CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health encourages national board certification for all its nurses and this year is celebrating Certified Nurses Day™ on Monday, March 19.

CANANDAIGUA – The Wellness Hub program offered by UR Medicine Thompson Health will present “What Everyone Should Know About Lyme Disease” on Thursday, April 5, at the Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St. in Canandaigua.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health speech-language pathologists are now offering SPEAK OUT!®, a therapeutic protocol developed by the Parkinson Voice Project to improve and preserve the voices of individuals with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson-plus syndromes.

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health is marking National Lymphedema Awareness Day on Tuesday, March 6, by hosting a celebration/educational opportunity for the community.

CANANDAIGUA – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., will hold free varicose vein consultations on Tuesday, March 6, from 4 to 7 p.m.

CANANDAIGUA – Dr. Matthew E. Osborne of Pittsford is the new Emergency Department medical director for UR Medicine Thompson Hospital.

CANANDAIGUA – Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has once again recognized UR Medicine Thompson Hospital with a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Maternity Care designation as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated hospitals that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community.

CANANDAIGUA – “Healing Pathways,” a program offered by UR Medicine Thompson Health for those with ongoing illnesses or other sources of chronic stress, will begin soon, with the option of a Tuesday evening series or a Thursday afternoon series.

CANANDAIGUA - The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the first quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards: