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Good Habits to Keep a Baby Safe During Sleep
South Shore Health is one of four healthcare organizations in Massachusetts working to ensure new parents receive consistent, evidence-based instruction about safe sleep to reduce Sudden Unexplained Infant Death.
BlogNeurospine Center earns Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has selected South Shore Health’s NeuroSpine Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers ® are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to...
News & MediaBack & Spine
Back pain—particularly low back pain—is a common problem that most people experience at some point in their lives. For most, the pain only lasts for a short period of time then goes away. But for others, back pain can last for years, seriously affecting their quality of life. South Shore Health’s...
COVID-19: How We’re Still Working for You
Interim President & CEO Rose DiPietro shares what South Shore Health is doing to prepare as the COVID-19 surge approaches.
BlogBob Hatch's Story: Well Worth the Miles
When a simple scratch developed into a serious wound, Bob Hatch drove across the state to receive care at South Shore Health's Center for Wound Healing. Read more here.
BlogMaher Jafar, MD
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South Weymouth, MA
Bio
Being trusted as a physician to treat patients', sometimes life threatening, medical conditions is a privilege and responsibility I thrive to honor every day. Helping hospitalized patients and their families to cope with changes during these stressful times is crucial to achieve better medical outcomes and to improve the well-being of the community as a whole.
Outside of work, I like to watch soccer, Crossfit training, travel the world and take photographs.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
South Shore Health's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program helps patients living with emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, or another chronic lung condition to restore health and improve quality of life. Our program combines therapeutic exercises with education on how to manage stress...
Vascular Surgery
South Shore Health's vascular surgery team provides the highest quality care to treat vascular disease—the term used for problems that affect blood flow throughout the body’s blood vessels. Vascular disease involves multiple systems of the body and requires the close collaboration of highly-skilled...
Nikki Shindler's Story: Big Perspective from a Little Warrior
Nicole “Nikki” Schindler is a little warrior. This 12-year-old year girl, who survived a brain tumor, is wise beyond her years.
BlogWhat Is a Hospitalist?
Not sure what a hospitalist's role is on your care team? A South Shore Hospital hospitalist shares a little about the profession and why she loves what she does every day.
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