Bronson Again Recognized for Excellence in Stroke CareMarch 06, 2008 KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Bronson Methodist Hospital is one of only 68 hospitals in the nation designated as a Stroke Center of Excellence by NeuStrategy. Bronson was recognized for the quality of its clinical programs, medical staff, and education and outreach for stroke care. This designation comes from a first-ever comprehensive stroke industry survey, fielded in summer 2007. NeuStrategy is an organization that provides strategic, financial and operational support to health systems, physician practices and industry vendors. It represents findings from those select hospitals in the United States that are certified primary stroke centers and those working toward stroke program certification. The survey measures four key components of stroke center excellence including programs, staff, facility and technology, and business. “One example of how our stroke program impacts the quality of stroke care to help contribute to this designation is our Stroke Call Down process,” said Dean Kindler, Bronson medical director, adult neurology and stroke services. This collaborative effort between our Acute Stroke Intervention Team, Emergency Department and other specialties provides prompt evaluation and treatment of stroke inpatients. The process begins before patients come through our doors.” The Bronson neurosciences team is providing more specialists and treatment options for its patients - including southwest Michigan’s only board-certified vascular neurologist, neurointensivist, fellowship-trained movement disorder neurologist, epileptologist, and a pediatric fellowship-trained neurosurgeon; a pediatric neurology program; and a new, dedicated Neurovascular Unit for patients with neurovascular issues such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, aneurysms, seizure disorders, CNS tumors and related disorders. According to a recent survey by Professional Research Consultants, Inc., Kalamazoo County residents prefer Bronson for head injury and stroke care. Bronson has also been a Joint Commission-accredited Primary Stroke Center since 2005. About Bronson Methodist Hospital Bronson Methodist Hospital, located at 601 John St. in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich., is the flagship of Bronson Healthcare Group, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving all of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. With 380 licensed beds and all private rooms, Bronson Methodist Hospital provides care in virtually every specialty—cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, oncology—with advanced capabilities in critical care as a Level I Trauma Center; in neurological care as a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center; in cardiac care as the region’s only accredited Chest Pain Center; in obstetrics as the leading BirthPlace and only high-risk pregnancy center in southwest Michigan, and in pediatrics as one of only four children's hospitals in the state. The hospital is the recipient of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence, and was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for 2005 by Solucient. Bronson Healthcare Group is one of Kalamazoo’s largest employers. For five consecutive years, it has been ranked by Working Mother magazine and for three straight years by FORTUNE as one of the nation’s 100 best companies to work for. With a workforce of nearly 5,000, Bronson makes a significant contribution to the local economy. Annually, Bronson provides more than $37 million in community benefits through outreach and charitable care for the un- and under-insured. Bronson also serves the largest percentage of Medicaid patients of any Michigan hospital outside of southeast Michigan. ###
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