Bronson Methodist Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private
601 John Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Emergency services
- Medicare overall rating: 4 of 5 stars
At a glance
- Clinicians who list this hospital
- 1,500
- Physicians (MD and DO)
- 896
- Residents and fellows in training (full-time equivalents, fiscal year 2023)
- 23
- Medical groups
- 15+
Quality and patient experience
- Medicare overall rating (of 5)
- 4
- Patient survey rating (of 5)
- 3
- Patients who would definitely recommend it (national average 71%)
- 75%
Compared with the national rate
| Measures | Better | Same | Worse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths after treatment | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Safety of care (infections, complications) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Readmissions and return visits | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Number of Medicare quality measures where this hospital’s rate is statistically better than, the same as (no different from), or worse than the national rate.
What patients said
- Doctors communicated well 3 of 5 stars
- Nurses communicated well 3 of 5 stars
- Explained medicines 3 of 5 stars
- Discharge information 4 of 5 stars
- Clean 3 of 5 stars
- Quiet at night 3 of 5 stars
From 746 patient surveys (HCAHPS), period ending 09/30/2025.
Medicare “birthing-friendly” hospital: takes part in a maternity care quality program and follows recommended safety practices.
Source: CMS Care Compare (Hospital General Information; Patient survey HCAHPS). Ratings describe the hospital overall, not individual doctors.
Physicians by specialty
- Internal Medicine 138
- Radiology 126
- Family Medicine 115
- Emergency Medicine 67
- Anesthesiology 36
- OB-GYN (Obstetrics & Gynecology) 28
- General Surgery 28
- Gastroenterology 27
- Neurology 24
- Orthopedic Surgery 22
- Nephrology (Kidney) 18
- Cardiology 17
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) 16
- Psychiatry 14
- Pathology 14
- Pulmonology 14
- Urology 13
- Interventional Radiology 10
- Vascular Surgery 10
- Rheumatology 10
- Hematology & Oncology 9
- Infectious Disease 8
- Dermatology 8
- Radiation Oncology 8
- Endocrinology & Diabetes 8
- Neurosurgery 7
- Sports Medicine 7
- Interventional Cardiology 7
- ENT (Otolaryngology) 7
- Ophthalmology 6
- Plastic Surgery 6
- Hand Surgery 5
- Critical Care Medicine 5
- Colorectal Surgery 5
- Medical Oncology 4
- Sleep Medicine 4
- Pediatrics 3
- Cardiac Electrophysiology 3
- Hospitalist 3
- Gynecologic Oncology 3
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High-Risk Pregnancy) 3
- Cardiothoracic Surgery 2
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine 2
- Allergy & Immunology 2
- Geriatric Medicine 2
- Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology 2
- Trauma Surgery 2
- Surgical Oncology 2
- Facial Plastic Surgery 2
- Spine Surgery 2
- Pain Medicine 2
- Pediatric Cardiology 2
- Pediatric Anesthesiology 1
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1
- Pediatric Infectious Disease 1
- General Practice 1
- Pediatric Pulmonology 1
- Fertility (Reproductive Endocrinology) 1
- Nuclear Medicine 1
- Neuroradiology 1
- Hematology 1
- Mohs Surgery 1
Other clinicians
Medical groups whose clinicians work here
- Bronson Methodist Hospital 667
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital 149
- Advanced Radiology Services PC 133
- Kalamazoo Anesthesiology P C 122
- Ascension Medical Group Promed 88
- Bronson Lakeview Hospital 67
- Southwestern Michigan Emergency Services, PC 67
- Western Michigan University School of Medicine 58
- Paragon Health PC 44
- Regents of the University of Michigan 38
- Bronson South Haven Hospital 33
- Family Health Center, Inc. 30
- Powerback Rehabilitation LLC 27
- Ascension Borgess Hospital 25
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PArtners 25
Number of each group’s clinicians who list this hospital.
Industry-funded research here
Drug and device companies reported $31,363 in research payments to this hospital in 2025 for 2 studies.
- A Pivotal Study of the Premia Spine TOPS™ System
Premia Spine, Ltd. · $18,287 · Completed - (P16-03) INFUSE PLF
Medtronic, Inc. · $13,076
From CMS Open Payments research payments to this hospital as a teaching hospital. Payments to affiliated universities or research foundations are reported under those names. All industry-funded trials →
Other hospitals in the same county
Sources: CMS Hospital General Information and Doctors and Clinicians Facility Affiliation (Care Compare), CMS certification number 230017. Counts are clinicians who list this hospital with Medicare; they include part-time and visiting clinicians and aren’t staff totals. Residents and beds are from the hospital’s Medicare cost report. Ratings are Medicare’s, not ours.