VICTOR – The Spirit of Women program at UR Medicine’s F.F. Thompson Hospital welcomes families to the National Day of Dance® for Your Health event at Eastview Mall on Saturday, Feb. 21, from noon to 4 p.m.
With a theme this year of “Everybody Dance Now,” the Day of Dance is a program of the Spirit of Women Hospital Network and it’s held in 70 communities to improve overall health for women and their families. This is the fifth year that Thompson will participate...
CANANDAIGUA – Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., president/CEO of UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, 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 continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community...
CANANDAIGUA – The Canandaigua USBC Bowling Association invites community members to participate in the 7th annual Bowl for the Cure® on the evening of Friday, Feb. 6, and the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 7, at Roseland Bowl, 4357 Recreation Drive, Canandaigua.
Proceeds benefit the Breast Health Patient Navigation Program at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health and Susan G. Komen®. By collecting a minimum $25 donation, each participant may bowl three games, with shoe...
CANANDAIGUA – The Canandaigua USBC Bowling Association invites community members to participate in the 7th annual Bowl for the Cure® on the evening of Friday, Feb. 6, and the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 7, at Roseland Bowl, 4357 Recreation Drive, Canandaigua.
Proceeds benefit the Breast Health Patient Navigation Program at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health and Susan G. Komen®. By collecting a minimum $25 donation, each participant may bowl three games, with shoe...
CANANDAIGUA – With the new year comes a new practice at UR Medicine’s F.F. Thompson Hospital: Each time a new baby is welcomed in the hospital’s Birthing Center, a short, quiet segment of “Brahms’ Lullaby” will play on the overhead paging system throughout the hospital.
“It is our intent that this will be a reminder, in the midst of our daily stressful lives, of the hope and joy that each new life brings,” says Director of Obstetrics Deborah Jones. “Those of us who are...
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, Jan. 8, at the Constellation Center for Health and Healing in 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...
CANANDAIGUA – Based on a sharp increase in influenza in the region, including several schools in the area, 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...
CANANDAIGUA – Kim Tenreiro will give a special performance of his acclaimed one-man enactment of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame in downtown Canandaigua.
Reservations for the 6:30 p.m. performance are requested by Friday, Dec. 12. A pre-performance reception, at 5 p.m., will feature “Dickensian delights” including Smoking Bishop, mince pie, Christmas pudding and more.
Tickets are $20 per person or $35 per...
CANANDAIGUA – The Thompson Health Guild will host a Wreath Sale on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
Poinsettias, wreaths, Christmas cactuses and cyclamens will be available for purchase, with proceeds benefitting the Guild’s programs in the health system and community.
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s F.F. Thompson Hospital has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
The findings were part of HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index 2014, an annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans, and recognizes healthcare institutions doing the best...