Rehabilitation therapists can people with injury or chronic disease gain independence and get back to living their day-to-day life.

As a cardiac nurse, Joanne Privett cared for thousands of patients. But she faced a new challenge when her husband had a heart attack. Read her family's story.

The Set the Pace Road Road helps raise funds for cardiac patients, like Dan and Sandi Tobin, on the South Shore. Learn more about their story and the 2018 race.

In an effort to ensure that patients of all abilities have access to high-quality rehabilitative services, South Shore VNA recently launched a Home-Based Outpatient Rehabilitation Program. This unique program offers patients the opportunity to receive occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy services in the comfort of their homes – without requiring a homebound diagnosis.

After tearing his Achilles tendon, John of Rockland knew that physical therapy would help – but he had hesitations about going out for appointments. Home-Based Outpatient Rehabilitation through South Shore VNA ended up being the perfect fit.

Jack Doherty should not be here. After suffering a massive heart attack while playing hockey last fall, the 45-year father of five was dead. His heart had completely stopped. His skin was blue. “I was probably dead before my body hit the ice,” Jack said. However, an extraordinary series of events...

When young athletes get injured, they often embark on a challenging journey that can take them off the field for some time. Star student-athlete, Nick Hall, understands this journey all too well, when an ordinary practice at the start of his senior football season at Cohasset High School ended with...

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...

Kevin Connelly of Holbrook was a star hockey player in high school. But he suffered an injury at that time which required knee surgery. It would be more than 30 years before the lingering effects of that high school injury would become an issue for Kevin. Over the years, the pain in his knee...