The South Shore Community Behavioral Health Initiative (SSCBHI), led by South Shore Health System, has announced that funding is available for two major community grants to support behavioral healthcare on the South Shore. The $2.4 million in grant money is made possible through the Massachusetts...

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...

Taking a beloved series of community exercise programs virtual due to COVID-19 wasn't easy. But South Shore Health's IS team had a solution--on wheels.

The Friends of South Shore Health System hosted an Alice in Wonderland-themed Croquet Classic – raising more than $22,500 for pediatric programs. Learn more.

As part of an ongoing series of virtual seminars with regional healthcare providers, the South Shore Health Provider Council recently hosted a panel discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic. State Senator Patrick O’Connor, who represents the Norfolk/Plymouth County districts, joined the panel as its...

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...

The new GE Ascend CT scanner, the second of its kind in the U.S., uses artificial intelligence and is designed to improve workflow and patient comfort, while providing superior image quality.

Effective July 22, 2026, we will transition to a new communication platform designed to make it easier to stay connected to your care. This platform, named Hello World, is an Epic application that supports secure two-way text messaging and improved phone and email between patients and South Shore Health.

South Shore Health now offers COVID-19 vaccines at Health Express urgent care, and through our Mobile Integrated Health program.

Members of the Old South Union church, honored clinicians and providers for the challenges they’ve faced throughout the pandemic and as we begin to move forward with a generous donation.