A new way of caring for opioid-addicted newborns has allowed South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications by 25 percent over the past seven months and let pediatric patients go home earlier, hospital officials say. Read the Patriot Ledger article.

Dr. Allen Smith, MD, MS, President and CEO of South Shore Health, and Pamela O’Leary, Chair of the South Shore Health Board of Directors, along with other senior leaders, recently welcomed Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh for a tour of South Shore Hospital.

Thomas McCarthy, ChFC®, AIF®, Managing Partner of KAF Wealth Management, was named a finalist for the Community Service Award from the Invest in Others organization, which honors financial advisors nationally for outstanding charitable work. In recognition of McCarthy’s service and commitment, the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation awarded $25,000 to South Shore Health in his honor.

Just like you, we are closely monitoring new developments regarding COVID-19. The health and safety of our patients, staff, and community are of the utmost importance. In an effort to keep our community as safe as possible, we have decided to suspend land- and pool-based community exercise programs...

Several weeks after launching an initial mobile integrated health (MIH) program in Weymouth, South Shore Health has partnered with the town of Hanover to expand the program.

South Weymouth, Mass., (October 25, 2018) – The evening opened with a surprise flash mob performance and ended with a spectacular “Raise the Paddle.” On Friday, October 19, South Shore Health System’s 16th annual Moonlight & Miracles Gala raised more than $610,000 in support of critical care...

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.

As Manager of Procurement, Value Analysis and Contracting for South Shore Health, James “Barry” O’Shaughnessy has the critical job of ordering, inspecting and keeping stock of much-needed equipment and supplies that protect the health system’s frontline workers and employees. Recently, O’Shaughnessy...

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...

South Shore Health's Marketing & Communications team received five Lamplighter awards at the New England Society for Healthcare Communication (NESHCo) 2019 awards dinner on May 30. NESHCo received more than 380 submissions from healthcare organizations around the region. South Shore Health's five...