QMG Stories

In hon­or of Nurs­es Week, we’re get­ting to know the nurs­es who help make QMG spe­cial. Today, we’re spot­light­ing Pat­ti D.

Tick­ets are now on sale for this year’s Can­cer Crush, tak­ing place Fri­day, April 3, at The Ambiance in Quin­cy. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All pro­ceeds direct­ly ben­e­fit local can­cer patients by help­ing cov­er every­day expens­es such as hous­ing, util­i­ties, and trans­porta­tion, allow­ing them to focus on their health and recovery.

Quin­cy Med­ical Group is proud to present Danielle B. with the 2025 Ris­ing Impact Award. Danielle has quick­ly made a mean­ing­ful impact through her lead­er­ship, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and ded­i­ca­tion, strength­en­ing teams and improv­ing patient care. Her cre­ativ­i­ty, ini­tia­tive, and com­mit­ment exem­pli­fy the qual­i­ties cel­e­brat­ed by this award.

Pen­ny Buen­ing brings a life­time of small-town val­ues to her work as a nurse prac­ti­tion­er in Can­ton and Lewis­town. Her jour­ney from agri­cul­ture to nurs­ing, along with the influ­ence of her family’s his­to­ry in rur­al med­i­cine, guides her com­mit­ment to com­pas­sion­ate, rela­tion­ship-cen­tered care.

Jes­si­ca B., a moth­er of two, ini­tial­ly believed the lump she found was rou­tine, just like a benign mass she’d had removed years ear­li­er. This time, how­ev­er, the famil­iar check-up led to a sur­pris­ing diag­no­sis — triple-neg­a­tive inva­sive breast can­cer. Faced with this unex­pect­ed fight, Jes­si­ca’s focus shift­ed to find­ing a care team she could trust.

Every career has a back­sto­ry. For Ryan Teheng, Cer­ti­fied Reg­is­tered Nurse Anes­thetist (CRNA) Coor­di­na­tor at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, that sto­ry starts in the kitchen and leads to the oper­at­ing room. In this Q&A, Ryan talks about the influ­ences that shaped his path, the work he loves, and the lessons his patients have taught them.