Clear Lake Regional Medical Center

Pediatric Care

Your children. Precious and priceless...and they're treated that way at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center’s Pediatric Unit. When it comes to caring for the little ones, we know that being in the hospital isn’t the same for kids as it is for adults. And we realize parents expect only the very best care for their children.

We provide the specialized expertise of a comprehensive pediatrics team – committed to excellence and innovation in caring for our youngest patients – close to home. No hospital in the greater Southeast Houston region has dedicated more resources to caring for sick children than we have.

Dedicated Pediatrics Unit

A 17-bed unit featuring board-certified physicians in the following areas:

• Cardiology
• Emergency Care
• Genetics
• Infectious Disease
• Neonatology
• Neurology
• Ophthalmology
• Pulmonary

Pediatric Emergency Department

• Open 24 hours
  Emergency Room physician 2 p.m. – midnight (daily)
• Separate waiting area for children – ages infant to 17
• 7 exam rooms
• Physicians skilled in treating acutely ill and injured children
• Specially trained emergency staff

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The only PICU in the Southeast Houston area, CLRMC’s PICU has 10 beds and a specially-trained staff who will provide care for critically-ill children from infants to 18 years of age.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

The tiniest patients at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center (CLRMC) are cared for in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a Level IIIb unit that provides highly specialized care. Our 42-bed unit is staffed by a comprehensive team that includes board-certified Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. All NICU and Newborn Nursery Staff are Certified Providers of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

The NICU is specially designed to support and facilitate the optimal development of its tiny patients. The family-centered unit encourages skin-to-skin contact between baby and parent and the comforting co-bedding of multiple birth siblings. Breastfeeding also is strongly encouraged.

A Transport Team is on 24-hour alert to handle the transfer of high-risk infants from other area hospitals. Helicopter transport for infants also is available.

A wide range of Pediatric Subspecialties and treatments are available, including:

• Surgery
• Neurology
• Nephrology
• Cardiology
• Ophthalmology
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide treatment
• High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation treatment