Community site · North Carolina
Hawthorne Health - Concord.
A community research site embedded in the healthcare setting patients in Concord already use.
2 principal investigators on site, under one quality system.
How the site runs
- One clinical trial agreement covers this site and all others in the network
- Standardized SOPs, one quality system, centralized training
- Local coordinators handle scheduling, logistics, and day-to-day study conduct
- At-home visits by GCP-trained nurses extend reach across all 50 states
Site capability
What the Concord site runs today.
Cold chain and storage
- Refrigerated storage, 2 to 8 °C
- Ultra-low freezer, -80 °C
- Continuous temperature monitoring with alerting
- Ambient locked study drug storage
Processing and assessments
- On-site centrifugation
- 12-lead ECG
- Vital signs, blood pressure, pulse oximetry
- Height and weight measurement
- Point-of-care urine testing
Keeping the visit running
- Dedicated study laptop and cellular hotspot
- Emergency kit on site
Assessments on site
Vitals, ECG, and specimen processing without leaving the pharmacy.
Equipment is calibrated on schedule and cold storage is monitored continuously, with certificates available for your feasibility file. Quality and compliance
Principal investigators
2 investigators practice at Hawthorne Health - Concord.
Board-certified physicians practicing in this community, under one quality system and one set of SOPs. Names, credentials and trial histories are shared with sponsors and CROs on request.
Who lives here
The community around the Concord site.
Sites are placed where patient access already exists. Knowing the community helps sponsors judge fit for a protocol before feasibility begins.
Within about 30 miles
Site-area population by race and ethnicity
- 57.5% White
- 18.6% Black
- 14% Hispanic
- 1.4% Asian
- 0.5% Native American
Sources: Hawthorne Health site database (race and ethnicity, site area); U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Concord city and Cabarrus County, Charlotte, North Carolina: population estimates July 1, 2025; other figures ACS 2020–2024. Percentages can overlap because Hispanic origin is counted separately from race.
Why this location
Placed where patient access already exists.
Site selection is driven by community pharmacy engagement and patient databases that show us where eligible patients live and receive care. Concord joined the network on the same operating model as every other location: one contract, one project manager, one standard of oversight.
Other sites: Staten Island, NY · Lindenwold, NJ · Horsham, PA · Boynton Beach, FL · Gadsden, AL · Lebanon, TN · Springfield, MO · McAllen, TX
Run your study in Concord
Send us your protocol and enrollment target.
We will map your patient population around Concord and across the network, and project how many patients we expect to enroll.