KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Monday, Bronson Healthcare announced that the new Bronson Cancer Center in downtown Kalamazoo has opened its doors.
The five-story, 85,000 square foot facility with offices and clinical areas for medical oncology, hematology, and infusion services took just under two years to build, officials said. Planning began in 2018 after it was determined that these services, previously located at the West Michigan Cancer Center (WMCC), would transition back to the hospital’s campus in 2021.
As a result, each patient is now able to have their cancer care coordinated within the Bronson Healthcare system, along with other medical services they receive there. Officials say this enhances communication between providers and patients, and allows all visits to be documented in one central electronic health record.
Located in the Frank J. Sardone Pavilion at the corner of Vine and John Streets, across from Bronson Methodist Hospital’s Medical Office Pavilion, the new Bronson Cancer Center is home to:
- Bronson Oncology & Hematology Specialists
- Bronson’s Chemotherapy Infusion Center
- Bronson’s Hemophilia Treatment Center
- Bronson’s Multidisciplinary Care Clinic
Across Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Van Buren counties, more than 2,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed annually, according to officials. This means about 6 people are being diagnosed with cancer each day.
Five medical oncologists and four advanced practice providers, who previously saw Bronson patients at WMCC, are now available full time at the new Bronson Cancer Center. Bronson announced them as the following:
- Dustin Bivins, DO, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
- Sunil Nagpal, MD, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
- Mohammad Omaira, MD, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
- Manish Thakur, MD, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
- Muhammad Usman, MD, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist
- Chelsea Ashcraft, PA-C, Oncology Physician Assistant
- Alexandra Christmas, PA-C, Oncology Physician Assistant
- Kelly Smith, NP, Oncology Nurse Practitioner
- Steven Stone, PA-C, Oncology Physician Assistant
To learn more about the new Bronson Cancer Center and Bronson’s regional cancer care program, visit bronsonhealth.com/cancer.
Residents can also click here to watch a video tour of the new facility.
