Sharing a Roof and a Purpose
Inside the new Sands Family YMCA facility - set to open on the corner of North Street and North Bloomfield Road this summer - will be a 5,400-square-foot primary care practice affiliated with F.F. Thompson Hospital.
“Having a family practice located within the YMCA is a huge benefit for community wellness and health education,” said Thompson Health Executive Vice President/ COO Kurt Koczent. “The synergy gained from the collaboration will have benefits for decades to come.”
The partnership is made possible through UR Medicine’s agreement with the YMCA of Greater Rochester. With its own separate entrance, the space will feature 11 exam rooms, two treatment rooms, and five offices. As a tribute to our foundress and her commitment to bettering our community, the office will be named the Mary Clark Thompson Family Practice.
Currently based at Thompson’s Canandaigua Family Practice on West Street in Canandaigua, Drs. Kate Skipton and Cynthia Teerlinck will see patients at the new location.
“I’m excited to partner with the YMCA due to the focus they have on the health of people of all ages,” Dr. Skipton said. “This is a great opportunity to provide personalized medical care alongside facilities that promote physical activity and lifelong health.”
Dr. Teerlinck agrees. “I am happy to work with the YMCA in their mission to inspire action, strengthen communities, and ensure everyone has the opportunity to become healthier, more confident, connected, and secure,” she said.
There will be space for one additional physician and two advanced practice providers – nurse practitioners or physician assistants – to join Drs. Skipton and Teerlinck in the future.
A Certificate of Need must be approved by the State before interior construction of the primary care practice begins, but the hope is that it will be ready to open as early as October of this year. Additional providers are expected to join by 2024, if not sooner.
The Sands Family YMCA will include multiple gymnasiums, two pools with an indoor splash playground, a childcare center, and a teaching kitchen. For information, visit https://rochesterymca.org/introducing-sands-family-ymca
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