SCL Health Research Institute

SCL Health Research Institute, Inc. is a medical Research organization which is directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of medical Research in conjunction with one or more hospitals. The sole member of the organization is sisters of charity of leavenworth Health system, Inc. (SCL health).the activities of SCL Health Research Institute, Inc. are devoted solely to the following:1. Serve as the Research function for SCL Health in support of its charitable purposes.2. Conduct clinical Research at SCL Health's hospitals, reporting to the quality committee of the SCL Health board of directors, which oversees the Research function at all SCL Health hospitals on behalf of the SCL Health board of directors.3. Provide and/or ensure there is sufficient staffing, oversight, management/study support at each of the SCL Health hospitals.4. Ensure regulatory compliance with fda and other federal and state laws and regulations governing clinical research.5. Operate a central institutional Research board to serve as the regulatory oversight body for clinical Research studies performed at SCL Health hospitals.