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SERVICES
FOR MANY PEOPLE,
the sentiment be-
hind “There’s no place like home” rings
true, even when it comes to a hospital
stay.
This is especially the case as we enter
the winter months. It’s why Thompson
Hospital is working with emergency
medical service personnel and physi-
cians to ensure they—and community
members—are aware of the full spec-
trum of services available to inpatients
at Thompson.
“Since our health system first affili-
ated with UR Medicine in 2012, we have
experienced tremendous growth, and
this includes a number of services previ-
ously unavailable—or available only on
a limited basis—to the inpatients in our
hospital in Canandaigua,” says President/
CEO Michael F. Stapleton Jr., FACHE.
ON-CALL SERVICES AND SPECIALTIES
Among the many services added or
enhanced over the past few years are
on-call coverage from these specialties:
• Cardiology
• Critical Care/Pulmonology
• Ear, nose and throat
• Gastroenterology
• General surgery
• Infectious Disease
• Interventional Radiology
• Nephrology (with inpatient dialysis
available)
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Podiatry
• Urology
• Vascular services
In addition, on-site palliative care
consults are provided (see page 9 of this
issue of
Partners in Health and Wellness
for details), and Thompson also now
offers a wound care treatment team that
includes a board-certified surgeon, a
wound care-certified nurse and a physi-
cal therapist certified in wound care.
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING
Aside from the growth experienced
since the affiliation and the subsequent
variety of specialties, Thompson offers an
advanced level of nursing care.
The hospital first achieved Magnet
®
designation from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center in 2004, with its
most recent redesignation in 2015. Vice
President of Patient Care Services/Chief
Nursing Officer Hazel Robertshaw says
Magnet is considered the gold standard
in nursing care.
In addition, the hospital’s staff has for
many years included a nurse who is certi-
fied as a sexual assault nurse examiner.
The hospital also has been a NICHE
(Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem
Elders) Designated Hospital since 2011,
offering exemplary care to older adults.
“In many cases, we can offer the same
level of care you can get in Rochester,”
Stapleton says. “In addition, we continue
to evaluate all services so we can bring
even more to our community in the
future.”
Complete health care, from
A to Z: To learn more about
Thompson’s services, click on
the “Health Care Services”
tab at
ThompsonHealth.com.
Advanced
care,
close tohome
Thompson Health’s becoming part of UR
Medicine has led to increased services
and additional specialists, many of whom
split their time between Rochester and
Canandaigua.
THOMPSONHEAL