Bronson Methodist Hospital Recognized for Stroke Care

July 07, 2009

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recently recognized Bronson with a Get With The Guidelinessm (GWTG) Silver Performance Award for consistently following treatment guidelines to improve quality of care for stroke patients.

To receive the GWTG Silver Award, Bronson scored higher than the minimum of 85 percent on all seven key measures. These measures include aggressive use of medications like clot-busting t-PA, cholesterol-lowering drugs and anticoagulants as well as education for controlling stroke risk factors, including counseling for smoking cessation while in the hospital.

This award recognizes Bronson's commitment to quality patient care and vision to be a national leader in healthcare quality. Bronson Methodist Hospital is a Primary Stroke Center certified by the Joint Commission and a Stroke Center of Excellence designated by NeuStrategy. In Michigan, only Bronson Methodist Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network in Detroit were awarded Silver Performance Awards.

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. 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.

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