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.
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...