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Colleagues from South Shore Health's CCU gathered in celebration of their recent Beacon Silver recognition.
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South Shore Hospital’s Critical Care Unit Earns Fourth Consecutive Beacon Award for Excellence

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has awarded a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Richard and Joann Aubut Critical...

South Shore Hospital’s Critical Care Unit Earns Fourth Consecutive Beacon Award for Excellence

South Shore Hospital building today

South Shore Hospital’s Straight “A” Safety Ranking Continues

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the South Shore Hospital earns its seventh straight “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, rating it among the best in Greater Boston and the U.S. for safety

South Shore Hospital’s Straight “A” Safety Ranking Continues

Early photo of Weymouth Hospital building located in the H.B. Reed Estate

From Humble Beginnings to the Region's Largest Health System: South Shore Hospital Celebrates a Century of Caring

From a 21-bed pre-Civil War mansion to a premier medical facility, the hospital has gone through a remarkable transformation over the past century and is positioned to continue to provide...

From Humble Beginnings to the Region's Largest Health System: South Shore Hospital Celebrates a Century of Caring

Todd Kerensky, MD talks about the bridge clinic at South Shore Health

Todd Kerensky, MD speaks out against involuntary commitment for treatment of SUD

Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine President and South Shore Health's Medical Director of Addiction Medicine Todd Kerensky, MD speaks outside the State House at an April 20 press conference...

Todd Kerensky, MD speaks out against involuntary commitment for treatment of SUD

Neil Ghushe, MD discusses weight loss surgery

South Shore Hospital Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Achieves Accreditation for High Standards in Patient Safety and Quality

South Shore Hospital Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program...

South Shore Hospital Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Achieves Accreditation for High Standards in Patient Safety and Quality

South Shore Medical Center under construction in Norwell in 1962.

South Shore Medical Center Celebrates 60 Years of Comprehensive Patient Care

​​​​​​​South Shore Medical Center (SSMC), part of South Shore Health, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on March 24, 2022. The milestone marks six decades of high-quality patient care on the South...

South Shore Medical Center Celebrates 60 Years of Comprehensive Patient Care

South Shore Health Golf Classic

South Shore Health’s Annual Golf Classic Set for May 23!

South Shore Health’s 33rd annual Golf Classic is set for Monday, May 23, and will be held at two locations: Plymouth Country Club and the Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass.

South Shore Health’s Annual Golf Classic Set for May 23!

2019 Kickin Up Country

Save the Date! Kickin' Up Country for Home Care: Saturday, June 4, 2022

​​​​​​​The Friends of South Shore Health are hosting their signature Kickin' Up Country for Home Care dinner dance on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at South Shore Country Club in Hingham.

Save the Date! Kickin' Up Country for Home Care: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Robert K. McIntyre, MD, passed away on March 17, 2022

The Passing of Robert K. McIntyre, MD, Colleague and Friend

On March 17, 2022, our health system and its colleagues suffered a terrible loss. South Shore Hospital’s Chief of Medicine Robert K. McIntyre, MD, passed away in an apparent diving accident off the...

The Passing of Robert K. McIntyre, MD, Colleague and Friend

South Shore Health’s Pharmacy Services recently received an Innovator Award from the editors of Healthcare Innovation for its groundbreaking work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice.

South Shore Hospital Honored with Innovator Award for Groundbreaking Work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, has received an Innovator Award from the editors of Healthcare Innovation for its groundbreaking work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice by improving the...

South Shore Hospital Honored with Innovator Award for Groundbreaking Work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice