CANANDAIGUA – Based on an increase in influenza in the region, UR Medicine Thompson Health has instituted visitor restrictions at both F.F. Thompson Hospital and the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, effective immediately. 

CANANDAIGUA - The Associate Wellness Committee at UR Medicine Thompson Health hosted a Jan. 15 ceremony to celebrate staff members recognized throughout 2018 as the organization’s "Health Heroes," surprising Kurt Taylor of Honeoye with the news that he was chosen - among all the 2018 honorees - to be the Health Hero of the Year.

CANANDAIGUA – A one-man enactment of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” held recently in Canandaigua, raised approximately $3,500 for patients of UR Medicine Thompson Health.

CANANDAIGUA – Ferris Hills at West Lake, UR Medicine Thompson Health’s independent living community for seniors, will once again this year host Great Decisions, the nation’s longest-running global affairs education program.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is hosting an American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking® Group Clinic soon, with a Jan. 9 deadline to RSVP.

CANANDAIGUA – Following a four-day site visit, UR Medicine Thompson Hospital recently received both Advanced and Standard Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Certifications from The Joint Commission, the premier healthcare quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation.

CANANDAIGUA - The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the fourth quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards.

CANANDAIGUA – The Canandaigua Medical Group will host an open house on Monday, Dec. 3, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at its new facility.

CANANDAIGUA – Kim Tenreiro will give a special performance of his acclaimed one-man enactment of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at the First Congregational Church, 58 N. Main St., and Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – Several UR Medicine Thompson Health volunteers were honored recently for service milestones ranging from 100 to 10,000 hours.