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.

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.

Vickie Byler
Clinical Research Nurse
Rex Healthcare
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
USA
919-784-3413
919-784-3426 (fax)
vickie.byler@rexhealth.com
www.rexhealth.com