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...

China is currently experiencing an outbreak of a new coronavirus, one that has infected more than 200 people, according to the CDC. The virus, which was discovered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has already led to several deaths. Dr. Todd Ellerin, Director of Infectious Disease at South Shore...

South Shore Hospital has once again earned an “A” safety grade rating from the Leapfrog Group, a designation that ranks the hospital among the safest in the United States. South Shore Hospital is part of South Shore Health, a not-for-profit, charitable health system offering primary and specialty...

Our unique program, which helps parents feel more involved during their child's NICU stay, is featured in this month’s Journal of Perinatology.

Each week will feature special discounts or promotions, beginning in September and leading up to Christmas. All proceeds from The Friendly Shop support patient care at South Shore Health.

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

South Shore Health has taken additional steps to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19. Get the details in this update.

The Friends of South Shore Health will host the Set the Pace road race on Saturday, Oct. 2!

This prestigious recognition highlights South Shore Hospital’s commitment to delivering high-quality, advanced care with kindness and compassion to patients across the South Shore.

South Shore EMS paid a visit to "The Mighty Quinn" Waters, a Weymouth boy battling a brain tumor.