 15 years. We have experience in
the following areas:
- Breast Cancer
- Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
- Colorectal Cancer
- Endocrinology
- Gerontology
- Gynecologic Cancers
- Hematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Neurology
- Obesity
- OB/GYN
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatrics/Neonatology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Prostate Cancer
- Psychiatry
- Sleep Disorders
- Stroke
- Cancer Symptom Management
- UGI
- Trauma/Emergency Medicine
We have worked with multiple sponsors, including Abbott
Laboratories, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Alliance Pharmaceutical
Corp., Amgen, Aventis, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Boerhinger-Mannheim,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Eli-Lilly &
Company, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoechst Group,
Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Merk & Company, Novartis
Pharmaceuticals, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Parke-Davis
Pharmaceutical Research, Pharmacia and Upjohn, Pfizer, Roche, R. W.
Johnson, Respironics, Inc., Rhone-Poulenc-Rorer, Schering Plough
Corporation, Searle, Shire Pharmaceuticals, SmithKline Beecham,
Somnus, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, TAP Holdings, Upjohn, Viropharma,
Wyeth Nutritionals, Wyeth-Ayerst, and Zeneca.
Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia,
is southeast Georgia's only teaching and research hospital.
Located about 30 minutes from an international airport, and just
minutes from Interstate roads I-95 and I-16, the 530-bed hospital
is the regional referral center for approximately 450,000 people in
southeast Georgia and South Carolina. The center offers the full
range of tertiary services with the exception of a burn unit and a
transplant service. Some of the referral services include a Level 1
Trauma Center, open-heart surgery, high-risk obstetrics,
neonatology, pediatric intensive care, pediatric cardiology,
pediatric hematology/oncology, adolescent medicine, radiation
oncology, sports medicine, rehabilitation services, diagnostic
radiology services, and the region’s largest air and ground
emergency transport service.
Memorial Health University Medical Center also has a surgical
training lab and is well-equipped to conduct clinical trials. The
lab maintains a refrigerated centrifuge and a minus 70-degree C
freezer for processing and storing PK samples.
Memorial Health has more than 50 physicians in various
specialties participating in research. All of our principal
investigators are board certified in their specialties, which
include:
- Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Hematology/Oncology
- Internal Medicine
- Family Practice
- Gerontology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Neonatology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Oncology
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
Many of our principal investigators have 10 to 15 years of
experience in clinical trials.
The Memorial Health Research Center is staffed by a manager, a
documents specialist, six clinical research coordinators (5 R.N.s
and one LPN), and a doctorate-level pharmacist. One clinical
research coordinator (CRC) is certified, and three more are in the
process of obtaining certification. The documents specialist has 12
years of industry experience. The CRCs have a combined total of 25
years in research and 85 years in nursing.
Nurses in the intensive care units, cardiac catheterization lab,
tumor clinic, neonatal nursery, and other hospital units work
closely with the research staff on studies in their areas. Their
expertise allows trials to be conducted in multiple
specialties.
Memorial Health draws on populations from 35 counties in two
states. The patient population spans all ages and socio-economic
groups. Due to the mild climate, there is a large population of
retirees. There are two military installations and four
colleges/universities in the area, so there are also many young
people and families. Savannah is in the nation’s hypertension belt
and stroke belt. We also see much diabetes, obesity, and
psychiatric illness in this region.
