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...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital will host Foodlink’s Curbside Market on Thursday, Feb. 4.
The market, featuring fresh and affordable produce from local farms, will be in front of the hospital – located at 350 Parrish St. – from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Cash, debit cards, EBT and WIC/FMNP will be accepted.
Thompson has partnered with Foodlink since 2014, as part of the health system’s efforts to make healthy foods available to its...
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...