Ten Massachusetts health systems have formed the Massachusetts Value Alliance (MVA) to deliver high quality, patient-centered and cost-effective care to their communities. Learn more here.

There are now 62 confirmed reports of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, an illness similar to polio, across 22 states in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. South Shore Hospital's Dr. Todd Ellerin recently spoke with ABC News about this rare syndrome.

Many high school students are reluctant to smoke cigarettes, but some young people mistakenly believe that inhaling from an e-cigarette is a safe alternative to smoking, according to Dr. Michael Jaklitsch, a lung expert and thoracic surgeon at South Shore Hospital. Read the Weymouth News story.

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.

South Shore Health has taken an additional step to protect the safety of our patients by setting up a COVID-19 testing site at Union Point, Weymouth. Patients who have COVID-19 symptoms and are deemed eligible for a sample collection and subsequent testing at an approved lab will be registered and...

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.

A new study in the scientific journal Nature shows a man who recently tested positive for HIV has no trace of the virus. South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin, an infectious disease expert, recently weighed-in on the findings. Listen to the podcast.

A new collaborative approach is designed to improve birth outcomes, decrease cesarean section procedures, and increase patient engagement - and South Shore Hospital is leading the way. Read more.

The "Team Birth Project" is a new approach to bringing C-section numbers down. Boston 25 News recently profiled our participation in the program.

South Shore Health infectious disease expert Simone Wildes, MD, shares why vaccines are a safe and important way to keep people of all ages healthy.