BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Ratings and Reviews

About BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in KALAMAZOO, MI. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 230017. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,105 medical professionals and 111 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, emergency patients were charged $23,976. This is lower than the state average of $24,992. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	80 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	17 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	87 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	2 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	79 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	16 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	85 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	65 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	7 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	62 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	7 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	31 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	68 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	7 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	59 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	21 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	20 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	74 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	16 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	44 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	32 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	89 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	89 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	90 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	42 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	53 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	48 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	50 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	36 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	3 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	61 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	65 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	13 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	22 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	52 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	11 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	37 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	6 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	21 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	73 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	2 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	76 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	22 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$8
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$2
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$46
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$257
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$10
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$10
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$748
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,637
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$26
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,427
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$600
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$303
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,749
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,023
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,015
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$187
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$927
Total (Complete Episode)	$23,976

Infection Rates at BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

These measures show how often patients at BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.59 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.63 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	14,663.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	14.87 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	15.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	1.01 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.16 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.73 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	16,230.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	18.93 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.37 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.54 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.05 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	297.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	8.08 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	9.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.12 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.30 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	5.96 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	120.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	1.11 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.80 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.62 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.32 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	129,331.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	7.12 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	9.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.26 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.26 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.62 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	109,956.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	50.81 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	21.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.41 / Better

How BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	2.7%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	13.3%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.8%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	9.1%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	14%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	19.1%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.3%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.74%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	181.91%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.34%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	4.41%	Worse
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.57%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	13.15%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.02%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.03%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	3.23%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.91%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.25%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Bronson Commons	5:
Evergreen Manor Senior Care Ce	5:
Allegan County Medical Care Facility	5:
Thornapple Manor	5:
Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation	4:
Friendship Village	4:
Calhoun County Medical Care Facility	4:
Borgess Gardens	4:
The Oaks at Battle Creek	4:
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Three Rivers	3:
Medilodge of Kalamazoo	3:
Alamo Nursing Home Inc	3:
Medilodge of Portage	2:
The Laurels of Bedford	2:
Plainwell Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Communi	2:
Ely Manor	2:
Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center	1:
The Laurels of Galesburg	1:
Medilodge of Westwood	1:
Pinnacle Care of Battle Creek	1:
Majestic Care of Battle Creek	1:
Life Care Center of Plainwell	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

There are 1,105 doctors and 111 medical groups that are affiliated with BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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