The Office of Research Operations oversees the implementation and management of all industry-sponsored, NCI-supported, and grant-funded clinical research across the health system. This office is responsible for operationalizing studies from start-up through closeout to ensure that research is conducted efficiently, compliantly, and with the highest standards of quality. By coordinating study activation, regulatory compliance, participant recruitment, and data integrity, the Office of Research Operations enables investigators to successfully deliver innovative treatment options to patients. Through this work, the office expands access to cutting-edge medical therapies and advances the system’s mission to improve health through research and discovery.
Contact Information
If you represent a pharmaceutical or device company and are interested in FMOL Health as a clinical trial site, please contact us at research@fmolhs.org or (225) 765-7659.
Hospital and Clinic Information
Serving four markets across Louisiana and Mississippi, FMOL Health cares for more than 3 million outpatients and approximately 100,000 inpatients each year.
- Our Lady of the Lake is the largest private medical center in Louisiana, with more than 900 beds, a free-standing Children’s Hospital with more than 80 beds, and free-standing emergency rooms in North Baton Rouge and Livingston. It is Baton Rouge area’s only Level I Trauma Center and has outpatient imaging, surgery centers and a network of urgent care centers. Our Lady of the Lake also has a 78-bed community hospital in Ascension Parish and a 92-bed hospital in Washington Parish that provide emergency, inpatient, outpatient and surgical services, as well as a rural emergency hospital in Assumption Parish.
- Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Our Lady of Lourdes includes a 397-bed acute-care medical center, a 32-bed cardiac facility at Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital, and the area’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level III Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital. With a physician staff of more than 850 doctors in a variety of medical and surgical specialties, Our Lady of Lourdes is home to the only burn unit in Southwest Louisiana and a Commission on Cancer-accredited oncology program.
- St. Francis Medical Center is a 325-bed facility in Monroe, Louisiana, that includes an acute-care hospital, a freestanding outpatient center and 39 outpatient clinics, providing comprehensive medical and surgical services across a wide range of specialties. St. Francis offers the region’s only Level III NICU, Level III OB-ED and Level II PICU services. The hospital also features an Accredited Chest Pain Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a Level III Trauma Center.
- Located in Jackson, Mississippi, St. Dominic includes a 571-bed acute care facility, seven primary care locations, 16 urgent care clinics, a freestanding cancer center and Mississippi’s first Joint Commission–Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Subject Demographics
The racial and ethnic composition of FMOL Health patients is 50.3% white, 28.1% Black, 15.8% unknown and less than 5% other.
Research Staff
The FMOL Health Research Institute offers a streamlined, system-wide research infrastructure designed to deliver high-quality performance for industry-sponsored clinical trials. We provide full-service support to all FMOL Health hospitals, enabling rapid study activation, efficient enrollment, and exceptional regulatory and operational execution.
Our research leadership includes directors of Acute Care and Oncology/Hematology/CAR-T research who oversee a highly skilled team experienced in complex inpatient and outpatient trials. Our study operations workforce features specialized acute care, cardiovascular, oncology, and pediatric research nurses, as well as seasoned clinical research coordinators and research assistants, all trained to meet industry expectations for accuracy, speed, and compliance.
The Office of Sponsored Projects manages all contract and budget negotiations — with dedicated expertise from a grant and contract analyst and a research and grants specialist — ensuring quick turnaround and clear communication for sponsors.
We also maintain a dedicated research regulatory team that handles all IRB submissions and reporting, along with an experienced group of investigational pharmacists who manage and prepare study drugs across the system.
At FMOL Health, we offer sponsors a coordinated, reliable and scalable research environment backed by strong clinical expertise and a commitment to operational excellence.
