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...
CANANDAIGUA – Based on a sharp increase in influenza in the region, UR Medicine’s Thompson
Health has instituted visitor restrictions at both F.F. Thompson Hospital and the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center.
Until the prevalence of influenza has abated, Thompson cannot permit visitors under the age of 14 at either facility. In addition, each patient or resident is limited to two visitors at a time, and anyone displaying symptoms of...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will host a community open house on Saturday, March
12, to celebrate the opening of Newark Urgent Care.
The open house, which will run from 5 to 7 p.m., will include refreshments, giveaways and prizes including summer concert tickets donated by Entercom Marketing.
With X-ray services and a lab draw station on site, Newark Urgent Care is located in the Newark plaza at 800 W. Miller St. in Newark. It is...
CANANDAIGUA – Jane Stets of Call Jane Seniors Consulting will be the guest speaker Saturday, March 19, at an informational session regarding how to start a conversation with a parent or other loved one regarding assisted living.
Hosted by Clark Meadows in Canandaigua, the event will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required by March 16 and can be made by calling Lynne Standish at...
CANANDAIGUA – In an effort to help prospective parents find hospitals that deliver quality, affordable maternity care, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced that Thompson Hospital has been designated as one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care designation, a new designation under the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
Nearly four million babies are born in the U.S. annually, making childbirth the most common cause of...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will host a job fair on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Thompson Hospital’s Constellation Center for Health and Healing, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
Several positions are open within Thompson, which in 2015 was named to Becker Hospital Review’s list of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare. Although the health system’s main campus is in Canandaigua, there are several locations throughout the region, and job openings encompass...
CANANDAIGUA – On Sunday, Feb. 14, UR Medicine's Thompson Hospital will offer a one-hour class for children who will soon have a baby brother or sister born at Thompson’s Birthing Center.
Developed for 3- to 10-year-olds, this 4 p.m. class includes a tour of the hospital's Birthing Center, a "visit" with a newborn, a video about changes to expect, and practice sessions regarding how to hold and diaper a baby. In addition, parents will receive...
CANANDAIGUA – Join the Canandaigua USBC Bowling Association in its effort to support finding a cure for breast cancer by taking part in the eighth annual Bowl for the Cure on Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6 at Roseland Bowl in Canandaigua.
Anyone is welcome to participate in Bowl for the Cure either night, but five-person teams with corporate sponsors are invited to take part in Corporate Challenge Night on Friday, with registration beginning at 5 p.m. and bowling...
CANANDAIGUA – As he recruits chaplain’s volunteers to provide spiritual care within UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, Manager of Spiritual Care Mark Henson will host an informational meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the chapel just off the main lobby of Thompson Hospital at 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
At Thompson, spirituality is defined in the broadest and most universal terms possible -- that which gives meaning or purpose and belonging or...
CANANDAIGUA – On Sunday, Feb. 14, UR Medicine's Thompson Hospital will offer a one-hour class for children who will soon have a baby brother or sister born at Thompson’s Birthing Center.
Developed for 3- to 10-year-olds, this 4 p.m. class includes a tour of the hospital's Birthing Center, a "visit" with a newborn, a video about changes to expect, and practice sessions regarding how to hold and diaper a baby. In addition, parents will receive...