FACILITY:    Clear Lake Regional Medical Center (www.clearlakermc.com) is a 482-bed tertiary regional referral center offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty services. The six-tower complex features three patient towers.  More than 40 medical specialties and associated services are represented.  Two 10-bed ICUs and 10-ORs.  24/7 services include Hospitalists, Radiology, Lab, Pharmacy and Anesthesia. Lots of surgeries and no trauma designation, plus a 42-bed Level III NICU, 10-bed PICU and a Pediatric Emergency Department staffed with pediatric sub-specialists.  Known for its advanced medicine, the hospital was the fourth facility in the nation to be designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center and the second in Texas to earn such a designation.  Not surprisingly, CLRMC performs open heart surgeries and has a comprehensive cardiovascular center that houses a 14-bed CCU and 14-bed CVICU.

COMMUNITY:  Thirty minutes south of Houston, Clear Lake (www.texasexplorer.com/clearlake.htm) is home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center which trains America’s astronauts and coordinates the development of the U.S. space missions.  Excellent public and private schools, choice neighborhoods and great shopping and entertainment abound.  Clear Lake is convenient to nearby Hobby Airport, the sunny beaches of Galveston, water sports on Galveston Bay and the entertainment and dining of Kemah Boardwalk.  Clear Lake also offers easy access to the world-class amenities and offerings of the nation’s fourth-largest city, Houston………enjoy area theme parks, water parks, professional sports teams, the theater district and museum district, hundreds of clubs and live music venues and over 3,000 restaurants to choose from.  Boasting more than 100 different nationalities, Houston is one of the country’s most diverse cities.