Hospital History
South Shore Hospital opened its doors on May 22, 1922, as Weymouth Hospital, offering the 15,000 residents of Weymouth a facility equipped with 20 beds, an operating room, a delivery room and nursery, and an X-ray machine.
Much has changed. Today, Weymouth Hospital has transformed into South Shore Hospital: a charitable, not-for-profit, tax-exempt, regional health system that provides a 280-bed acute care medical center, outpatient, home health, and hospice care for the 600,000 residents of Southeastern Massachusetts. South Shore Hospital's home health care division, South Shore VNA, includes South Shore Visiting Nurses, Hospice of the South Shore, and Home & Health Resources.
South Shore Hospital 's 700-member medical staff includes physicians and allied health professionals representing 47 distinct specialties. South Shore Hospital is a subsidiary of South Shore Health and Educational Corporation, which are both governed by a volunteer board of directors. South Shore Health and Educational Foundation generates philanthropic support for South Shore Hospital and its not-for-profit programs.
In 2003, the Hospital completed the most significant expansion of its physical plant and services in its nearly 80-year history: a $65-million construction program to expand maternity, emergency, and surgical services. The project was in direct response to the increasing demand for Hospital services by the region's residents. The expansion now enables the Hospital to accommodate 4,800 births and an additional 2,600 inpatient and outpatient surgical cases, as well as 75,000 emergency department visits by 2004.
Throughout its history, the Hospital's story is one of a mission of value - innovation, perseverance, and always, change to meet the increasing health care needs of this region.
