CANANDAIGUA – Following recent national reports of a rare fungal meningitis caused by contaminated vials of injectable steroid medication for back pain, Thompson Health officials want to assure both patients and area providers that the compound linked to the outbreak was never in use within the health system.

According to the New York State Department of Health and the Bureau of...

CANANDAIGUA – A total of 10 Thompson Health nurses were recognized Sept. 21 at the March of Dimes Foundation’s second annual Nurse of the Year Awards Gala, held at the Radisson Hotel in Rochester.

In addition to raising funds and awareness for the nonprofit organization, the awards showcase the achievements and excellence of the region’s nurses. Eight of...

CANANDAIGUA – Thompson Health’s chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance is one of the Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 honorees this year.

Chosen for both professional and civic achievements, Mark Prunoske will be honored Oct. 29 during the Forty Under 40 luncheon held at the Hyatt Regency Rochester.

Prunoske, 39, is a graduate of Mansfield...

CANANDAIGUA – The Respiratory Therapy Department of F.F. Thompson Hospital invites the community to its 3rd annual Pulmonary Health Fair on Friday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Constellation Center for Health and Healing. 

The fair will be held in the George M. Ewing Jr. and Associate conference rooms, and in the atrium area of the Constellation Center at F.F....

Canandaigua— The Thompson Guild will host its annual Fall Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Canandaigua Country Club, 1 Fallbrook Park, Canandaigua.

This year’s guest speaker is Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., President and CEO of Thompson Health. His presentation will touch on some of the changes occurring at Thompson...

CANANDAIGUA – A former Thompson Health vice president is returning to the health system to serve as its executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Kurt M. Koczent of Geneva will begin his new role in October. Most recently, Koczent was the chief administrative officer for Finger Lakes Health Medical, PC, where he had served since 2009. Previously, he was Thompson’s vice president of Outpatient and Diagnostic Services and its...

CANANDAIGUA, NY- Thompson Health will host the 17^th annual Silhouettes of Hope and Courage on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.

The event will honor three local women who demonstrated bravery and positivity during their battles with cancer: Marlene Button of...

CANANDAIGUA – “Healing Pathways,” a Thompson Health program for those with ongoing illnesses or other sources of chronic stress, will be held on Tuesdays, Oct. 2 through Nov. 27, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Ferris Hills at West Lake, Canandaigua.

The sessions, presented by Rev. Richard McCaughey and Jennifer Klein -- a physical therapist and...

CANANDAIGUA – In partnership with the Ontario County Safety Council and the American Red Cross, the Thompson Guild recently launched a new child safety program called ICE (In Case of Emergency). 

At child safety seat checks throughout the county, Ontario County sheriff’s deputies and other certified car seat technicians are handing out sticker sets that were provided by the Guild. These stickers give peace of mind to parents who want...

FARMINGTON, NY- Thompson Health’s Urgent Care Center in Farmington will be holding flu shot clinics for seasonal flu as follows:

·         Monday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m.,

Fishers Fire Department, 380...