Vaccines remain one of the most effective ways to protect children and communities from serious illness. Therefore, despite recent changes announced by the CDC, South Shore Medical Center's vaccine recommendations remain the same and continue to follow the scientific-based guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics. With that in mind, our vaccine recommendations will not change and will continue to follow the scientific evidence and guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Your Health, Our Passion, One Community. It’s our mission statement here at South Shore Health, and it has been our system’s guiding light as we’ve battled the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud to serve residents of the South Shore because you are not only our patients, but our friends, our family...

After having two children spend time in South Shore Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, one local family collected donations to give back to the NICU.

The Friends of South Shore Health System hosted an Alice in Wonderland-themed Croquet Classic – raising more than $22,500 for pediatric programs. Learn more.

With multiple human cases in Massachusetts and infections reported in two other states, Dr. Todd Ellerin discussed EEE with ABC World News Tonight.

South Shore Health System has partnered with several local agencies, including the Weymouth and Norwell Police Departments, to provide safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing unwanted and expired medications.

South Shore Health interim President and CEO, Rose Di Pietro has announced that the health system will bring hospital care directly to patients in the community with the implementation of a high-touch, high-tech Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program. South Shore Health’s Emergency Medical...

As demand and need for COVID-19 testing increases, employees and residents of Weymouth now have access to town-sponsored services. South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, will provide testing kits, supplies and clinicians to administer tests. The tests are free to town of Weymouth...

On March 17, 2022, our health system and its colleagues suffered a terrible loss. South Shore Hospital’s Chief of Medicine Robert K. McIntyre, MD, passed away in an apparent diving accident off the coast of Florida. Along with being an extraordinarily talented and gifted physician who cared deeply...

With the region experiencing yet another surge in cases of COVID-19, the Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program is participating in an innovative clinical trial that brings a much talked about drug to treat COVID-19 (remdesivir) to patients at home, instead of at the hospital.