CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently named Wendy Blakemore of Conesus to
the position of director of Quality and Safety for the health system.
Blakemore has a bachelor’s of science degree in medical technology from SUNY Buffalo and a master’s degree in management from Keuka College. A Thompson associate for more than 20 years, she began at the hospital as a laboratory technician and most recently served as the director of Lab Services, Outpatient...
CANANDAIGUA – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., will hold free varicose vein consultations on Tuesday, April 19, from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
These consultations, conducted by one of Thompson’s vein specialists, will be held by appointment only, with a limited number of appointments available. To schedule a free screening, call the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Thompson at (585) 396-6701.
Through advanced...
CANANDAIGUA – The Sports Medicine team within UR Medicine’s Thompson Health Rehabilitation Services Department invites young athletes, parents and coaches to “Commonly Seen Injuries in Young Athletes,” a presentation by Dr. Joshua Olsen, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon.
The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, in the Thompson Health cafeteria, located in the hospital’s Constellation Center for Health and Healing, 350 Parrish St....
CANANDAIGUA -- “Cough. Sneeze. Laugh. LEAK?” is the name of a women’s health event being hosted by UR Medicine’s Thompson Health on Saturday, April 30, at Finger Lakes Community College.
Held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in FLCC’s Stage 14 and sponsored by Thompson’s Spirit of Women Program, the event will feature muffins, mimosas and Thompson Health Physical Therapist Kimberly Tonovitz. Specially trained in pelvic health, Tonovitz will tell women what they can do about female...
CANANDAIGUA – The Speech Pathology Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is hosting free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer on Thursday, April 21, from 1 to 6 p.m.
The screenings, conducted by Dr. John Centonze and Physician Assistant Erik Kerr of Finger Lakes Otolaryngology (ENT), will be held in the ground floor conference rooms at Thompson Hospital’s Constellation Center for Health and Healing, 350 Parrish St. in...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health has once again been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
The findings were part of HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index 2016, a unique annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans by evaluating...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is featured in the 2016 edition of the "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list published by Becker's Hospital Review.
This is the second year in a row for Thompson to be included on the list, which also includes nationally-known health systems such as the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. This year, Thompson is one of eight healthcare organizations in New York State to be featured, but the only one in western or central...
CANANDAIGUA - The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the first quarter winners of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards:
• MRI Tech Susan Johnson of Middlesex, Diagnostic Imaging
• LPN Claire Lockwood of Shortsville, M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
• Claims and Remittance Coordinator Melissa Michielsen of Canandaigua, Business Office
• Breast Health Navigation Nurse Gennell Moore of Victor,...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health invites mothers and daughters — ages 9 to 11 — to a fun and educational class called “Girls Are Special” on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Thompson Hospital’s Constellation Center for Health and Healing, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.
“Girls Are Special” offers mothers and daughters a chance to learn together, through activities and discussion, about the changes that take place during adolescence. Thompson’s...
CANANDAIGUA – A six-part series called “Lifestyle Medicine & Nutrition” kicks off on Wednesday, April 6, with a free information session offered from 7 to 8:30 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...