Radiation oncology—also called radiation therapy—uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment for about two-thirds of patients with cancer. While it may be used alone as treatment, it is often combined with...

South Shore Health offers lactation and breastfeeding support. Our goal is to help you understand your feeding options and meet your feeding goals. Our facility is staffed with IBCLCs, CLCs and RNs to support you with latching, positioning, hand-expressing, and pumping throughout your postpartum...

South Shore Health is able to care for babies born at any time in pregnancy who have a wide range of medical conditions at South Shore Hospital's Level III Messina Family NICU and the Level II Andrade Family Special Care Nursery. The unit is staffed by doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists...

Our wound care experts provide specialized care for complex wounds. We help patients suffering from chronic, non-healing wounds, such as burns, pressure sores, and severe infections. We also help patients whose wounds haven’t healed due to complications from diabetes, radiation therapy, trauma, or...