Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw, MI
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About Bronson Lakeview Hospital
Bronson Lakeview Hospital is a critical access hospital in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 16 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital, about 11 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.69
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend84%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1079%
- Completed surveys232
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.22097, -85.89793
Nearby hospitals
- Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital5802 S 9th St, Kalamazoo, MIPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital1312 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Bronson Methodist Hospital601 John Street, Kalamazoo, MI · Level I traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital400 Medical Park Dr, Watervliet, MI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Borgess Medical Center1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI · Level II traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital420 W High St, Dowagiac, MI · Emergency roomCritical access hospital20 mi
- Beacon Plainwell411 Naomi Street, Plainwell, MILong-term care hospital20 mi
- Beacon Allegan555 Linn Street, Allegan, MI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital21 mi
- Bronson South Haven Hospital955 S Bailey Ave, South Haven, MI · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital22 mi
- Three Rivers Health701 S Health Parkway, Three Rivers, MIAcute care hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Bronson Lakeview Hospital located?
Bronson Lakeview Hospital is at 408 Hazen Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079 in Van Buren County.
Does Bronson Lakeview Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Bronson Lakeview Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 153 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Bronson Lakeview Hospital?
Bronson Lakeview Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Bronson Lakeview Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Michigan EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Bronson Lakeview Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (269) 657-1400.
Would patients recommend Bronson Lakeview Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (232 completed surveys), 84% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 79% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Read a Hospital BillItemized bills, EOBs and billing codes explained, plus No Surprises Act protections and a step-by-step way to check for errors.
- What Is the HCAHPS Patient Survey?How the national hospital patient experience survey works, what it asks, how results appear on Care Compare and what they do not show.