CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health’s manager of Spiritual Care is hosting an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 18 for community members who are interested in volunteering as “compassion partners” within F.F. Thompson Hospital and the adjacent M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center.
The Rev. Janice D. Lum will hold the meeting in the Thompson Conference Center on the ground floor of F.F. Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish Street in Canandaigua, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to use the main entrance to the hospital; masks are required.
Lum said compassion partners are an important component of Thompson’s volunteer program, offering “companionship, compassion, and conversation to our patients and residents.” She noted Thompson’s Spiritual Care Department believes spirituality can be valuable “in times of crisis, thanksgiving, and celebration as well as during transitions.” The department also recognizes that each person is unique in their beliefs, she said, and seeks to honor those differences.
Those interested in attending the October 18 information session are asked to RSVP to Janice_Lum@urmc.rochester.edu.
Lum noted volunteers within Thompson are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Those who serve as compassion partners within the Continuing Care Center must have received a bivalent booster targeting the most recent dominant subvariants of the coronavirus.