Borgess Medical Center

1521 Gull Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Borgess Medical Center is a hospital located in Kalamazoo, MI. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Coronary Care. This hospital reports jointly with Borgess - Pipp Health Center. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
1521 Gull Road
Kalamazoo, Michigan (MI)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Other
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Borgess Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 286 beds of which 252 are Adult and Pediatric and 34 are Coronary Care.

  • Total beds
286
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
252
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Coronary Care beds
34
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 14 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Stroke
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Sepsis
bullet Carotid Surgery
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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