CANANDAIGUA – The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health
recently announced the winners of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards
for the fourth quarter of 2015.

The following each received a certificate and were featured in the employee newsletter as well as
on the internal television...

CANANDAIGUA – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital is now offering an innovative treatment found to offer sustained relief to many of those who suffer from chronic migraines and cluster headaches.
Called an intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block, the image-guided procedure is minimally invasive and involves no needles. “It’s a very unique alternative,” stated Dr. Devang Butani, an interventional radiologist specializing in pain management...

CANANDAIGUA – A six-part series called “Lifestyle Medicine & Nutrition” kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 6, with a free information session offered from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the ground floor conference rooms of the Constellation Center for Health and Healing at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
The series is about addressing the causes of disease, rather than just treating the symptoms. It will feature Dr. Kerry Graff of Lake Country Medicine in...

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital has once again achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
“Magnet recognition is one of the ultimate benchmarks for measuring the quality of patient care because it means Thompson Hospital’s nurses – supported by other members of our healthcare team – are meeting rigorous standards for nursing excellence,” said Thompson Health President/CEO Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., FACHE.

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CANANDAIGUA – The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the third quarter winners of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards.
The following each received a certificate and were featured in the employee newsletter as well as on the internal television channel:
• Sheila Brundage, North Cohocton, of the 3West floor in the hospital. Brundage was honored for going above and beyond for patients and their loved ones.

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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 Saturday, Dec. 5, at Finger Lakes Gallery
& Frame in downtown Canandaigua.

A pre-performance reception, at 5 p.m., will feature “Dickensian delights” from Fezziwig’s party.

Pre-sale tickets are $20 per person or $35 per couple. They available at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame,...

CANANDAIGUA – In conjunction with World Diabetes Day, UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will host a Nov. 18 community forum on diabetes prevention and treatment.
The event will take place in the Thompson Conference Center on the ground floor of Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
The featured speaker, Dr. Kerry Graff, will present “Why a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes Makes a World of Sense.” Light vegetarian fare will be served.

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FARMINGTON - Finger Lakes Psychiatry opens Nov. 4 in the Thompson Medical Center at 1160 Corporate Drive in Farmington.
Housed in the same building with UR Medicine’s Thompson Health Urgent Care, the private practice will be open by appointment, primarily during weekdays but with some evening and weekend hours available. It’s an extension of Penfield Psychiatry, founded on Penbrooke Drive in Penfield in 2012 by Dr. Robert A. Stern.
Stern, who has practiced psychiatry in...

CANANDAIGUA – In partnership with Foodlink, UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is hosting a Mobile Food Pantry on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m.

The pantry will offer perishable foods, free of charge, to those in need. These items will include breads, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and dairy products.

Staff and volunteers from both Foodlink and Thompson will unload and distribute the food in Thompson’s Constellation Center for Health...

CANANDAIGUA – The Thompson Health Guild is inviting community members to attend its Fall Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Canandaigua Country Club, 3280 Fallbrook Park.

This year’s guest speaker is Amanda Kuhn, a Business Office associate at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health who last year donated a kidney to a stranger, kicking off a “donor chain” benefiting patients in California, Indiana and New York. The title of her presentation is...