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.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Constellation Center for Health and Healing, located on the northern side of F.F. Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – As an affiliate of UR Medicine, Thompson Health is implementing new policies with regard to vaccinations and testing among its staff.

CANANDAIGUA – When U.S. News & World Report released its latest hospital ratings and rankings last week, F.F. Thompson Hospital again achieved the highest possible rating with regard to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the third consecutive year for this distinction.