Bronson Expands Neurological Services Team

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Bronson Methodist Hospital welcomes Paula Kilmer, M.D. to Bronson Neurological Services. She will work with the team of Bronson Neurology and Bronson Neurosurgery to expand options for patients.

Kilmer specializes in the medical management of non-surgical spine treatments. She works collaboratively with patients and other disciplines including physical therapists, chiropractors, neurologists and neurosurgeons to ensure appropriate and timely care. Kilmer’s special interests include back and neck pain, EMG, pre- and post-surgical spinal therapies, trigger point injections and consultations.

Kilmer is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and electrodiagnostic medicine. She completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, and internship in internal medicine at St. John’s Hospital in Detroit. She received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine, and bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.

Bronson’s neurosciences team works closely with colleagues in neurology, neurosurgery, neuro critical care, epileptology, medical spine care, oncology, neuroradiology, orthopedics, chiropractic, physical therapy, and rehabilitation to best meet each patient’s individual needs. A collaborative team approach is an important component of the Bronson neuroscience program due to the complex nature of neurological cases.

According to a recent survey by Professional Research Consultants, Inc., Kalamazoo County residents prefer Bronson for neurosurgery, head injury and stroke, and spine and back care. Bronson has also been rated five stars (the highest rating) for back and neck surgery with spinal fusion by HealthGrades® from 2007 - 2010. Bronson has also been a Joint Commission-accredited Primary Stroke Center since 2005.

The Bronson Neurological Services team is located in the Medical Office Pavilion at Bronson Methodist Hospital, 601 John Street, Suite M-124 in Kalamazoo. Kilmer can be reached at (269) 341-6677.

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 first accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center; in obstetrics as the leading BirthPlace and only high-risk pregnancy center in southwest Michigan, and in pediatrics as one of only six children's hospitals in the state.

Bronson serves the largest percentage of Medicaid patients in the area and provides a substantial benefit to the community through outreach and charitable care. It is the recipient of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence. In 2009, the hospital received the AHA McKesson Quest for Quality Prize awarded annually to only one U.S. hospital, was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, and joined the top five percent of hospitals in the nation to be designated a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence. Bronson is also ranked in the top five percent of hospitals in the nation as a 2009-10 HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. For more information, visit bronsonhealth.com.