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.

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 Health System, Inc. (“Applicant”) with a principal place of business at 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190 intends to file a Notice of Determination of Need with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for a change in service by South Shore Hospital (“SSH”). The project is for...

South Shore Health President & CEO Allen L. Smith, MD, MS, offers this editorial on the 100th anniversary of South Shore Hospital

We’ve come a long way since opening South Shore Hospital nearly 100 years ago in South Weymouth. Today, as South Shore Health, our community knows us for our expertise, accessibility, highly skilled physicians, nurses and other clinical professionals, and important clinical partnerships. We are...

The forum will be held on Thursday, March 18th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Any interested persons are invited to attend and provide comments.

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.

With support from its longstanding partnership with Best Automotive of Hingham, South Shore EMS has evolved into a premier emergency response team.

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.

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...