Dr. Allen Smith, MD, MS, President and CEO of South Shore Health, and Pamela O’Leary, Chair of the South Shore Health Board of Directors, along with other senior leaders, recently welcomed Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh for a tour of South Shore Hospital.

The new unit, located on the first floor near the hospital’s Main Entrance, doubles short-stay capacity from 10 to 20 beds.

Made possible by a nearly $142,000 grant from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, these modified rooms are calming, controlled spaces aimed at reducing stress, agitation, and anxiety for patients, particularly those who are neurodivergent or on the autism spectrum.

Gene E. Green, MD, MBA, President & CEO of South Shore Health, recently sat down with Bloomberg News to talk about the newly-formed Massachusetts Value Alliance of regional hospitals.

​​​​​​​South Shore Medical Center (SSMC), part of South Shore Health, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on March 24, 2022. The milestone marks six decades of high-quality patient care on the South Shore.

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

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