In observance of National Senior Health & Fitness Day, Thompson Health’s Rehabilitation Services Department will host a free health and fitness event for seniors on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at F.F. Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) recently awarded 2011 Auxiliary Advocacy Recognition to the Thompson Guild. This recognition is given to auxiliaries who commit significant time and effort to serving as an advocate for their facility and community.
Roseland Bowl and members of the Canandaigua USBC Bowling Association raised a record $20,000 for Thompson Health’s Sands Cancer Center at the 4th Annual Bowl for the Cure, held on Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11.
Thompson Health’s Spirit of Women and the Women Veterans Health Care Program will collaborate to host “Getting It Right Below the Belt,” a women’s health event, on Wednesday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St., Canandaigua.
The Thompson Guild will host its annual Spring Dinner on Monday, May 21, at the Canandaigua Country Club, 3280 Fallbrook Park, Canandaigua. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The Rehabilitation Services Department at Thompson Health will offer free screenings for oral, head and neck cancers on Thursday, April 26, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing, located on the north side of the main Thompson Health campus at 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.
The Sands Cancer Center will host a community symposium entitled “End-of-Life Decision Making: Options and Answers” on Thursday, April 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St., Canandaigua.
Thompson Health’s facilitated enrollers are now authorized to assist residents in Livingston County with signing up for Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid. In a confidential atmosphere, they collect income, residency and citizenship information, assist in completing the applications necessary and forward the completed application to the correct agency.
Four classes of fifth-graders at Canandaigua Elementary School recently collected and donated nearly 70 DVDs to Thompson Health’s Surgical Care Center, providing a more varied selection of movies for children to watch during their stays at F.F. Thompson Hospital.
The Brighter Day, Thompson Health’s medical adult day program, will hold a bake sale on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.