Join a private practice with another Ortho Spine physician or start a new practice on hospital campus located across from NASA Johnson Space Center overlooking beautiful Clear Lake in desirable surburban Bay Area Houston, Texas.  Well-known Sports Medicine, therapy and orthopedic program, including trainers in 10 area high schools.  Excellent schools and neighborhoods. Educated and insured population; workforce in aerospace, medical, petrochemical and oil. Approximately 30 minutes south of the Texas Medical Center or north of Galveston Bay. Not-for-profit catholic hospital can provide attractive recruitment package including salary, relocation, sign-on bonus and marketing support. 

Tort Reform State / No State Income Tax

Practice Start-Up Support

CHRISTUS St. John Hospital, a 171-bed acute care hospital, is located across from NASA-Johnson Space Center in Bay Area Houston, Texas.  Services include inpatient and outpatient surgery, full-service oncology, intensive care, emergency medicine, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, cardiovascular and vascular surgery.  CHRISTUS St. John offers advanced laparoscopic procedures and digital mammography, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, including a GE 64-slice CT scanner and an advanced catheterization angiography lab, offering non-invasive 3D heart images and breast imaging.

A full service cancer program in partnership with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center includes a free-standing radiation treatment center and a comprehensive medical oncology center with oncology blood bank and laboratory services. As an accredited chest pain center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, we are the first hospital in Texas to participate in all three of the American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines program for coronary artery disease, stroke, and heart failure. The United States Department of Health and Human Services website tracks the performance of hospitals throughout the nation, showing our attention to quality outcomes.

Facility expansion projects include $7.8 million for 20,000 square feet of new and renovated space to the Emergency Care and Chest Pain Center and Women’s Imaging Pavilion, with investments to support oncology services and emergency care, e.g. six rooms as cardiac emergency response rooms, improved ambulance service bays and expanded waiting area.  Recently completed, is a 70,000 square foot expansion for an additional floor and a multi-million dollar Intensive Care Unit with 13,000 square-feet and cutting-edge technology and beautiful Bay views. 

The Center for New Life birthing center offers 19 private birthing suites and special operating suites for C-Sections.  An expansive 20,000 square-foot Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation and Therapy complex offers therapy treatments including aquatic, pediatric, physical, hand and occupational therapy; and satellite facilities in 4 community locations and athletic trainers in more than 10 area high schools. 

As a first place winner in the Houston Business Journal Best Workplace Award (category: 500+ Employee & CEO Headquartered in Houston), CHRISTUS St. John Hospital has over 1,300 physicians, employee Associates and volunteers. CHRISTUS Health, the parent company, is one of the 10 largest Catholic health systems in the country with 23,000 employees, operating 32 hospitals and long-term care facilities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Utah.

Website Links of Interest:
CHRISTUS St. John Hospital
Clear Lake Chamber Of Commerce
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership