CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is offering a new support group for people who are either considering or preparing for bariatric surgery, as well as for those who have had bariatric surgery.
Called MONARC (Morbidly Obese Never Again Resource Center), the support group will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing at Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St.
MONARC will be facilitated by Linda...

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is joining more than 60 other Spirit of Women hospitals across the country to host a fun, stylish and information-filled women’s health event on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Ferris Hills at West Lake, 1 Ferris Hills in Canandaigua.

Designed to move women towards better health and vibrant living by providing education in a fun and fanciful fashion, Girls’ Night Out will feature the latest information on women’s...

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Highland Hospital, the region’s leading provider of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, will hold a bariatric surgery informational seminar at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 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. A...

CANANDAIGUA - Roseland Bowl and members of the Canandaigua USBC Bowling Association recently presented approximately $17,500 to UR Medicine’s Thompson Health for its Breast Health Patient Navigation Program, which provides support and coordination assistance for a wide variety of services for those diagnosed with breast cancer.

The money was raised at the 6th Annual Bowl for the Cure held on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 of this year. Since its inception, the event has raised more...

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health announces a call for applications for the 2014 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...

CANANDAIGUA – John Ahern PT, DPT, OCS, clinical coordinator of Orthopedics and Sports Physical Therapy for UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, recently became a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
Ahern, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Delaware, is now the only physical therapist with the OCS designation in the Canandaigua/Farmington area, and one of less than 425 in the state...

VICTOR – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will host an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 23, to celebrate the expansion and renovation of its Victor Family Practice, located at 53 W. Main St. (next to the Victor Free Library).
Held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the open house will include tours, refreshments, and giveaways. There will also be a number of prizes, including an iPad Mini.
In addition, the event serves as an opportunity to introduce the community to the practitioners,...

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health will host a Pulmonary Health Fair on Friday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing at Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St.
The goal of this 5th annual event is to help people with breathing difficulties improve their quality of life. The fair will feature information on Thompson’s Pulmonary Disease Management Program – which involves both education and monitored exercise – as well as asthma...

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, Sept. 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 – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., will hold free varicose vein consultations on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 4 to 8 p.m.
These consultations, with vein specialist Dr. David E. Lee, will be held by appointment only, with a limited number of appointments available. To make an appointment, call the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Thompson at (585) 396-6701.
Through advanced technology, Lee and Thompson’s other...