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.
The Diabetes and Nutrition Therapy Center at F.F. Thompson Hospital was recently awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate for having a quality diabetes self-management education program.
Thompson Health’s Deborah K. Weymouth will be one of the featured speakers at a January 23 seminar hosted by the Rochester chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, “CFO Perspective on the Healthcare Industry.”
LEGOs, “Star Wars” toys and baseball-related items are among Ryan Hubler’s favorite things, but they weren’t on his wish list for his 9th birthday recently.
Expectant parents are faced with a bewildering range of pregnancy and parenting information – books, magazines, television, and the well-meaning advice of friends and family. It’s difficult to know how to sort it all out. Now, OB patients at Thompson Hospital have a resource to guide them through their pregnancy and through the first year of their baby’s life: the Thompson Health weekly parenting e-newsletter.
Thompson Health’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Department recently received certification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
Certification follows a lengthy review by the certification board of the department’s policies, procedures and documentation.
Sharon M. Pepper, Senior Vice President of Senior Living Services at Thompson Health, was recently appointed by New York State Gov. David A. Paterson to serve on the state Department of Health’s Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
In honor of World Diabetes Day, Thompson Health dietitians and patient educators are hosting “It’s All About You,” a forum on diabetes prevention and treatment from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, November 14, in the Market Café at Wegmans, 345 Eastern Blvd., Canandaigua.