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Ms. Altemus attended the Middlemore School of Nursing in Auckland, New Zealand. Following her graduation, she worked as a staff nurse at Middlemore Hospital in the burn, orthopedic, and obstetrical units. She became Charge Nurse for the Emergency Room and served in that capacity for five years, supervising thirty to forty nurses. Recruited for an intensive care unit position in the Texas Medical Center, she immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s and obtained U.S. residency. While raising her family, Ms. Altemus has volunteered at the Medical Center Hospice and Ronald McDonald House, the Meals on Wheels organization, and the Special Olympics. She organized care committees to help families in difficulty at her children’s schools, has participated in school fundraising activities, and has served as a Girl Scout leader. She is a member of the National Charity League, the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, the American Academy of Home Care Physicians, and the Texas Nurses Association. She joined the staff of Clearman Associates in the spring of 2002 and brings to the group her organizational skills and ability to connect immediately with patients; she is able to blend the comforting atmosphere of home with the running of a doctors’ office. Ms Altemus’ particular medical interests include sudden death and its impact on families and hospital staff, end of life care issues and pain control, and patient advocacy.
This technologic genius is one of those rare people who can fix anything. David runs all of our computer and communication services, hosts our website, keeps our network going, and is our Geek Extraordinaire. He also oversees and manages our physical plant – Tranquility House – an 80 year old treasure that requires constant attention. David's computer expertise began over 25 years ago with the original personal computer kits. Before starting his own business he has worked in everything from computer sales, repair, software development, cabling, LAN set-up and maintenance, internet support, web hosting – and other things only another geek would understand. David enjoys a well deserved reputation for being calm, capable and fun to be around. His warmth and kindness are legendary. During his years of volunteer work with Planned Parenthood he was a hand-holder, the only male hand-holder ever to serve in Houston. David has a delightful sense of humor - just watch out for those puns!
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Susan Altemus, R.N.
R. David Decker, Information Technology
