Pamela Whelton, President of South Shore Hospital, sat down with Ed Baker of the Weymouth News to talk about her longstanding career at the hospital, her ties to the Weymouth community and her vision for South Shore Health.

A new way of caring for opioid-addicted newborns has allowed South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications by 25 percent over the past seven months and let pediatric patients go home earlier, hospital officials say. Read the Patriot Ledger article.

In May 2021, South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital on a new COVID-19 clinical trial. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who require mechanical ventilation are invited to participate in this study. The...

After going through it five times prior, Melissa and Brendan McNamara felt prepared when they arrived at South Shore Hospital to deliver baby number six, Mia, on Aug. 31. Read the Patriot Ledger story.

Each week will feature special discounts or promotions, beginning in September and leading up to Christmas. All proceeds from The Friendly Shop support patient care at South Shore Health.

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.

Dr. Allen Smith, MD, MS, President and CEO of South Shore Health, and Pamela O’Leary, Chair of the South Shore Health Board of Directors, along with other senior leaders, recently welcomed Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh for a tour of South Shore Hospital.

South Shore Hospital and South Shore Emergency Medicine Services (EMS), both part of South Shore Health, have received two Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Quality Achievement Awards, gold and silver respectively, for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

The new training program, held October 20, fulfills state requirements for “Nero’s Law," which allows medical personnel to provide life-saving treatments on police K9s.

South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health System, has been granted accreditation in the area of Superficial Venous Treatment and Management by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Vein Center. The IAC grants accreditation only to those elite facilities that excel in providing...