2024 Stroke Treatment & Response Data - Bronson Methodist Hospital (BMH)
Bronson Methodist Hospital (BMH) in Kalamazoo is a Comprehensive Stroke Center. This means it provides advanced stroke care, including emergency treatments, surgery and specialized rehabilitation.
Our Stroke Response Times Keep Improving
Patients who came directly to the hospital (walk-ins) got their CT scans faster, going from 23 minutes in January to 15 minutes in December. Faster scans mean quicker care and better results.
Number of Stroke Patients at BMH by Year: 2023 vs 2024
These numbers show how many patients we treated each year:
Stroke Patients at BMH by Year: 2023 vs 2024
| Stroke Type |
2023 |
2024 |
| Ischemic Stroke (blocked artery) |
490 |
502 |
| ICH (bleeding inside brain) |
120 |
115 |
| SAH (bleeding around brain) |
38 |
41 |
| Total |
648 |
658 |
How Fast We Provided Stroke Care in 2024
- CT Scan (by ambulance): 6 minutes
- CT Scan (walk-in): 15 minutes
- tPA (clot-busting medicine): 30 minutes
- Thrombectomy (clot removal surgery): 69 minutes
Quicker care helps save brain function and leads to better recovery.
Stroke Treatments at BMH in 2024
Stroke Treatments at BMH (2024)
| Treatment |
Number of Patients |
| tPA (medicine to dissolve clots) |
58 |
| Mechanical Thrombectomy (surgery) |
84 |
| Total Treatments |
142 |
How Patients Were Doing After 90 Days
37 percent of patients who had clot removal surgery (thrombectomy) could live independently after 90 days. Doctors measure this using the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS).
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™
Bronson Methodist Hospital is recognized by Healthgrades® as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ and ranked #1 in Michigan for Stroke Care in 2025. Bronson Methodist Hospital is also certified by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
