2024 Stroke Treatment & Response Data- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital (BBC)
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital (BBC) is an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital. This means it can quickly identify strokes, provide important early care and rapidly transfer patients to higher-level care if needed.
Committed to Faster Stroke Diagnosis
In December, walk-in patients got a CT scan within about 18 minutes on average. This early scan helps doctors decide quickly what type of stroke care is needed.
Number of Stroke Patients at BBC by Year: 2023 vs 2024
Here's how many patients we treated each year:
Stroke Patients at BBC by Year: 2023 vs 2024
| Stroke Type |
2023 |
2024 |
| Ischemic Stroke (blocked artery) |
158 |
160 |
| ICH (bleeding inside brain) |
16 |
14 |
| SAH (bleeding around brain) |
8 |
6 |
| Total |
182 |
180 |
How Quickly We Provided Stroke Care in 2024
- CT Scan (by ambulance): 11 minutes
- CT Scan (walk-in): 18 minutes
- tPA (clot-busting medicine): 52 minutes
Quick initial care helps patients until specialized stroke care can be provided.
Five-Star RecipientTM
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital received five-star recognition for stroke care from Healthgrades in its 2025 Report to the Nation.
