Facilities

CCST Facilities

CCST Clinical Research Unit

CCST Clinical Research Unit
CCST Clinical Research Unit

CCST Volunteer Lounge
CCST Clinical Research Unit

CCST Ward Bedside Equipment
CCST Clinical Research Unit

CCST Pharmacy Class II Biological Safety Cabinet
CCST Clinical Research Unit

CCST Laboratory For Sample Preparation

The Unit

  • 20 beds 
  • 2 wards of 12 and 8 beds, each with central nurses station
  • private screening room
  • conference room
  • sponsor monitoring areas 

Clinical Equipment

Wards are equipped with state of the art medical equipment including:

  • BP monitoring
  • DASH monitors
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Marqette ECG machines
  • Syringe pumps
  • 24 hr blood pressure monitoring and ambulatory BP monitoring
  • Fully equiped resuscitation trolleys
  • GPS central clock system throughout the unit, synchronised with computer networks

MUSE/DASH

CCST has installed GE DASH 3000 Patient Monitors at each bedside, complete with DINAMAP NIBP, MASIMO pulse Oximetry and 12sl ECG analysis. ECG's are fed directly into a fully configured MUSE ECG management system, complete with enhanced interval editor measurement package, which offers compliance to FDA's 21CFA Part II regulations for submitting patient ECG information. ECGs can be electronically transmitted in XML or Hilltop format. 

Nurse call system

  • A state of the art electronic nurse call system which links patients to nurse stations
  • Emergency call system to all areas of the unit

Fully equipped laboratory

  • Temperature controlled
  • Refrigerated variable speed centrifuges
  • Monitored and alarmed -35C and -80C freezers

Pharmacy

  • Controlled entry
  • Temperature controlled and monitored
  • Alarmed and monitored refrigerated storage
  • Class II Biological Safety Cabinet

Volunteer facilities

  • Volunteer lounge and dining room visible from nurses station
  • Sky television, DVD, Play station, stereo etc for volunteer entertainment
  • Quiet study room and internet access

Secure premises

  • Controlled access and exit
  • Alarmed and monitored

Information Technology

  • Integrated and secure IT systems
  • Capabilities for eCRF reporting and for Electronic Data Transfer

Emergency Generator

CCST has an emergency electrical generator which can supply power to essential equipment