Turning Bold Ideas into Everyday Care

The Providence Institute for Clinical Innovation (Innovation Institute) is reshaping healthcare by transforming today’s care breakthroughs into tomorrow’s standard of care.

We operate within one of the nation’s largest and most diverse health systems to transform ideas into action by combining scientific rigor with a vast clinical network and deep community connections.

Our diligent validation, thoughtful implementation, and equitable scaling of innovations make high-quality, accessible care a reality for all.

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One of the Largest and Most Diverse Health Systems

Hospitals

20+

Major Research Centers

29M

Patient Visits

Institute Programs

The Innovation Institute offers an array of mature programs and partners with organizations across Providence to conduct interdisciplinary research that drives clinical innovation.

Providence Discover Program

Offering data-driven collaborations to accelerate care innovations.

Providence Genomics

Providing personalized care programs steeped in scientific discovery.

Providence Health Research Accelerator (HRA)

Offering implementation and outcomes research that translates into new clinical practices.

Providence ADVANCE

An innovation gateway for startups to test, validate, and scale solutions.

Partnering Across Providence

Providence Research Network

A centralized approach to uniting research across Providence, offering the impact and expertise of a leading scientific medical center.

RESOLVE

A Providence–University of Montana partnership to lead rural health research and bring innovative care closer to home.

Partnerships

Institute Approach

We help organizations generate impactful evidence to quickly answer critical questions about which innovative technologies and care models will enhance patient care and ensure access to the best options for everyone.

Partnership Pathways

We offer resources and a collaborative framework that optimizes research and learning partnerships across Providence.

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Impact and News

As the epicenter for clinical innovation within Providence, we are committed to making discoveries that meaningfully improve patient care.

IMPACT & NEWS

LATEST RESEARCH

Check out some of our big ideas transforming care:

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Preventing heart attacks before they happen.

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Making clinical trials easier to find and join

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Bringing precision cancer care to everyone.

At the Providence Institute for Clinical Innovation, we turn discovery into delivery—using research, data, and system-wide collaboration to bring cutting-edge, personalized care to every patient. By leveraging the strength of our clinical network, we’re accelerating breakthroughs and shaping a more equitable, effective future in healthcare."

Susan Huang

Chief Physician Executive & Chief Executive Providence Clinical Network

Artificial intelligence will not replace the clinician—but it will empower them. We’re embedding AI into care in ways that are safe, smart, and profoundly human.”

Matthew Ducsik

Associate Vice President, Clinical Institutes, Providence

No patient should have to wait for tomorrow’s care. Our work is about bringing the future of healthcare to every community, starting today.”

Daniel Spoon, MD

Interventional Cardiology, Division Chief Cardiovascular Service Line Montana, Director of Research Providence Montana, Director of Cardiovascular Research MT/EWA

Innovation is how we turn challenge into opportunity. As pressures on care delivery grow, the Innovation Institute is helping Providence advance precision medicine, open new doors for discovery, and build a bridge to sustainable, transformative care for every patient we serve.

Kristin Brown

Executive Director, Chief of Staff, Providence Institute for Clinical Innovation