Those behind a new clinic for the uninsured, underinsured and working poor have been granted permission to begin readying the site for inspection by the state Department of Health.

Nancy Alexander of Canandaigua has been named Director of Rehabilitation Services for Thompson Health. A physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Alexander has been with Thompson for nine years.

Robert Carlson of Henrietta has been named the Director of Practice Management and Occupational Health for Thompson Health.

Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) presented its two signature honors, recognizing Louis Heimbach of Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC), with the 2008 Trustee Leadership Award, and Ellie Fralick of Thompson Health with the 2008 Trustee Advocacy Award. The awards were presented at the HTNYS Annual Conference in Bolton Landing.

Thompson Health Vice President of Finance Mark Prunoske has announced the appointment of three new directors within the health system: Director of Patient Financial Services/Patient Access, Director of Finance and Director of Reimbursement.

The federal Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has invited Thompson Health’s Director of Health Information Management and Utilization Management to serve on one of its advisory panels.

Palmyra-Macedon seventh grade students recently presented Thompson Health with new picture books valued at nearly $800.

The Thompson Health Board of Directors has appointed Deborah K. Weymouth as the Chief Operating Officer for F.F. Thompson Hospital. Ms. Weymouth, who will now oversee all the clinical and non-clinical Hospital departments, additionally assumes the title of Executive Vice President, Thompson Health.

Kathy Grimes, Director of Operations for Senior Living and Service Excellence at Thompson Health, has been appointed to the 2008 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

Deborah Weymouth, Thompson Health’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer, was recognized on May 15 by the Rochester Chapter of Financial Executives International and the Rochester Business Journal as “Financial Executive of the Year” in the category of Small Not-for-Profit.