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“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to
change
often.”
– Winston Churchill
Location, Location, Location
On the heels of Laboratory Services’ diagnostic lab nearly doubling
in size at the outset of 2013, a fifth lab draw station opened in
February, just off Route 96 in Victor. It quickly proved to be a prime
location, with more than 400 visits in the first month and double
that during October. Laboratory Services wasn’t done growing yet,
though. Plans were soon underway for a sixth draw station. Located
in Macedon adjacent to the health system’s newest family practice,
the station opened in March of 2014.
Farmington Facelift
There was cause for celebration in May, when Thompson’s
Rehabilitation Services site in Farmington held an open house to
unveil its renovation. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and
physical therapist assistants were on hand at the Thompson Medical
Center to give tours of the facility and discuss with community
members how they ease discomfort and quickly return patients to
optimal functioning.
Here We Grow Again
Canandaigua Family Practice has the same address with a new,
expanded space in which to see patients. Last April, the practice
Special Deliveries
moved from a 2,000-square-foot space on the upper level of
3170 West St. to a 4,000-foot-space on the lower level. With five
additional exam rooms, a more spacious waiting area and expanded A total of 642 families welcomed their new additions in Thompson’s
office space for the staff, the practice saw a 46% increase in Birthing Center in 2013 – a 14-percent increase over 2012. While
patient volume compared to 2012. The Shortsville Family Practice, the closing of the maternity ward at another Finger Lakes hospital
meanwhile, gained a physician and nurse practitioner with the in May attributed to some of the growth, the hospital had already
seen an increase in deliveries and attributes much of the growth
addition of Dr. William Craig and Katherine Exter, FNP.
to the fact that more people are choosing Thompson based on
its reputation. Many return to take part in the First Time Around
Expanding Access
group, learning not only about breastfeeding but pet safety, carseat
safety and more. After all, with the lowest Caesarean rate in the
region, four certified lactation support nurses and one of the
To meet the demand and make services even more convenient for
customers, Thompson’s Diagnostic Imaging Department expanded highest breastfeeding rates in the state, what better place for
its hours late in 2013, adding Saturday hours for both CT scans and a great start?
outpatient ultrasounds. With Saturday hours already in place for
mammography and MRI services, not only do patients have greater
access to care but physicians have quicker delivery of results.
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