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Bridget Mazenkas: More Quality Time With Patients is Possible Through Home Care
November is National Home Care Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated, nurses, therapists and social workers who provide skilled, compassionate care to patients in their homes. At South Shore Health, our Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) team works collaboratively to care for patients...
BlogPreventing Suicide: Warning Signs, Risks, and Ways We Can All Help
Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It affects people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and genders. Suicide rates have risen sharply over the last 20 years, increasing 33 percent from 1999 to 2019, when, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
BlogColleague Spotlight: Celebrating Kimberly LeBlanc, RN!
Thanks to her forward-thinking nature and attention to detail, Kimberly was able to identify inefficiencies in how South Shore Medical Center used pulse oximeters and the related accessories.
BlogColleague Spotlight: Celebrating Anysha LeGrand!
We're proud to celebrate Anysha Legrand as the recipient of the Colleague Spotlight Award for August! Learn more about the compassion and care Anysha showed to a visitor who drove more than eight hours to see his mother at South Shore Hospital.
BlogColleague Spotlight: Celebrating Emily Stamaris!
We're proud to celebrate Emily Stamaris, BS, RDMS, RVT as the recipient of the Colleague Spotlight Award for December! Learn more about how Emily, who is deaf, has persevered through the difficulties caused by mask mandates and continues to inspire her colleagues.
BlogHow Are People Notified If They've Been Exposed to COVID-19?
Concerned that you may have been exposed to COVID-19 in a clinical setting? Todd Ellerin, MD, Director of Infectious Disease, explains how public health officials notify patients or caregivers if there is any concern about exposure.
BlogVaccines Arm Us for Respiratory Virus Season
Respiratory virus season is on the way and illnesses like influenza, COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and pneumonia will be widely circulating again. Todd Ellerin, MD, South Shore Health's Director of Infectious Disease provides updated vaccine guidance and shares other preventative steps you can take to stay well this season.
BlogExpert Care for Minor Injuries and Illnesses
South Shore Health's Urgent Care Centers allow you to see a doctor without an appointment for injuries and minor illnesses, including the flu. Urgent care is for injuries and illnesses that need the attention of a doctor but not necessarily the emergency room. From kids with a cough, teenagers...
BlogEat, Sleep, Console: A new approach for substance-exposed newborns
A new way of caring for opioid-exposed newborns allows South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications and lets pediatric patients go home earlier.
BlogThe ABCs of Infant Safe Sleep
The critical components to infant safe sleep are as simple as ABC. Learn how some simple steps can keep your sleeping baby safe.
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