CANANDAIGUA – Thompson Health, the Partnership For Ontario County, Inc. and the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office are hosting a medication drop-off on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Sands Cancer Center parking lot at Thompson Hospital.

The purpose of the event is to collect and properly dispose of unwanted and outdated prescription and over-the-counter medications, keeping them out of the wrong hands and out of the...

CANANDAIGUA – Thompson Health’s Spirit of Women program is hosting a fun-filled event of shopping, humor and health called “Spirit Girls’ Night Out – An Enchanting Affair” to inspire women to take time out for themselves and to share the vibrancy of good health.  

Set for Saturday, Oct. 26, Spirit Girls’ Night Out will...

Thompson Health invites mothers and daughters — ages 9 to 11 — to a fun and educational class called “Girls Are Special” on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at F.F. 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...

Thompson Health’s Respiratory Therapy Department will host a Pulmonary Health Fair on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing on the main Thompson Health campus.

The event is free and open to the public. It will include information about the Pulmonary Disease Management Program at Thompson,...

The Thompson Guild will host its annual Fall Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the main dining room at Ferris Hills at West Lake in Canandaigua.

This year’s guest speaker is Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., president and CEO of Thompson Health. He will share Thompson Health updates and discuss the impact of healthcare reform upon the health...

“Healing Pathways,” a Thompson Health program for those with ongoing illnesses or other sources of chronic stress, will be held on Tuesdays, Oct. 1 through Nov. 26, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Ferris Hills at West Lake, Canandaigua.

The sessions, presented by Rev. Richard McCaughey and certified holistic stress management instructor Jennifer Klein, focus on wholeness of...

Thompson Hospital was recently recognized as a top-ranked Community Value Provider by Cleverley + Associates, a leading healthcare financial consulting firm specializing in operational benchmarking and performance enhancement strategies.

Cleverley + Associates released its findings as part of its new publication: State of the Hospital Industry - 2013 Edition. Focusing on the US acute-care hospital industry over a three-year time period (2009-...

As healthcare reform brings greater focus on collaboration, data analysis and access to specialists, a well-established local primary care physician is joining Thompson Health, effective Sept. 9.

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With diabetes affecting an estimated 8 percent of the population, Thompson Health is offering self-management classes on a monthly basis.

These group classes, which require a physician referral, are facilitated by a registered dietitian and a registered nurse certified as a diabetes educator. The classes each consist of two, three-hour sessions held on the same day with a lunch provided in...

Thompson Health and the University of Rochester Medical Center are collaborating to provide excellence in pulmonary and critical care services to patients, families and care teams at Thompson Hospital.

On Aug. 5, URMC pulmonologists began treating Thompson inpatients who have issues related to the lungs and respiratory system. Previously, many of...