Taylor Named Thompson’s New Stroke Coordinator

CANANDAIGUA – Alice Taylor, a registered nurse who first joined UR Medicine Thompson Health over a decade ago, is the system’s new Stroke/STEMI/Sepsis Coordinator. In her role, she will work within Thompson’s Quality Department to oversee improvement with regard to stroke, sepsis and STEMI, a particularly serious type of heart attack.

A lifelong Canandaigua resident and graduate of St. John Fisher University, Taylor began working as a labor/delivery/newborn nurse in F.F. Thompson Hospital’s Birthing Center in 2012. She was a perinatal data specialist and the newborn hearing program coordinator from 2017 through 2021. In addition, she trained as a sexual assault nurse examiner for Thompson’s Emergency Department.

During the pandemic, Taylor worked on all of the medical/surgical floors in the hospital in addition to remaining in the Birthing Center. She transferred to Thompson’s ICU in September 2021.

Thompson Health Director of Quality, Patient Safety, and Utilization Management Wendy Blakemore said she is excited to have Taylor in her new role, describing Taylor as someone who is dedicated to ensuring patients receive care in a timely fashion. Taylor is also eager to educate and help the care team, too, Blakemore said.

“Her drive and initiative will help us further develop vital programs to benefit our community,” Blakemore said, noting, “She has already taken the lead to make our Stroke Support Group regional for all of UR Medicine. With her leadership, we will be able to help stroke survivors and their families from all of UR Medicine affiliates.”

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.