Welcome

Welcome to the second Annual Report of CommonSpirit Health Research Institute. Inside these pages we provide you with an in-depth look at the transformative work being done throughout the CommonSpirit enterprise.

Our work in FY23 is marked by a steadfast commitment to collaboration — collaboration among our clinicians, collaboration within our Research Institute team members, collaboration with other health care providers, academic institutions and industry partners. The work of clinical research cannot be done in a vacuum and by partnering with each other and with others outside of CommonSpirit, we are truly able to harness the power of innovation.

This year has also been a time for us to pursue the efficiencies and standardizations that we believe will move us closer to being one, unified CommonSpirit. Our success depends on consistency in our approach, not only in how we provide care, but also in the processes and reviews that are so crucial to the work of clinical research. This uniformity not only improves our efficiency, it also helps us avoid pitfalls in our highlyregulated environment.

While this journey to unity is not new, in the past year it has been accelerated, thanks in large part to CommonSpirit Health’s new CEO, Wright Lassister III. Under Wright’s leadership, our journey to One CommonSpirit is already yielding success. Perhaps nowhere was this unity more evidenced than during our incredibly well-received Research Summit which took place in February of this year. The Summit proved to be an empowering moment for our teams from throughout the ministry. It concluded with consensus around common goals, and an excitement and optimism for the future of our Institute and our field as a whole.

We are proud to share with you the incredible work being done by dedicated teams throughout CommonSpirit. Together, we are confident we will continue to create new opportunities to transform care.

Vani Nilakantan, PhD System Vice President, Research CommonSpirit Health Research Institute

Robert Wiebe, MD, MBA, MPH Ex Officio Board Member Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer