Thompson Hospital recently became the first in the state to offer revolutionary SafeGait technology in a full-time outpatient setting.

The device’s state-of-the-art technology, developed by Victor-based Gorbel Medical, can “unweight” and provide fall protection to physical therapy patients as they practice walking, improve their strength and over­come balance issues.

With modern medical practices constantly evolving, physicians frequently find themselves adjusting to updates in their respective disciplines. And as they handle those changes, it is important they educate and familiarize their patients with new developments and changing practices.

Dr. Catherine Moore is a nephrologist - a doctor specializing in kidney care – and wants area residents to know that if they need dialysis while hospitalized at Thompson Hospital, they’re in the right place.