South Shore Living recently sat down with Nareesa Mohammed-Rajput, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMO) at South Shore Health System. In this article she answers 5 questions about her role as CMO and what she loves most about her job.

Effective August 1, 2022, South Shore Health will no longer accept cash for patient payments and donor contributions.

South Shore Health has been honored with the prestigious Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Stage 7 award for inpatient and outpatient services and technology. The HIMSS Stage 7 award recognizes the hospital for outstanding inpatient and outpatient services and technology.

South Shore Health announced that they have received the largest private gift in the organization’s 97-year history to support Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health services and initiatives.

South Shore Health’s Nurse Residency Program has earned Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This designation - the highest level awarded by the ANCC - recognizes organizations that demonstrate excellence in preparing new nurses for successful transition into practice.

South Shore Health has been granted full accreditation as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

South Shore Medical Center will now contact patients directly if their appointment is affected by inclement weather.

A new way of caring for opioid-addicted newborns has allowed South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications by 25 percent over the past seven months and let pediatric patients go home earlier, hospital officials say. Read the Patriot Ledger article.

South Shore Health has announced the election of two distinguished individuals to its Board of Directors who will serve terms through 2026.

All fundraising will support behavioral health or cancer care services and programs on the South Shore.