South Shore Medical Center has changed procedures in order to keep our patients and staff safe as concern around COVID-19 grows.

For Patients and Families of South Shore Hospital: During your stay, we will ask you to designate one family member to be the single point of contact with whom we discuss your care. Your physician will contact this designated care partner once a day and additionally as needed for clinical changes...

Effective May 16, 2023, South Shore Medical Center shifted to a walk-in model for blood draws and sample drop-offs. Instead of scheduling a lab appointment, patients with active orders for a blood draw or sample drop-off can conveniently walk in to any South Shore Medical Center lab, check in at the lab desk, and get the services they need.

South Shore Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Silver Safe Sleep Leader,” for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. The five-year certification recognizes and commends South Shore Hospital for following safe...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed that four South Shore Medical Center (SSMC), Norwell, Mass., colleagues are cleared to return to work after quarantine. By recommendation of the DPH, the employees were asked to stay at home as a measure of precaution. The action was...

Todd Kerensky, MD, weighs in on the behavioral health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic during the holiday season--and how patients can get help--in the Patriot Ledger.

Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine President and South Shore Health's Medical Director of Addiction Medicine Todd Kerensky, MD speaks outside the State House at an April 20 press conference hosted by Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) and South Shore Health System have launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program to improve patient care, slow the rise of health care costs, and change the way hospitals are paid.

This joint letter from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics addresses the recent surge in RSV infections and what parents can do to keep children safe.