South Shore Health and Wellforce announced today that the organizations are in partnership discussions and the parties have formally indicated their intention to move forward with discussions and developing a tighter relationship.

Have the flu? Learn why urgent care may be the best place to seek relief for mild to moderate symptoms of influenza.

South Shore Health's Kim Dever, MD introduced the City Line audience to South Shore Health’s Team Birth Project, a first-of-its-kind program aimed at improving communication with patients and their families throughout pregnancy and during the birthing process to foster safe outcomes for women.

Effective immediately, South Shore Health (South Shore Hospital, South Shore Medical Center, and Health Express) will only conduct COVID-19 tests on patients requiring admission to the hospital or are at high risk and for healthcare workers that are in contact with a positive patient and become...

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and high patient volume, we've made changes to select ambulatory and other services across South Shore Health.

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).

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...

South Shore Health announced that they have received the largest private gift in the organization’s 97-year history to support Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health services and initiatives.

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...

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 coast of Florida. Along with being an extraordinarily talented and gifted physician who cared deeply...