Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan designated both hospitals as Blue Distinction Centers for the “expertise” they showed in making the birth process safe and effective; other requirements include demonstrating what is called "Family Centered Care" practices, such as allowing mothers and infants to stay together 24 hours a day.
Bronson Healthcare will be operating a new ambulance very soon that will be exclusively for child patient transport.
In a news release, Bronson says that the pediatric ambulance will bring children from around Southwest Michigan to Bronson Children’s Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment...
Battle Creek authorities are attempting to find two suspects in a shooting Saturday morning.
Battle Creek Police Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 300 block of Riverside Dr around 3am Saturday, and there they found a 30-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds...
The Battle Creek Fire Department has issued a reminder, after a residential fire Sunday morning.
Just before 7am Sunday, firefighters responded to the 100 block of Winston Dr in Battle Creek, to find flames and heavy smoke coming from a home...
Almost 800 hospitals nationwide are being penalized for being vectors of hospital acquired infection, including one here in Battle Creek.
According to data released Wednesday by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Bronson Battle Creek was on the list, as were 26 other Michigan hospitals; the majority of those in Michigan are in the Detroit and Flint areas...
A home fire Saturday evening in Battle Creek left one firefighter injured.
Crews were called to the wood-frame house around 5:30pm Saturday December 17, in the 100 block of Oneita St, to find heavy fire and smoke. Authorities didn’t know if anyone was trapped inside, so they worked to quickly put the blaze out and search for victims...
Bronson Battle Creek is finishing an application process to designate its Battle Creek campus as a teaching hospital, allowing future physicians to finish residency at the Battle Creek facility.
The intent, announced Friday, November 18, 2016, is a collaborative effort between Bronson Battle Creek, Grace Health and the Homer Stryker School of Medicine at Western Michigan University...