Clear Lake Regional Medical Center Jobs and Profile

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center is a 604-licensed-bed tertiary regional referral medical center offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty service.  More than 40 medical specialties and associated services are represented at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center (CLRMC), including open-heart surgery, Level III neonatal intensive care unit and a comprehensive cardiovascular center.  With a medical staff of more than 600, CLRMC employs 1,700 medical professionals and offers a comprehensive range of primary and tertiary services for patients of all ages.

According to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study issued in October 2007, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center ranks among the top 5% in the nation for coronary interventional procedures. The study, the largest of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes at virtually all of the nation's 5,000 hospitals over the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

The study also found that for 2008, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center is:

• #1 in the Houston area for Overall Cardiac Services
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Cardiology Services
• Five-Star Rated for Coronary Interventional Procedures
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack
• Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure

The Heart & Vascular Hospital

The newly-opened Heart & Vascular Hospital expands Clear Lake Regional Medical Center ’s space by 225,000 square feet, and includes:

• Three cardiovascular (CV) operating rooms
• Four catheterization labs
• A 23-bed pre- and post-recover area for catheterization lab and OR patients
• An eight-bed Cardiovascular Critical Care unit
• 60 private inpatient telemetry rooms
• A 14-bed Coronary Care Unit
• An eight-bed Chest Pain Unit
• Areas for Cardiac Rehab, Echocardiogram, EKG and Nuclear Medicine
• A second-story pedestrian skywalk connects the two medical towers

Ranked #1 in the Houston area and among the top 5 percent in the nation for Overall Cardiac Services for 2007 and 2008 by HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading independent health care ratings company, CLRMC also is the recipient of the 2007 HealthGrades® Cardiac Care Excellence Award™.

In addition to its HealthGrades’ accolades, CLRMC has received Cycle II accreditation with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) by the Society for Chest Pain Centers.  It is the only hospital in Southeast Houston to achieve that distinction.

The Woman’s Center

            Approximately 4,000 babies are born annually at The Women’s Center at CLRMC which is designed to provide comprehensive health care for women of all ages.  In 2006, CLRMC received a five-star rating for maternity care and is ranked among the top 10 percent of hospitals for maternity care services for the second year in a row.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unity (NICU)

            The tiniest patients at CLRMC are cared for in the newly-expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a Level III unit that provides high-tech care in soothing surroundings.  The 42-bed unit is staffed by board-certified Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.  All NICU and Newborn Nursery Staff are Certified Providers of Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

Other departments of CLRMC include:

·        The Breast Diagnostic Center – Offering full-field Digital Mammography, Integrated Computer Assisted Diagnosis (CAD), updated Ultrasound Equipment, Stereotactic and Ultra-sound-guided biopsies and Bone Density Screening.  The Breast Diagnostic Center also offers the comfort of MammoPads.

The Breast Diagnostic Center

200 Medial Center Blvd.

Webster, Texas 77598

·        Pearland Emergency and Imaging Center – Offers emergency medical treatment and imaging services in a convenient location with significantly shorter waiting times than at hospital-based emergency centers.  The state-of-the-art Emergency Center is staffed 24-hours a day by board-certified physicians, all with extensive emergency treatment experience.  The Imaging Center offers cutting-edge CT Scan, Diagnostic Digital X-Ray and Ultrasound.  A radiologist is available to consult with physicians during normal business hours, and most laboratory services are on site.

Pearland Emergency and Imaging Center

10970 Shadow Creek Parkway

Pearland, Texas 77584

·        Alvin Emergency Center

Offers emergency care 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  It is staffed by physicians trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support staff.  The center also offers Diagnostic Radiology and Laboratory Services.

Alvin Emergency Center

301 Medic Lane

Alvin, Texas 77511

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center is a proud affiliate of HCA Houston