CANANDAIGUA – The regional Stroke Support Group hosted by UR Medicine Thompson Health will meet on Thursday, December 1. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m., via Zoom, and will feature a speaker from the University of Rochester Medical center.
Abby Mathewson, board-certified as a psychiatric mental health nurse as well as board-certified in ambulatory care, will discuss post-stroke mental wellness for both the patient and the family.
Thompson’s monthly support group is open to stroke survivors as well as their loved ones and caregivers. To sign up for the December 1 meeting, email StrokeSupportGroup@urmc.rochester.edu.
F.F. Thompson Hospital is a New York State Department of Health-designated Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally accepted, research-based guidelines.