CANANDAIGUA – Dr. Katie A. Smith of Victor recently joined the Internal Medicine Department at the Canandaigua Medical Group, 335 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.

VICTOR – Dr. Sumaiya Kabir of Henrietta recently joined Victor Family Practice at 53 W. Main St. in Victor.

CANANDAIGUA – The regional Stroke Support Group hosted by UR Medicine Thompson Health will meet on Thursday, Oct. 7.

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.

ANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is temporarily suspending operations at its Farmington Urgent Care location, effective Saturday, Sept. 25.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.