Nearly $1,300 Raised at Benefit Chicken Barbecue Anne Johnston / Wednesday, September 22, 2021 0 1040 CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” a chicken barbecue held Sept. 16, raised nearly $1,300 for palliative care initiatives at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, UR Medicine Thompson Health’s 178-bed skilled-nursing facility in Canandaigua. Read more
Thompson to Temporarily Close One Urgent Care Location Anne Johnston / Tuesday, September 21, 2021 0 1768 ANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is temporarily suspending operations at its Farmington Urgent Care location, effective Saturday, Sept. 25. Read more
Thompson Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Stroke Treatment Anne Johnston / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 0 1513 CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine F.F. Thompson Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Read more
Sept. 16 BBQ at Crosswinds to Benefit Palliative Care Anne Johnston / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 0 1272 CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” an annual chicken barbecue benefitting palliative care, was canceled in 2020 but marks its return on Thursday, Sept. 16, in the parking lot of Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3360 Middle Cheshire Road in Canandaigua. Read more
Hospital Schedules Eight Flu Shot Clinics Throughout Area Anne Johnston / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 0 1311 CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine F.F. Thompson Hospital will hold several public flu clinics in a number of locations over the next several weeks. Read more
New Hospital Visitor Restrictions In Effect at Thompson Anne Johnston / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 0 2120 CANANDAIGUA – Due to the current surge of COVID-19 in the area, UR Medicine Thompson Hospital – in line with other UR Medicine affiliates – is revising its guidelines regarding hospital visitors and returning to restrictions implemented earlier in the pandemic. Read more
Stroke Support Group Meets Sept. 2, via Zoom Anne Johnston / Monday, August 16, 2021 0 1190 CANANDAIGUA - A representative of Bridges for Brain Injury, Inc., will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, Sept. 2, meeting of the regional Stroke Support Group hosted by UR Medicine Thompson Health. Read more
CNA Training Course Begins Sept. 21 Anne Johnston / Friday, August 13, 2021 0 1603 CANANDAIGUA – In partnership with Finger Lakes Community College, UR Medicine Thompson Health is offering a five-week training course for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua. Read more
Thompson Health Honors Seven Staff Members Anne Johnston / Thursday, August 12, 2021 0 1778 CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Service Excellence Team recently announced 2021’s third-quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards. Read more
Pediatrician Joins Canandaigua Medical Group Anne Johnston / Wednesday, August 4, 2021 0 1713 CANANDAIGUA – Dr. Heena Joshi has joined the Pediatrics Department at UR Medicine Thompson Hospital’s Canandaigua Medical Group. Read more