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GENEVA — Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences graduated its 14th class May 21 at the Smith Opera House. Fifty-six students were pinned and graduated.
WATERLOO — On May 23, members of the Taylor-Brown Auxiliary gathered for a luncheon meeting at Simply Homemade in Waterloo, where they presented a check for $3,800 to Debbie Lockett, assistant administrator of Huntington Living Center.
GENEVA — Dr. Matthew Talbott was named Associate Chief Medical Officer for Finger Lakes Health, effective May 15, 2023.
GENEVA — Finger Lakes Health held its annual employee recognition dinner May 16 at Club 86, honoring employees for almost 2,200 years of service to the community and thanking them for their contributions and dedication to the ongoing success of the health system.
CANANDAIGUA — UR Medicine Thompson Health held its Nurses’ Week Recognition and Awards Celebration May 11, naming registered nurse Julia Schmeer its F.F. Thompson Hospital Nurse of the Year and registered nurse Stephanie Gallo its M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center Nurse of the Year.
CANANDAIGUA — UR Medicine Thompson Health held its annual Shining Stars Awards Ceremony May 10, naming Christy Brewer of Geneva as its Associate of the Year and presenting 38 other health system associates with Shining Star Awards.
As we age, our eyesight inevitably changes, and so we must focus on new ways to maintain it. Older people with diabetes need to take special care of their vision health, because they’re more prone to certain eye diseases.
GENEVA — Geneva General Hospital will host an American Red Cross blood drive May 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Conference Room A/B, 196 North St.
GENEVA — Three Finger Lakes Health employees were recognized with the Distinguished Values Award for the fourth quarter of 2022.
CANANDAIGUA — The American Heart Association has awarded Thompson Health national Gold level recognition for its commitments to employee health and well-being as measured in the Association’s 2022 Workforce Well-being Scorecard.
