100 Years of Care

South Shore Hospital Celebrates a Century of Caring for our Community

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The Proposed West Wing Addition to South Shore Hospital

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Laboratory employees kick off the groundbreaking of the W. Torrey and Doris Little Center.

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The 1994 ribbon-cutting of the Laban Pratt Building

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Honoring Dr. Archie Keigan (left) with Dr. Richard Kilfarile, Dr. Arthur Sullivan, Dr. Frank Durant, and Dr. L. Burton Benjamin.

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1926 nurses, many of whom boarded at the hospital for a fee.

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31 staff members were honored in 1956, including William O'Neil, James Barnard, Adelaide Ness, George Benedict, Isabel Chase, and Dr. Robert Ross.

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Amid the baby boom in 1942, the length of stay in the maternity ward was cut from 12 to 7 days, to address overcrowding.

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During World War II, nurses took photographs of new mothers and their babies, like Edith Morris and her infant, to send to their enlisted family fighting overseas.

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In 1945, hundreds of people born at Weymouth Hospital gather for a reunion, including the first Weymouth Hospital baby, Joseph Weymouth DelMonaco, born June 2, 1922.

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Post World War II, the nursery improved babies' health by ensuring they were only placed in one bassinet during their stay.

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Two obstetricians hold four of their young patients.

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$78,000 in grants from The Ford Foundation, $100,000 in donations from the community, and $58,000 in equipment from the Sunlight Hospital, Dreamworld in Scituate funded the West Wing pediatric unit.

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1940 anesthesiologist monitors a patient.

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Nurse Lynn MacDonald with Home Care flushes Nicole Coulimore's tracheotomy.

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Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice with Friends President Geraldine Thompson.

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Hospital Volunteers

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Weymouth mayor Susan Kay visits the Friends of the South Shore.

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Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield Tours the Hospital.

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Country Music Superstar Martina McBride performed a benefit concert in Cohasset for South Shore VNA in 2011. Pictured with Carol Bulman, Helen Garvey, and Jann Ahearn.

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Ophthalmologist Dr. Geoffrey Emerson, the grandson of hospital founder Dr. George Emerson.