Home health care offers everything from medical care to additional social support to help with daily tasks. Learn more about the options offered at South Shore Health.

Your life is put into perspective when all that’s standing between you and death is the level of precision and collaboration amongst your healthcare providers. “They knew what they were doing and were all very confident,” Beverly Akins said. “I can’t say enough for South Shore Hospital’s EMT’s, the...

The best-kept secret on the South Shore may be the two therapeutic pools at South Shore Hospital. Learn how water-based therapy helps patients of all ages manage a variety of health needs.

After a cardiac event sidelined Matt Dobrowski six months ago, he's back at the gym training for the Set the Pace Road Race 5K, to be held in Norwell on June 9.

Two weeks after giving birth to her second son, Elizabeth Frattasio started feeling flu-like symptoms. She asked her husband Seth to drive her to South Shore Hospital because “it was the closest hospital.” She thought she would be treated and go home within a day or two, in time for a special...

After suffering for too long with severe hip pain, the 73-year old Weymouth resident chose Dr. Michael Ayers to perform her hip replacement surgery. “I liked him right away,” she said. “He really listened to me and always made great eye contact.”

Abington resident Donald Mathison experienced a massive heart attack at 57 years old. Fortunately Donald acted quickly and sought treatment at South Shore Hospital, where David Litvak, MD performed balloon angioplasty and stenting opening the blocked coronary artery.

Medications aren't the only tool for managing COPD. Learn more about the lifestyle changes that can help patients with COPD.

If chronic hip or knee pain is making you miserable, it may be time for a hip or knee replacement.

Certified diabetes educators and nutritionists can teach lifestyle changes to help prevent or manage disease.