Kentucky governor Matt Bevin sparked controversy when he admitted he intentionally exposed his children to chicken pox instead of vaccinating them. Todd Ellerin, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases at South Shore Health, shares why vaccines are the safest way for children to develop an immunity to the chicken pox.

South Weymouth, Mass., (October 25, 2018) – The evening opened with a surprise flash mob performance and ended with a spectacular “Raise the Paddle.” On Friday, October 19, South Shore Health System’s 16th annual Moonlight & Miracles Gala raised more than $610,000 in support of critical care...

South Shore Health’s pediatric emergency department has seen an uptick in incidences involving children who have become seriously ill after ingesting products THC edibles. Learn how to keep your kids safe.

When she felt the first contractions at 11:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve, Renai Townsend thought she had time to get to Boston to deliver her second child. “I thought they were Braxton Hicks contractions, which I had before,” she said. Renai called her parents to come over to watch her 2-year-old son, Will...

It was a magical autumn evening under the stars as more than 400 turned out to support the Grayken Center for Treatment at South Shore Health at this year's Moonlight & Miracles Gala.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has selected South Shore Health’s NeuroSpine Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers ® are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to...

William Tollefsen, MD., M.Sc., MBA, FAEMS, has been appointed Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care at South Shore Health. In addition to his current roles in Mobile Integrated Health and EMS, he will be responsible for providing the strategic and clinical leadership for all urgent care...

Vaccines remain one of the most effective ways to protect children and communities from serious illness. Therefore, despite recent changes announced by the CDC, South Shore Medical Center's vaccine recommendations remain the same and continue to follow the scientific-based guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics. With that in mind, our vaccine recommendations will not change and will continue to follow the scientific evidence and guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Your Health, Our Passion, One Community. It’s our mission statement here at South Shore Health, and it has been our system’s guiding light as we’ve battled the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud to serve residents of the South Shore because you are not only our patients, but our friends, our family...

South Shore Health has taken an additional step to protect the safety of our patients by setting up a COVID-19 testing site at Union Point, Weymouth. Patients who have COVID-19 symptoms and are deemed eligible for a sample collection and subsequent testing at an approved lab will be registered and...