The 12th Annual Yarger Memorial Golf Scramble was held on Saturday, June 13 at the Victor Hills Golf Course in Victor. The event drew 132 golfers and raised $11,000 for Thompson Health’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program.
The 11th Annual Sands Cancer Center Golf Classic was held on Monday, June 8 at Bristol Harbour Golf Club in Canandaigua. The tournament raised more than $30,000 for the Sands Cancer Center.
The 5th Annual Margery Pawluk Golf Scramble was held on Friday, June 5 at Reservoir Creek Golf Club in Naples. The event raised more than $8,000 for the Margery Pawluk Cancer Patient Needs Fund at the Sands Cancer Center.
In keeping with Mary Clark Thompson's spirit of community-minded philanthropy, the F.F. Thompson Foundation has established a Community Health Grants Program that enables the Foundation to directly invest in projects and organizations that enhance the health of the community.
F.F. Thompson Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in CT scan services for adult and pediatric patients as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
Governor David Paterson has proclaimed May 13 as Health Care Auxilian Day in New York State to recognize the dedicated auxilians who annually donate more than five million hours of service to their health care facilities and their communities.
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) recently presented the Thompson Guild with the 2008 Auxiliary Advocacy Recognition.
On March 10, Reliant Community Credit Union presented Thompson Health with a check for $1,000. This generous donation is from the participation in the Rochester Chapter of the Credit Union Association of New York’s annual fund raising campaign “Credit Union Cares for Kids.”
Courtney Middleton, Clinical Coordinator of Occupational Therapy/Outpatient Services at Thompson Health, has received her certification as a Hand Therapist through the Hand Therapy Certification Commission, Inc. There are only 5,213 individuals worldwide who hold this designation.
For some seniors, that old saying rings true, and there really is “no place like home.”
That is why Thompson Health is offering a new service called Finger Lakes SAILS (Seniors Accessing In-Home Living Services), to help those who want to remain in their homes but may need some assistance in doing that safely and comfortably.