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...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has selected South Shore Health’s NeuroSpine Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers ® are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to...

We're grateful to all of the attendees, sponsors, colleagues, and volunteers who made this event possible!

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...

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.

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...

As part of a community-based healthcare organization, South Shore Health System colleagues strive each day to connect with those in need. On November 20, employees gave their time, money, and food donations to the Weymouth Food Pantry to help provide Thanksgiving meals for those who otherwise may...

The new GE Ascend CT scanner, the second of its kind in the U.S., uses artificial intelligence and is designed to improve workflow and patient comfort, while providing superior image quality.

As expectant mothers worry about giving birth during the COVID-19, South Shore Health has taken extra precautions to keep moms, babies, and staff safe.

Have the flu? Learn why urgent care may be the best place to seek relief for mild to moderate symptoms of influenza.