CANANDAIGUA – In conjunction with The Quilt Room from Penn Yan, Clark Meadows will host a quilt show and sale on Monday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its Multi-Purpose Room.
The public is welcome to attend.
Part of UR Medicine’s Thompson Health and adjacent to Ferris Hills at West Lake, Clark Meadows is an enriched living community with apartments for seniors who need some assistance with the tasks of daily living, such as medication monitoring....
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health announces a call for applications for the 2015 fall cycle of Mary Clark Thompson Health Grants. All local not-for-profit organizations whose programs enhance community health and wellness are encouraged to apply for funding through this opportunity offered by the F.F. Thompson Foundation.
The Mary Clark Thompson Health Grant program issues grants in the spring and fall, enabling the Foundation to invest directly in projects and...
FARMINGTON – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will hold the following public flu clinics in September and October:
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2:30-7 p.m., Farmington Town Hall, 1000 County Road 8
Monday, Sept. 21, 3-7:30 p.m., Fishers Fire Department, 380 High St., Victor
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 3-7 p.m., Shortsville Fire Department, 5 Sheldon St.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 4:30-7 p.m., HealthWorks, Thompson Medical Center, 1160...
CANANDAIGUA, NY – The sold-out Havana Nights Gala, held Sept. 11 at The Inn on the Lake, drew over 300 guests and raised more than $85,000 for UR Medicine’s Thompson Health.
The event featured both live and silent auctions, as well as a “cash call” for support of a new CT scanner in Thompson’s Emergency Department.
“We are grateful to all of the sponsors, volunteers, and donors who made this event such a success,” said Anita Pietropaolo, director of the F.F. Thompson...
CANANDAIGUA – Journalist Nancy E. Lynch, author and publisher of the award-winning social history, Vietnam Mailbag, Voices From the War: 1968-1972, will read and discuss war letters from her book on Monday, Oct. 12, at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, 350 Parrish St.
Interested members of the public are invited to join residents of the skilled-nursing facility for Lynch’s talk, which begins at 10:30 a.m.
Lynch, whose maternal grandparents lived on West Lake Road...
CANANDAIGUA – Ferris Hills at West Lake will host Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service’s annual Caring for the Caregiver Conference on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This conference is designed to give both family and professional caregivers a break from daily routines, with information and suggestions about providing care and support. The keynote speaker this year is Don Alhart, associate news director for 13WHAM.
Other speakers include:
• Leslie...
CANANDAIGUA – Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength Conditioning Specialist Jeremy Herniman is offering a free “Tuff Cuff” clinic on Saturday, Oct. 10, for Canandaigua athletes in grades seven through 12.
Held at the Canandaigua Academy Field House, this injury prevention and performance clinic will benefit athletes who participate in sports such as swimming, volleyball, tennis, baseball and softball. Athletes will learn how to stretch and strengthen the rotator cuff to reduce...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Highland Hospital, the region’s leading provider of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, will hold a bariatric surgery informational seminar at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
William E. O’Malley, M.D., Director of UR Medicine’s Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital, will host the seminar, providing an overview of the different types of weight-loss surgery available to patients. A...
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 “Because I...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health announces a call for applications for the 2015 fall cycle of Mary Clark Thompson Health Grants. All local not-for-profit organizations whose programs enhance community health and wellness are encouraged to apply for funding through this opportunity offered by the F.F. Thompson Foundation.
The Mary Clark Thompson Health Grant program issues grants in the spring and fall, enabling the Foundation to invest directly in projects...