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...

South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, has received an Innovator Award from the editors of Healthcare Innovation for its groundbreaking work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice by improving the medication reconciliation process.

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

Dilip Nataraj, MD has been named Chair of Critical Care Medicine at South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health. Since July 1, 2020, Dr. Nataraj served as interim Chair of Critical Care and has helped lead his colleagues during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. He will continue to spearhead...

The recognition allows South Shore Hospital to perform bariatric surgery on United Healthcare patients and confirms the Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery is clinically superior to other bariatric programs.

South Shore Hospital Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint Quality Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

Despite 2020’s numerous challenges, attendees of this signature event delivered on their promise to help people with substance use disorders and behavioral health needs.

More than 400 people attended the spectacular event, held October 21 at Union Point in Weymouth.

A 13-year-old Norwell boy is using his Christmas savings to spread Super Bowl cheer to kids at South Shore Hospital.