Bronson Neurology Welcomes New Provider

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Bronson Methodist Hospital welcomes Karen Freshwater, PA-C to Bronson Neurology. Freshwater joins the Bronson Neurology team of Hisanori Hasegawa, M.D., Dennis Jewett, M.D., Dean Kindler, M.D., Kelly Ybema, M.D., Anita Buitenwerf, NP, and Lori Tatay, PA-C.

Freshwater is a certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She received her master’s degree in medicine through the physician assistant program at Western Michigan University and bachelor’s degree in animal science from University of Missouri.

The neurology team at Bronson uses the latest treatments to treat epilepsy and seizures, headaches, muscle problems, peripheral nerve disease, stroke and traumatic brain injury. The team includes the only fellowship trained epileptologist for the treatment of epilepsy and the only board certified vascular neurologist for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system due to stroke.

The Bronson Neurology team can be reached at the Medical Office Pavilion at Bronson Methodist Hospital, 601 John Street, Suite M-124 in Kalamazoo. Additionally, Bronson neurologists and support staff practice in two other locations in Paw Paw and Three Rivers. Bronson neurologists can be reached at (269) 341-7500.

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, neurosurgery, 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. 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 recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care in 2008 by Thomson Reuters. For more information, visit bronsonhealth.com.