In December, 2022 the Council on Accreditation of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP) awarded South Shore Hospital Full Reaccreditation for five years.

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.

Due to the storm that hit our region October 26 and 27, we've adjusted hours and operations at certain South Shore Health ambulatory care locations.

South Shore Hospital and South Shore Emergency Medicine Services (EMS), both part of South Shore Health, have received two Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Quality Achievement Awards, gold and silver respectively, for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

William Tollefsen, MD., M.Sc., MBA, FAEMS, has been appointed Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care at South Shore Health. In addition to his current roles in Mobile Integrated Health and EMS, he will be responsible for providing the strategic and clinical leadership for all urgent care...

In an effort to improve the billing process, enhance security, and be more environmentally friendly, South Shore Health is introducing paperless billing.

Dr. Jason Tracy, Chief of Emergency Medicine at South Shore Hospital recently spoke with WCVB-TV about the opioid crisis in Massachusetts. Watch the video.

The FDA has approved a new flu medication in the form of a single-dose pill. South Shore Hospital's Todd Ellerin, an infectious disease expert, spoke with ABC News and weighs-in on the new drug.

After a carbon monoxide poisoning scare in Weymouth, South Shore Health first responders and town officials warned about the dangers of carbon monoxide.

Flu season is ramping up in Massachusetts. Will this year be worse than last? Dr. Jason Tracy, Chief of Emergency Medicine at South Shore Hospital, recently spoke with the Patriot Ledger and weighs in on the health impact.