CANANDAIGUA – Registered Nurse Melissa Hoffman of the Birthing Center at F.F. Thompson Hospital was recently honored by UR Medicine Thompson Health with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses ®.

CANANDAIGUA – The Field of Dreams Gala recently hosted by the F.F. Thompson Foundation raised approximately $185,000 to benefit UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Healthcare Education Fund. This fund provides opportunities for Thompson staff members to obtain degrees or certifications necessary to advance their careers.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health’s manager of Spiritual Care is hosting an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 18 for community members who are interested in volunteering as “compassion partners” within F.F. Thompson Hospital and the adjacent M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is hosting an information session on Tuesday, October 4 for those interested in beginning careers as certified nursing assistants (CNAs).

CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” an annual chicken barbecue benefitting palliative care, returns on Thursday, September 29, in the parking lot of Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3360 Middle Cheshire Road in Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is inviting nurses from throughout the Rochester and Finger Lakes region to a nurse networking/wellness event called Healthy Nurse. Healthy Nursing.

CANANDAIGUA – Family Nurse Practitioner Meaghan Thaine recently joined the OB-GYN practice at UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Canandaigua Medical Group (CMG).

CANANDAIGUA – Thomas W. Bonfiglio, a Pittsford resident with decades of experience in healthcare and emergency services, was recently named the new Stroke/STEMI/Sepsis Coordinator for UR Medicine Thompson Health. In his new role, he will work within Thompson’s Quality Department to oversee quality improvement with regard to stroke, sepsis and STEMI, a particularly serious type of heart attack.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health will hold several public flu clinics in a number of locations over the next several weeks.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health recently welcomed Dr. Saurabh to the Internal Medicine Practice within its Canandaigua Medical Group, 335 Parrish Street in Canandaigua. He is accepting new patients, ages 18 and up.