The Center for Health Research (CHR), Kaiser Permanente Northwest, is a professionally independent, non-profit research institute whose mission is to improve health and health care and to inform health policy. Its work brings together scientists and expert support staff from many diverse fields whose research addresses a broad range of important scientific issues. These activities have resulted in fruitful collaborations with a variety of internationally recognized scientific institutions.

The CHR Coordinating Center (CCRIS) comprises an accomplished team of researchers, technical managers, and project administrators, as well as state-of-the-art IT and security resources. We coordinate studies at the local, national, and international levels and have an excellent track record for carrying out complex multi-center (epidemiologic and clinical trial) protocols, from design through dissemination of results.

The CCRIS team strives to provide flexible products and services tailored to best fit the needs and scope of a given protocol. We have substantial experience in developing creative scientific and technical solutions for a collaborative, efficient research environment. We are committed to providing outstanding support for the design, development, implementation, analysis, and publication of high-quality research protocols consistent with the CHR mission.