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Ball Memorial Hospital Department of Research |
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Center Overview
At Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc., we are committed to providing our patients with the most advanced research treatments available in health care. Since the early 1980s, our physicians and staff members have been actively involved in national and international medical research studies with the goal of improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of medical care.
The Department of Research at Ball Memorial was established in 1989. Our purpose, then and now, is to make available to the residents of East Central Indiana a variety of state-of-the-art research protocols and assist in the protection of human research subjects by attracting reputable sponsors and professional organizations.
Our staff has made a commitment to medical research with the knowledge of the positive and profound impact it has upon patients' lives and their futures.
Clinical Research Experience
Our research center has clinical trials experience in the following areas:
- Stroke Treatment & Prevention
- Radiation Therapy Oncology
- Pain Management
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal/Nephrology
- Breast Cancer
- Infectious Disease
- Bladder Cancer
- Urology
Our research center has worked with a variety of sponsors including:
- Eli Lilly
- Medtronic
- Yamanouchi
- Pharm C-Trials
- Duke University Research Institute
- PPD Development, LP
- United BioSource Corp
- Quintiles
- Amgen
- Kyphon, Inc.
- AstraZeneca
- NSABP Foundation, Inc.
- Johnson & Johnson Research & Development
- Novartis
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Southwest Oncology Group
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
- Hoosier Oncology Group
- Various Universities
Facility Description
Ball Memorial Hospital is the flagship of Cardinal Health System, an integrated network of hospitals, diagnostic centers, pharmacies, a primary care physician network, comprehensive rehabilitation services, urgent care centers, and managed care partnerships dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for the people of East Central Indiana.
Founded in 1929, BMH serves as a 400-bed regional tertiary referral center and teaching hospital.
It boasts a 260-member clinical staff, which represents more than 45 medical specialties, and approximately 87 percent of that group is board certified, a figure that is well above the national average.
With more than 1.2 million square feet of facilities it offers a full-range of cutting-edge, state-of-the-art services.
The hospital is recognized as a regional leader for many types of surgery, hip and knee replacement procedures, and BMH is the only facility between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to offer a perinatal center and level 3-b neonatal intensive care unit for the care of high-risk pregnancies and newborns.
The hospital campus is also home to the largest physician teaching program in Indiana outside of Indianapolis, with four residency programs. BMH is also affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, and serves as an educational site for the first two years of medical school. As part of the graduate medical education program, Ball Hospital operates Family Medicine and Internal Medicine clinics, which provide low-cost medical care with over 25,000 patient visits a year.
Research Department Description:
- Patient examination rooms
- Secure Drug Storage
- Monitoring Room with telephone and high speed internet access
- Copier/Fax Machine
- Secure Record Storage
- Dedicated refrigerator
- Coordinator Offices
- Conference Room
- Reception area
- Access to most state-of-the-art medical and diagnostic equipment
- Dedicated coordinators with experience
Investigator Experience
This is just a sampling of our experienced clinical investigators:
William Stephen Cassel, MD
Vascular Surgery
Ynjie Xie Lin, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
A. Stephen Tilmans, MD
Radiation Oncology
John Jacobs, MD
Radiation Oncology
Neal E. Coleman, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Andrew T. Trobridge, MD
Anesthesiology/Pain Management
Ravi Sarin, MD
Nephrology
Regi Joseph, MD
Nephrology
Charles E. Sanders, Jr., MD
Rheumatology
Jeffrey C. Ulrich, MD
Urology
Robert S. Williams, MD
Urology
John D. Wulff, MD
Neurology
Hal S. Dickson, MD
Neurology
Roberto J. A. Darroca, MD, FACOG
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Joseph B. Landwehr, Jr., MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Jeffrey Bird, MD
Family Practice
Joseph C. Dickey, MD
Internal Medicine
Please contact us for more detailed Investigator credentials and CVs
Staff Expertise
Charles E. Sanders, Jr., MD
Vice President, Medical Education & Research
15 years experience in clinical research
Sherry Simmonds, BSN, RN, CCRP
Clinical Research Coordinator
6 years experience in clinical research
Julie Foster, BSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Research Coordinator
2 years experience in clinical research
Alfreda Bright, AS
Administrative Specialist
17 years administrative support experience
Patient Demographics
- Stable population
- Multi-county area
- Midwest
- University town
Other Information
- JCAHO accredited
- ACGME accredited residencies
- IRB meets monthly with prompt approval. Usually less than 30 days
- Prompt review and execution of contracts
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Julie Foster
RN, BSN, CRRN
Ball Memorial Hospital Department of Research
2401 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303 USA
Phone: 765-747-8457
Fax: 765-747-8459
E-mail:
If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from the research center will then follow up with you.
