This distinction highlights South Shore Health’s commitment to providing the highest standards of cardiac rehabilitative care and improving the quality of patients’ lives.

This certification recognizes South Shore Hospital’s dedication to improving the quality of life for patients living with pulmonary and respiratory health challenges.

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.

An article from The Patriot Ledger details the experiences of first-time South Shore moms during the pandemic, including their care experiences at South Shore Health.

South Shore Health infectious disease expert Simone Wildes, MD, shares why vaccines are a safe and important way to keep people of all ages healthy.

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.

A new study in the scientific journal Nature shows a man who recently tested positive for HIV has no trace of the virus. South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin, an infectious disease expert, recently weighed-in on the findings. Listen to the podcast.

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...

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

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...