CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” a chicken barbecue held Sept. 16, raised nearly $1,300 for palliative care initiatives at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, UR Medicine Thompson Health’s 178-bed skilled-nursing facility in Canandaigua.

ANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is temporarily suspending operations at its Farmington Urgent Care location, effective Saturday, Sept. 25.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine F.F. Thompson Hospital  has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.

CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” an annual chicken barbecue benefitting palliative care, was canceled in 2020 but marks its return on Thursday, Sept. 16, in the parking lot of Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3360 Middle Cheshire Road in Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine F.F. Thompson Hospital will hold several public flu clinics in a number of locations over the next several weeks.

CANANDAIGUA – Due to the current surge of COVID-19 in the area, UR Medicine Thompson Hospital – in line with other UR Medicine affiliates – is revising its guidelines regarding hospital visitors and returning to restrictions implemented earlier in the pandemic.

CANANDAIGUA - A representative of Bridges for Brain Injury, Inc., will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, Sept. 2, meeting of the regional Stroke Support Group hosted by UR Medicine Thompson Health.

CANANDAIGUA – In partnership with Finger Lakes Community College, UR Medicine Thompson Health is offering a five-week training course for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health’s Service Excellence Team recently announced 2021’s third-quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards.

CANANDAIGUA – Dr. Heena Joshi has joined the Pediatrics Department at UR Medicine Thompson Hospital’s Canandaigua Medical Group.