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Hospital Quality

Designations

Thompson Hospital

is accredited by

The Joint Commission

and received the

Certificate of Distinction

in Management of

Joint Replacement–Hip

Joint Replacement–Knee

as well as Advanced

Perinatal Certification

TIME AND AGAIN

within UR Medicine’s

Thompson Health, we emphasize the impor-

tance of communication in health care.

We understand we must communicate

effectively with one another in order to

enhance quality and safety. We also realize

while the care we offer is something we are

intimately familiar with, we must keep in

mind that a patient walking into our hospital

for a procedure or a test may have no idea

what to expect.

Partners in Health and Wellness

is just one

more way we can communicate with you, the

members of our community. This magazine

allows us to share information you can use

to take charge of your own health, as well

as information about the full spectrum of

services we offer and how we are continually

raising the bar.

In this issue, for example, you can learn

about our new, state-of-the-art SafeGait 360°

M E S S A G E F R O M O U R C E O

Keeping lines of communication open

Balance and Mobility

Trainer

®

, our cutting-

edge concussion man-

agement services and

the enhanced palliative

care services now avail-

able through Thompson.

We hope you will

find this issue informa-

tive. As always, we welcome your feedback

and invite you to contact us via our web-

site,

ThompsonHealth.com

, or our main

phone line,

585-396-6000

.

Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., FACHE

President and CEO

Instructor Michael Tiffany, DC, looks over

Sara Maher’s work after a lesson on

terminology that included the dissection

of gummy bears.

Nurturing young talent

THOMPSON HOSPITAL

and the New Vision

Health Therapy Sciences program offered

by Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Coopera-

tive Educational Services (BOCES) recently

partnered to provide a unique opportunity to

area high school seniors with a passion for a

career in health care.

The program instructor and students are

at the hospital each Tuesday and Thursday,

using a conference center as their classroom.

They shadow clinicians and attend presenta-

tions from hospital staff while earning college

credit through Gemini courses offered in

partnership with Finger Lakes Community

College.

Both theory and hands-on experience are

introduced, highlighting career opportunities

in the fields of health care, exercise science

and rehabilitation. Beginning in January, the

students will have a series of three-week clini-

cal rotations, many of which will take place

at Thompson.

“We are very excited to be able to help

these young people pursue their passion,”

says Thompson Health Vice President of

Associate Services Jennifer DeVault, adding,

“Who knows? They might just be our future

co-workers.”

SELECTION PROCESS

To be selected for the program, interested

high school juniors must submit an ap-

plication with teacher recommendations;

transcripts; a list of extracurricular, commu-

nity or volunteer participation; and an essay

regarding their desire to pursue a health-

related career.

For information, call the Wayne-Finger

Lakes BOCES Finger Lakes Technical

and Career Center at

585-526-6414

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