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Thompson History

Thompson Health 1904-2007


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Mary Clark Thompson

 2004-05 The Advancing Excellence expansion is completed
• The Golisano Center for Emergency and diagnostic Medicine
• Hawks Emergency Department
• Polisseni Family Diagnostic Imaging Department
• Sands Family Lobby
• Hamlin Family Patient Access Center
• Si and Mary Siewart Surgical Care Center
2004
The M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center renovation and expansion is completed
2002 Thompson Health awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence from the Empire State Advantage ProgramAdvancing Excellence Campaign beginsB. Thomas Golisano donates $5 million to Thompson Health, the largest gift ever received by the corporation

 

2001 Ferris Hills at West Lake opens
Family Practice at Shortsville moves into new building
Thompson Health Childcare Center opens
2000 Sands Cancer Center opens
Integrated Complementary Medicine program begins
 1999  F.F. Thompson Health System, Inc. changes its name to Thompson Health and introduces a new corporate identity and logoMarvin Sands donates $3 million to Thompson HealthGround is broken on the Thompson Professional Building which houses the Sands Cancer Center and physician offices on the campus of F.F. Thompson Hospital. The new center is a joint venture with Thompson Health, Strong Health and Interlakes Oncology. The cancer facility will be housed on the first floor, and will be the only one in the region to offer medical, radiation, and alternative therapies as part of a comprehensive program in the same location.F.F. Thompson Hospital purchases a fifth family practice, F.F. Thompson Family Practice Bloomfield
 1998 F.F. Thompson Health System is a 301-bed health care facility comprised of six corporations with 250 members on the medical staff, 1008 associates, 240 volunteers and a guild with 400 plus members
 
 Two new family practices are opened and a physician is hired for both F.F. Thompson Family Practice Shortsville and F.F. Thompson Family Practice Lima
 
 F.F.T. Senior Communities, Inc. is added as the seventh corporation to F.F. Thompson Health System. F.F.T. Senior Communities is responsible for the management of two new senior living complexes, named Ferris Hills at West Lake, to be built by the year 2000.
 1997  In partnership with the medical staff, Finger Lakes Community Care Network forms a joint venture, FLCCN-IPA, as a community focused approach to managed care and HMO negotiations. F.F. Thompson Continuing Care Center hires a part-time Clinical Director, a physician board certified in Gerontology Renovation of the Surgical Services on the first floor and moving Ambulatory Services to second floor provides state-of-the-art care, expansion of waiting areas and better accommodations for patients and families The Operating Suite was expanded from five operating rooms to six, the Ambulatory Procedures  Center was expanded from one endoscopy room to two, and an additional procedure room and a nine-bed patient care area were added Honeoye Family Practice expands with the addition of another family practice physicianVictor Family Practice expands with the addition of another family practice physician, and relocates into a new medical building in Victor
 1996 Thompson Nursing Home celebrates its 25th anniversary and transitions into the F.F.Thompson Continuing Care providing a full spectrum of long term and other specialized services.Chaplain's Volunteer program beginsThe Wellness Center in conjunction with the department of Education creates Health TalksA Better Life. A Better Way marketing campaign begins promoting community awareness and brand image for F.F. ThompsonF.F. Thompson develops one of the first health care sites on the World Wide Web: http://www.ffth.com.F.F. Thompson Foundation holds its first donor recognition brunch and awards the Star of Distinction to the Richard Hawks familyHudson Park, located in front of the Continuing Care Center, is dedicated in honor of Pearl HudsonThe Laurie Sands Garden, located in front of the hospital, is dedicated in memory of Laurie Sands, M.D. - a 30-minute TV shows airs on cable access television.Honeoye Family Practice expands and moves into a new medical office building, 3 Honeoye Commons, and a physician is hired and Victor Family Practice is opened.
 1995 Thompson Nursing Home opens a 40-bed addition, The Gardens, providing specialized care for             Alzheimer’s Dementia residents bringing the total number of skilled beds to 188
 
Ontario County Advanced Life Support becomes the 6th corporation of F.F. Thompson Health             System
 
The Brighter Day Medical Adult Day program relocates to Fort Hill Avenue
 
The Building on Excellence addition is completed in February with the opening of a new lobby, Chapel, gift shop and Wellness Center. Ten new LDRP suites are completed in the new Birthing Center located on the second floor of the new additionThe Pain Management Center opens

 

F.F. Thompson hires its first Chaplain and begins the Spiritual Care programF.F. Thompson Hospital opens Honeoye Family Practice with the hiring of a family practice physician
 1994  

F.F. Thompson becomes a smoke-free facility

 

            OT/PT Satellite department opens in Thompson Medical Center

 

            The first Puttin’ on the Ritz Gala is held at Sonnenberg Gardens celebrating Thompson’s 90th             birthday.

 

            The Thompson Way is born.

 

 1993  

Groundbreaking ceremony was held for the $11 million Building on Excellence expansion

 

            CARES values and CARES cards were developed

 

            Thompson Healthy Bear is born.

 

            FFTH Properties, Inc. purchased the medical office building at 198 Parrish St.

 

            Together with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rochester, FLCCN developed the Finger Lakes             Health Plan

 

 1992 Finger Lakes Community Care Network is incorporated as an affiliate of the Health System

Building on Excellence Capital Campaign begins and successfully raises $2.5 million


The Physician’s Office Building, 335 Parrish St., and the Canandaigua Professional Building, 3170 West St., are acquired by FFTH Properties, Inc.

 
Short Term Stay/ Respite programs begin in Thompson Nursing Home
 
The Sleep Disorders Center of the Finger Lakes opened at F.F. Thompson Hospital
 
The First issues of PARTNERS in Healthcare newsletter were mailed to 40,000 households in  Thompson’s service area
 
The Uncommon Leader TQM program begins
 1991 Thompson Nursing Home opens the Meadows adding 40 more beds
Thompson Nursing Home is awarded a grant  (one of eight facilities in New York State) to study  the care of Alzheimer’s/other dementia-related illness.
The New Era of Excellence building project is completed with grand openings of The Sands Rehabilitation Center, The Hawks Emergency Center, a new state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit and expanded Diagnostic Imaging
 1990 Thompson Medical Center opens in Farmington
   - Immediate Care Center with laboratory and x-ray
   - HealthWorks Occupational Medicine Program
   - private physicians offices
 1989 F.F. Thompson Health System is formed.
The affiliates are F.F. Thompson Hospital, Thompson Nursing Home, F.F. Thompson Hospital Foundation and FFTH Properties, Inc.The Sport Medicine Center opens at 3170 West StreetThe Brighter Day Medical Adult Day Services program opens at 3170 West Street as the first off-site program in New York State
 1988  Hospital downsizes acute beds to 113
 1987 Began a 5 year capitation demonstration program with Blue Choice of BC/BS Rochester
   
 1979  Hospital Third Floor West Opens
 - 20 medical/surgical beds bringing the total acute beds to 121
 1976 Thompson Nursing Home adds 40 more beds
   • Health Related Level of Care
Physician Office Building opens adjacent to the Hospital
   - 8 medical office suites
 1971

New F.F. Thompson Hospital opens on Parrish Street

- 101 acute care beds

  - Emergency Department, Operating Suite, Intensive Care Unit, Maternity, Lab
 1958

Additional renovations completed

- 130 beds

  - added new laboratory, physical therapy, medical records and x-ray facilities.
 1953  Renovations completed:
 
• 112 beds
  • added new kitchen, cafeteria on the ground floor,
  • two delivery rooms, nursery, labor room &  formula room to the third floor
  • two operating rooms added to the surgical suite on the first  floor
 1949  First Major renovations began
 1922 Maternity Wing built in memory of Mrs. Thompson’s sister Mrs. Abigail Clark Williams.
Preventorium built (Fisk Building) to care for pre-tubercular patients and handicapped children
 1909  County Laboratory was constructed on the hospital grounds (the first in the country)
 1908  School of Nursing opens
 1907
 Contiguous Building added (Annex)
 1904
 Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Hospital opens on North Main St.
 - 32 beds
 - 6 members of the Medical Staff
 - 17 employees
 - $7/week for a ward bed
 - $10-25/week for a private room with ordinary nursing

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