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Bronson Healthcare announces the opening of Bronson Urgent Care, adjacent to the Bronson Methodist Hospital campus in downtown Kalamazoo.
It is located at 940 John St., a half block south of Bronson Cancer Center.
Bronson Urgent Care offers walk-in care options for adults and children ages 3 months and older seeking care for common ailments, injuries and immediate-care needs.
It will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.
Kimberly Hatchel, senior vice president and chief operating officer for Bronson Methodist Hospital, said visits to Bronson Methodist Hospital’s Emergency Department have grown to more than 84,000 a year. Approximately 30 percent of the visits are for conditions that could have been treated at an urgent care facility instead.
Conditions such as minor fractures requiring X-rays, sprains, ear infections, cold and flu symptoms, minor burns and cuts requiring stitches can all be effectively treated at Bronson Urgent Care.
