CANANDAIGUA – A six-part series called “Lifestyle Medicine & Nutrition” kicks off on Monday, May 18, 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 Lake Country Medicine in...
CANANDAIGUA – Terence Klinetob of Brockport recently became vice president of long-term care for UR Medicine’s Thompson Health.
As a licensed nursing home administrator with a doctorate in physical therapy, Klinetob brings more than 20 years of experience in both the long-term care arena and in the physical therapy/rehabilitation services field.
Most recently the administrator at Hill Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation in Rochester, Klinetob previously served...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Department and the New York Wine & Culinary Center (NYWCC) are teaming up to offer a two-part series called “New Approaches for Healthful Eating.”
Led by Clinical Dietitian Darcy Prunoske, RD, CDN, of Thompson, and Chef Jeffory McLean – joined by NYWCC staff – the series will be held at the NYWCC, 800 S. Main St. in Canandaigua.
The series kicks off on Thursday, May 7, with “Get the Most Out of Your...
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 18, 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 wellness...
CANANDAIGUA – On Saturday, April 18, UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is hosting a Dogs & Storks seminar, created for expectant families with dogs as they prepare for life with a baby in the home.
The seminar will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Thompson Conference Center on the ground floor of Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
Attendees will learn tips for introductions when coming home from the hospital; positive, practical and fun solutions to...
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, April 9, 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....
CANANDAIGUA -- UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is included in the 2015 edition of the 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare list published by Becker’s Hospital Review.
This makes Thompson the only upstate New York organization on the list, and one of only three in New York State. The list – released March 16 – features both healthcare providers and other types of healthcare-specific companies, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Department and the New York Wine & Culinary Center (NYWCC) are teaming up to offer a two-part series called “New Approaches for Healthful Eating.”
Led by Clinical Dietitian Darcy Prunoske, RD, CDN, of Thompson, and Chef Jeffory McLean – joined by NYWCC staff – the series will be held at the NYWCC, 800 S. Main St. in Canandaigua.
The series kicks off on Thursday, April 9, with “Get the Most Out of...
CANANDAIGUA – Geneva resident Kurt Koczent, executive vice president of UR Medicine’s Thompson Health and chief operating officer of its F.F. Thompson Hospital, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders.
To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is now offering a Lymphedema Support Group, and the group will hold its first quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 17, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing at Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
Facilitated by Occupational Therapist and lymphedema specialist Angela Kiklowicz of Thompson’s Rehabilitation Services Department, this new group welcomes all looking for support in dealing...