You spend a lot of time choosing a primary care provider. But once you've made that choice, how do you know you've found the right one?

South Shore Health's Chair of Emergency Medicine reflects on Massachusetts' first hospital-based Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program and shares what it means for the health of the Weymouth community.

At a time when most doctors had solo practices, founding physicians – Frederick Freidman, Donald Garland, Arthur Garceau, Gerald Collins, and Wallace Kemp and Administrator Betty Allen – joined together to create an integrated group practice committed to providing comprehensive quality patient care.

Sometimes, the biggest miracles come in the smallest packages. After trying unsuccessfully for many years to get pregnant, Ed and Wendy Batchelder of Bridgewater were shocked when Wendy became pregnant at age 44. “It was a total surprise, but a wonderful, happy surprise,” Wendy said. “We had pretty...

Living with chronic back pain can be draining, and Aimee knew the toll back pain had taken on her body. When her primary care physician referred her to the Spine Center located in South Shore Hospital’s Center for Orthopedics, Spine and Sports Medicine, Aimee was ready to conquer chronic back pain once and for all.

When Jillian experienced an emergency late in her pregnancy, a diversion to South Shore Hospital saved both her life and the life of her newborn daughter, Monroe.

South Shore Health’s stroke support group gives patients the ability to learn how to recover from their stroke and provides a sense of community. Learn more about how it helped one South Shore woman.

Have questions about weight loss surgery? Neil Ghushe, MD, medical director for the Brigham and Women's Center for metabolic and bariatric surgery at South Shore Hospital, has answers.

Nicole “Nikki” Schindler is a little warrior. This 12-year-old year girl, who survived a brain tumor, is wise beyond her years.