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Get Game Ready with a Sports Physical at South Shore Health Urgent Care

If your student athlete needs a sports physical before getting back on the playing field this fall, South Shore Health Urgent Care has you covered.

Get Game Ready with a Sports Physical at South Shore Health Urgent Care

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An Update for Patients Awaiting Surgery at South Shore Hospital

South Shore Health's Chair of Surgery provides an update on our plans to reschedule surgeries canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Update for Patients Awaiting Surgery at South Shore Hospital

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COVID-19 and Plasma Donation: How Recovered Patients Can Help

There's been an outpouring of community support during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now there's a way recovered COVID-19 patients can help: plasma donations.

COVID-19 and Plasma Donation: How Recovered Patients Can Help

South Shore CareNow Allows You to Have a Video Visit with a Doctor

Don’t Delay Seeking Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Don't ignore your health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn why it's so important to address all your medical concerns, and how virtual visits can help.

Don’t Delay Seeking Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussions about Serious Illness in the Age of COVID-19

We can’t plan for everything, but we can help manage life’s unknowns by talking openly about what matters to us and what we’d want most if we became seriously ill.

Discussions about Serious Illness in the Age of COVID-19

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How to Stop the Stigma That’s Spreading with COVID-19

History has shown that pandemics tend to provoke stigma and xenophobia. COVID-19 is no different. Learn how to fight the stigma.

How to Stop the Stigma That’s Spreading with COVID-19

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South Shore Health Launches In-House COVID-19 Lab Testing

South Shore Health's lab team developed an in-house test that produces results in about five hours, which means more PPE for caregivers and more beds for patients that need them most.

South Shore Health Launches In-House COVID-19 Lab Testing

The maternity ward at South Shore Hospital gets together to celebrate the 10th birthday of Lyla Jane, who was born at the hospital in 2010.

Happy birthday, Lyla Jane! A special celebration at South Shore Hospital

Lyla Jane's aunt and uncle wanted to send pizza to South Shore Hospital to celebrate her 10th birthday — but the team turned that celebration into much more.

Happy birthday, Lyla Jane! A special celebration at South Shore Hospital

A woman looks at a thermometer while on a virtual visit with the pediatrician of her daughter, who sits in the background

Everything You Need to Know about Pediatric Virtual Visits

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of day-to-day life. Birthday parties have been postponed, classrooms have been moved to living...

Everything You Need to Know about Pediatric Virtual Visits

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"Project Gratitude" brings signs of support to South Shore Hospital

Preschooler Braden Hussey wanted to show his gratitude for healthcare workers in the area — and his whole school joined him.

"Project Gratitude" brings signs of support to South Shore Hospital