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A Legacy of Compassion: Christine Kennefick’s Gift to Our Cancer Center Patients

For Christine Kennefick of Quincy, Massachusetts, cancer was not a short chapter; it was a 14-year journey marked by resilience, deep relationships...

A Legacy of Compassion: Christine Kennefick’s Gift to Our Cancer Center Patients

Nick Hall Gets Back in the Game After an ACL Tear

Nick Hall's Story: Getting Back in the Game After a Sports Injury

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...

Nick Hall's Story: Getting Back in the Game After a Sports Injury

Bob 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.

Bob Hatch's Story: Well Worth the Miles

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Pam Quimby-Montanino's Story: Power Over Chronic Pain

Pain was crippling Pam Quimby-Montanino's life, until South Shore Health's Pain Clinic helped her find a non-narcotic solution to back pain.

Pam Quimby-Montanino's Story: Power Over Chronic Pain

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Fallon Keating's Story: From Tragedy to Triumph

When a minor bicycle injury turned out to require critical care, Fallon Keating's family turned to South Shore Hospital. Learn how our caregivers worked As One to save this young girl's life.

Fallon Keating's Story: From Tragedy to Triumph

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Devon Carini's Story: One young woman’s near-death experience and the team who fought to bring her back

Devon Carini never expected a casual summer afternoon would drastically impact her life. But when her car was struck in the middle of an intersection, it took a skilled trauma team working As One to save her life.

Devon Carini's Story: One young woman’s near-death experience and the team who fought to bring her back

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Jack Doherty's Story: A Life Reclaimed

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...

Jack Doherty's Story: A Life Reclaimed

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The Rooney Family's Story: A Long Road Home

Jay and Megan Rooney were excited. Their twins were due Dec. 13, 2014 and they were planning a special Christmas with their first-born children. The...

The Rooney Family's Story: A Long Road Home

Elsa Gould's Story

After suffering for too long with severe hip pain, the 73-year old Weymouth resident chose Dr. Michael Ayers to perform her hip replacement surgery. “I liked him right away,” she said. “He really listened to me and always made great eye contact.”

Elsa Gould's Story

Valerie Bourret's Story

What started as slight abdominal pain following an afternoon of shopping and picking up take-out dinner erupted into a full-blown emergency that left Valerie Bourret of Hingham deeply worried she would not survive.

Valerie Bourret's Story