Adult Primary Care

For years, it seemed like school would nev­er end. Yet before you knew it, you’ve said good­bye to your last class and you’re get­ting your adult­ing on. 

Becom­ing respon­si­ble for your own health­care might not be first on your to-do list just yet – but it should be in one of the top spots. 

Nav­i­gat­ing health­care can be over­whelm­ing, but it’s impor­tant. Here are five things to do as you start tak­ing charge of your own care.

Dr. Stephen Nes­bit, a fam­i­ly prac­tice physi­cian with Quin­cy Med­ical Group, an FAA Des­ig­nat­ed Air­man Med­ical Exam­in­er and a 1000-hour pri­vate pilot, instru­ment rat­ed, is now
offer­ing FAA Med­ical Exams.

Skip­ping your annu­al phys­i­cal might seem harm­less, but it could mean miss­ing ear­ly signs of seri­ous health issues. Find out why reg­u­lar check-ups mat­ter, even if you feel per­fect­ly healthy.

Focus­ing on pre­ven­tive care can help you live a longer and hap­pi­er, health­i­er life. Annu­al vis­its are a time to talk with your provider about rec­om­mend­ed screen­ings, fam­i­ly his­to­ry, and any con­cerns. It’s easy to put off these vis­its, but they can help you in the long-term.

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.