QMG Stories

This Mother’s Day, we’re spot­light­ing Dr. Nihari­ka Yed­la. Dr. Yedla’s jour­ney in med­i­cine was deeply influ­enced by her moth­er, an OB/GYN physi­cian. Wit­ness­ing her mother’s ded­i­ca­tion first­hand instilled a pas­sion for heal­ing in Dr. Yed­la, and her mother’s wis­dom con­tin­ues to guide her every day.

The first Sun­day of June marks Nation­al Can­cer Sur­vivors Day, a day to cel­e­brate the mil­lions who have fought and con­tin­ue to fight this relent­less dis­ease. In our own com­mu­ni­ty, four remark­able women — Jen­ni Moran, Alli­son Stults, Denise Poland, and Diane Poland — demon­strate the pow­er of friend­ship. Their jour­neys may have begun with a can­cer diag­no­sis, but they led to a place of incred­i­ble sup­port and an endur­ing bond.

Nave Wil­son has been attend­ing the Man Up event since its incep­tion. For him, it’s more than just an activ­i­ty; it’s a year­ly reminder to focus on his well-being. He encour­ages oth­er men to pri­or­i­tize their health as well.

Joni Cook greets patients at QMG Can­cer Insti­tute with a warmth that comes from a deep place of under­stand­ing. She’s not just a friend­ly face; she’s a fel­low can­cer sur­vivor who can relate to their strug­gles on a per­son­al level.

Our third award recog­ni­tion is for the Human­i­tar­i­an of the Year, and it was pre­sent­ed to Alan B., Receiv­ing and Deliv­ery Spe­cial­ist. This award rec­og­nizes an indi­vid­ual who pro­vides excep­tion­al ser­vice to the QMG fam­i­ly and com­mu­ni­ty with­out con­cern for recog­ni­tion or reward, inspire oth­ers, raise aware­ness, and demon­strate lead­er­ship through phil­an­thropy and vol­un­teerism, and live out QMG’s Mis­sion, Vision, and Core Values.

Mor­gan S., Peo­ple & Cul­ture Gen­er­al­ist at QMG, received the 2024 Employ­ee Lead­er­ship Award for trans­form­ing recruit­ment efforts. In just 1.5 years, she filled crit­i­cal roles, improved staffing, and enhanced team morale through inno­va­tion, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and a focus on cre­at­ing a top-tier hir­ing experience.

As the end of each year, we take time to cel­e­brate the achieve­ments of our team through our annu­al awards. We’re excit­ed to announce the recip­i­ent of the 2024 QMG Lead­er­ship Excel­lence Award — Tay­lor D., Direc­tor of Oncology. 

Dr. Kendra Conkright, a physi­cian with Quin­cy Med­ical Group’s Pitts­field Clin­ic, is deeply com­mit­ted to her com­mu­ni­ty. Grow­ing up in near­by Grig­gsville, she devel­oped a strong con­nec­tion to the area and its peo­ple. Her child­hood expe­ri­ences with a med­ical con­di­tion sparked her inter­est in health­care, and she pur­sued her edu­ca­tion with the goal of return­ing to serve her community.

Care­givers face immense chal­lenges, includ­ing finan­cial strain and emo­tion­al stress. Learn how Mimi McK­in­ney and Michaela Fray-Tappe over­came these obsta­cles and the impor­tance of com­mu­ni­ty sup­port for caregivers.

Hol­ly B. pur­sued a career in health­care after years as a stay-at-home mom. Start­ing as a care­giv­er and inspired by a nurse she worked with, she became a med­ical assis­tant. Now, Hol­ly has found her pas­sion in pro­vid­ing care to patients at Quin­cy Med­ical Group.