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Tick Talk: Six Things to Know About Lyme Disease

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a good time to educate people about the tick-borne illness that affects as many as 476,000 in the U.S. each year. Todd Ellerin, MD discusses Lyme disease symptoms, treatments and how to prevent tick bites and the illnesses they transmit.

Tick Talk: Six Things to Know About Lyme Disease

Tammie Ryan, RN, Shirley MacLeod of Thimbles and Friends, and Lisa Royer pose with a quilt

Abington Quilt Guild Donates Blankets to Home Care Patients

The Abington-based Thimbles and Friends Quilt Guild have donated countless quilts that are distributed to patients of South Shore Health’s home care division.

Abington Quilt Guild Donates Blankets to Home Care Patients

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Charlie's Angels of South Shore Hospital

One grateful South Shore family thanks the lifesaving team at South Shore Hospital that brought their son, Charlie, safely into the world. See their story.

Charlie's Angels of South Shore Hospital

Mary Cirignano in 2005

Remembering a True Friend of Home Care

Mary Cirignano of Braintree was one of the original committee members for South Shore Health's Kickin’ Up Country for Home Care. Learn more about the event and Mary's legacy.

Remembering a True Friend of Home Care

Join Team SSHS and help cancer patients on the South Shore

Three Reasons to Support South Shore Health’s Boston Marathon Team

Team SSH will run the 2019 Boston Marathon to support cancer patients and their families on the South Shore. Here are three reasons to support this incredible team!

Three Reasons to Support South Shore Health’s Boston Marathon Team

Run Boston with Team SSHS in 2019

Eight Reasons to Join South Shore Health's Boston Marathon Team

Want to support cancer care on the South Shore? Learn more about supporting Team SSH as they run the 2019 Boston Marathon.

Eight Reasons to Join South Shore Health's Boston Marathon Team

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6 Reasons to Join South Shore Health's Pan-Mass Challenge Team

Riding the 2019 PMC? Join Team SSHS to support cancer patients on the South Shore. Learn more about the benefits of joining our team!

6 Reasons to Join South Shore Health's Pan-Mass Challenge Team

Preemie in Radiant Warmer

Brave Beginnings Helps our Tiniest Patients Survive and Thrive

Earlier this year, Brave Beginnings awarded a grant to the South Shore Health Foundation & Friends to purchase two radiant warmers for our NICU. These devices, which are used when open access and external heat are simultaneously required, help provide an unsurpassed healing environment for critically-ill preemies.

Brave Beginnings Helps our Tiniest Patients Survive and Thrive

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Vinny Fischer Reunited with the Caregivers that Saved His Life

When Vinny and Mikayla Fischer suffered a horrific motorcycle accident, a community of South Shore first responders and caregivers worked together to deliver immediate, specialized trauma care. See the heartfelt reunion between Vinny and the medical team that set him on the road to recovery.

Vinny Fischer Reunited with the Caregivers that Saved His Life

A patient and nurse in South Shore Hospital's new stepdown unit

South Shore Hospital Opens Intermediate Care Unit

Learn about South Shore Health's new intermediate care unit at South Shore Hospital.

South Shore Hospital Opens Intermediate Care Unit