Since this post was published, changes have been made to COVID-19 testing at South Shore Health. For the latest testing information, please visit our COVID-19 page. South Shore Health’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site has been relocated to South Shore Medical Center at 143 Longwater Drive in...

We have reached a huge milestone in the fight against COVID-19 as vaccinations arrive at health systems. Here's an update on how we're distributing these early doses of the vaccine.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed that four South Shore Medical Center (SSMC), Norwell, Mass., colleagues are cleared to return to work after quarantine. By recommendation of the DPH, the employees were asked to stay at home as a measure of precaution. The action was...

A new study designed to investigate how a patient’s COVID-19 ICU hospitalization affects the mental health of family members is currently under way at South Shore Hospital.

In order to comply with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Phase 2 reopening plan, hospital and health care providers must meet a set of standards and guidelines outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

In order to comply with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Phase 3 reopening plan, hospital and health care providers must meet a set of standards and guidelines outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

In order to comply with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Phase 1 reopening plan, hospital and health care providers must meet a set of standards and guidelines outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

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...

South Shore Health President & CEO Allen L. Smith, MD, MS, offers this editorial on the 100th anniversary of South Shore Hospital