When we rolled the calendar ahead a page at the turn of the New Year, the hospital that South Haven area residents have used for years officially changed to a new names and brand. What had been the South Haven Health System for years officially changed over to Bronson South Haven.
New Year’s days can be rather hectic for many reasons, so it wasn’t until a little more than a month later that South Haven leaders, area residents and Bronson Healthcare team members all gathered together for a community celebration last week in honor of Bronson South Haven.
The former South Haven Health System became Bronson South Haven on January 1, 2017. South Haven Mayor Robert Burr proclaimed February 8, 2017 as Bronson South Haven Day alongside Frank Sardone, president and CEO of Bronson Healthcare and Joanne Schroeder, chief operating officer of Bronson South Haven.
In the photo accompanying this story on Moody on the Market.com you will find Bronson Healthcare President & CEO Frank Sardone on the left, joined by Joanne Schroeder, Chief Operating Officer of Bronson South Haven in the middle and South Haven Mayor Robert Burr on the right.
Here is the Mayor’s Proclamation:
Whereas, to make it publicly known and to recognize that the South Haven Health System and its predecessors have served the City of South Haven, the City of Bangor, Arlington Township, Bangor Township, Cacso Township, Columbia Township, Covert Township, Geneva Township, and South Haven Township for more than 100 years with compassion and a rich tradition for delivering on their promise of providing quality care to every patient, every time; and
Whereas, Bronson has served southwest Michigan with distinction for more than a century and has been recognized nationally for organizational and clinical excellence; and
Whereas, these two extraordinary healthcare providers have taken the bold and imaginative step to become one, thus creating a regional health system to better serve all patients and families in this region; and
Whereas, South Haven Health System will be known to all as Bronson South Haven;
Now, therefore, I Robert Burr, mayor of the City of South Haven, Michigan do I hereby proclaim, Wednesday, February 8, 2017 as Bronson South Haven Day, and I encourage all in our community to help celebrate this new partnership.
Bronson South Haven Hospital is a 49-bed community hospital serving Allegan and Van Buren counties. It provides a continuum of care through its main campus in South Haven and clinics in South Haven and Bangor. Its facilities offer specialized care in alternative pain management, women’s health, orthopedics and general surgery, wound care, rehabilitation, occupational medicine, family care, oncology, emergency and urgent care, rheumatology and integrative medicine. The Bronson Wellness Center in South Haven offers rehabilitation services, group exercise classes, personal trainers, massage therapy, and wellness programs.
