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Jes­si­ca Booz­er, a nurse prac­ti­tion­er at the Quin­cy Med­ical Group Pitts­field Clin­ic, shares her pas­sion for pedi­atrics. Dri­ven by a desire to make a pos­i­tive impact, she found her call­ing in work­ing with chil­dren. Booz­er enjoys see­ing her young patients smile and light up dur­ing their appointments.

Jor­dan Hogan, MSN, APRN, FNP‑C, cares for patients at Quin­cy Med­ical Group as a nurse prac­ti­tion­er in our Inter­ven­tion­al Spine and Joint Well­ness depart­ment. Jor­dan shares what inspired her career path, empha­siz­ing her pas­sion for help­ing oth­ers and her desire to make a tan­gi­ble impact on patients’ lives. 

Lisa Knuff­man, ANP-BC, AOC­NP, shares her jour­ney of becom­ing a nurse prac­ti­tion­er inspired by her per­son­al con­nec­tion to can­cer. With over 15 years at QMG, she has become a ded­i­cat­ed and trust­ed oncol­o­gy care provider, moti­vat­ed by the expe­ri­ence of sup­port­ing a close friend through leukemia. 

As men age, the prostate can enlarge, increas­ing the risk of con­di­tions such as benign pro­sta­t­ic hyper­pla­sia (BPH), pro­sta­ti­tis, and prostate can­cer. Prostate can­cer can spread if not detect­ed ear­ly. To main­tain prostate health, reg­u­lar exer­cise, a healthy diet, weight man­age­ment, quit­ting tobac­co, and reg­u­lar screen­ings are recommended. 

The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety reports that 1 in 9 men will be diag­nosed with prostate can­cer in their life­time. For­tu­nate­ly, if caught ear­ly, prostate can­cer is among the most treat­able types. Annu­al screen­ings are impor­tant for ear­ly detection.

When you think of breast­feed­ing sup­port, speech ther­a­py might not imme­di­ate­ly come to mind. How­ev­er, speech-lan­guage pathol­o­gists (SLPs) play a cru­cial role in address­ing swal­low­ing and feed­ing con­cerns that your infant may experience.

Breast­feed­ing can be a reward­ing but chal­leng­ing expe­ri­ence for many new moms. At Quin­cy Med­ical Group, our lac­ta­tion spe­cial­ists are here to help guide and sup­port you.

Being a doc­tor wasn’t always what Dr. Mary Doell­man, an ENT physi­cian at Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), had in mind. As a child, her first dream was to be a roller skate wait­ress, but she quick­ly dis­cov­ered that roller skat­ing wasn’t her talent.

A care nav­i­ga­tor is by your side. We’re here to lis­ten, under­stand, and sup­port you through your can­cer journey.

In no way am I try­ing to ruin Thanks­giv­ing, but we have to talk about one lit­tle cul­prit that makes the hol­i­days a lot less heart-healthy. Salt added to food is a com­bi­na­tion of sodi­um and chlo­ride, and this small crys­tal has a huge effect on our health. Too much salt can raise blood pres­sure and lead to dan­ger­ous flu­id reten­tion, espe­cial­ly in those with dis­eases like kid­ney dis­ease or heart fail­ure. The biggest prob­lem is rarely the salt shak­er, but rather foods found on gro­cery store shelves or at restaurants.