Many high school students are reluctant to smoke cigarettes, but some young people mistakenly believe that inhaling from an e-cigarette is a safe alternative to smoking, according to Dr. Michael Jaklitsch, a lung expert and thoracic surgeon at South Shore Hospital. Read the Weymouth News story.

South Shore Hospital and South Shore EMS received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

Effective Monday, July 25, the Outpatient Lab inside the McKim Family Main Entrance will be open reduced hours.

South Shore Health has begun notifying some of its patients about a data security incident which occurred at its third-party vendor, Blackbaud, Inc. The South Carolina-based company provides customer relationship management and financial services tools for fundraising purposes to thousands of...

South Shore EMS paid a visit to "The Mighty Quinn" Waters, a Weymouth boy battling a brain tumor.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has once again bestowed the coveted and prestigious Magnet® certification status on South Shore Hospital. Magnet® recognition is the highest national credential for nursing excellence, serving as the gold standard for nursing practice. Only eight...

The shipment contained 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which will be distributed to front-line workers across South Shore Health beginning this week.

South Shore Health has been granted re-accreditation for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). “This accreditation demonstrates our commitment to using evidence-based criteria when developing high-quality educational activities that...

The Leapfrog Group rates hospital among the best in greater Boston and the U.S. for safety

South Shore Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Silver Safe Sleep Leader,” for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. The five-year certification recognizes and commends South Shore Hospital for following safe...