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Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
Vision and Mission
Vision
The NIH Clinical Center will serve as the nation’s premier research hospital for conducting clinical research to improve the health of human kind. It will also serve as a national resource for clinical research by developing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, enhancing systems to ensure the safe, efficient, and ethical conduct of clinical research, training clinical researchers, and leading the response to the nation’s public health needs.
Mission
As the nation’s clinical research center, the NIH Clinical Center is dedicated to improving human health by providing an outstanding environment that facilitates:
- development of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions;
- training of clinical researchers; and,
- development of processes to ensure the safe, efficient, and ethical conduct of clinical research.
The Clinical Center achieves this mission through a culture that fosters collaboration, innovation, diversity, and the highest ethical standards.
Organization Summary
The Clinical Center organization supports programs in the areas of Clinical Research, Patient Care and Hospital Services and Management and Operations.
Clinical Research
Conducting and/or supporting Clinical Center clinical research are:
- Anesthesia and Surgical Services
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Bioethics
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dental Clinic
- Hospital Epidemiology
- Imaging Sciences
- Laboratory Medicine
- Pain and Palliative Care
- Pharmacy
- Protocol Services
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Transfusion Medicine
Patient Care and Hospital Support Operations
Providing Clinical Center direct patient care and/or support for patients are:
- Clinical Research Informatics
- Credentials and Privileging
- Facilities Management
- Housekeeping and Fabric Care
- Materials Management
- Medical Records
- Networks and Applications
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Patient Representative
- Social Work
- Spiritual Ministry
Management and Operations
Supporting the Clinical Center management and/or operational needs are:
- Administrative Management and Planning
- Communications
- Children's School
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Financial Management
- Human Resources
- Hospital Safety
- Office of the Director
- Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison
- Planning and Organizational Development
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