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HCA Healthcare Research Institute

Research is essential to the mission of HCA Healthcare, unlocking breakthroughs in science, medicine and care for all people.

Our mission

Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

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*Data as of April 2024

  • 37

    Sites in the network and growing

  • 750+

    Industry-sponsored trials

  • 200

    National experienced principal investigators

  • 14,000+

    Patient visits annually

Nine specialties across our organization

  • Cardiac and vascular
  • Neuroscience
  • Robotics
  • Behavioral Health
  • Oncology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Pulmonary and thoracic
  • Women and children’s

Who we are

HCA Healthcare Research Institute is the multispecialty clinical research arm of HCA Healthcare committed to advancing care for every individual through our affiliated network of clinicians and sites.

How we do it

The Research Institute is a connector. We bring together trusted pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners with community-based clinicians to impact more people in more places.

What we offer 

We offer a single point of contact to streamline trials and the site activation process, accelerated start-up timelines to make feasibility, contract and budget negotiations more efficient, access to diverse and quality sites with proven performance, and experienced principal investigators across a network of multiple therapeutic areas.

Our network

HCA Healthcare Research Institute’s site network connects sponsors and CROs with national scientific key opinion leaders and community-based hospitals across the country. We perform research in a variety of therapeutic areas, including oncology, cardiology, neuroscience, pulmonary and thoracic, and inpatient surgical/device trials.

We collaborate across physician groups to help improve patient access and maximize start-up efficiency.

Our patients

When you participate in a clinical research trial, you contribute to unlocking breakthroughs in science and the future of healthcare. Many medications and treatments would not exist without research participants. People of all ages and backgrounds can participate in clinical trials. Talk to your doctor to learn more about participation in a clinical trial and contributing to the future of medicine.

Our partners

HCA Healthcare is a leader in research. Our data includes more than 40 million patient encounters annually utilized for records-based initiatives.

The Research Institute serves as a valuable partner and liaison between research study sponsors and our network of sites.

More people are partnering with us because the Research Institute offers:

  • A single point of contact to streamline trials and site activation
  • Multi-specialty centralized support services
  • Access to diverse quality sites with proven performance
  • Experienced principal investigator support across a network of therapeutic areas

Our physicians

As part of a learning health system, we are unlocking insights into real-world data and clinical studies that lead to scientific breakthroughs and transform patient care.

Join a growing network of more than 200 principal investigators participating in local and national research initiatives, advancing care for our patients.

“Research is vitally important to healthcare and American medicine; therefore, it is important to HCA Healthcare.”
Dr. Michael Cuffe
Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer


Interested in learning more? View HCA Healthcare’s Impact Report.

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