Surgical Services Overview
South Shore Hospital's surgical services include several unique programs, including:
Our main operating room features 14 brand-new operating suites, each is outfitted with the latest equipment and technology to assist surgeons in performing all types of procedures - from highly complex vascular surgery to more routine appendectomies.
Following surgical procedures, patients initially recuperate in our post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Our PACU features 29 beds and is staffed 24 hours a day by registered nurses.
Day surgery is performed at both the Dolphin Surgical Center at 55 Fogg Road and at the Outpatient Services Center at 780 Main Street, one block north from South Shore Hospital's South Weymouth main campus.
Our endoscopy suite features three procedure rooms and 11 patient beds. It is staffed by registered nurses on Mondays-Fridays, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The unit primarily cares for patients requiring colonoscopies, gastroscopies, liver biopsies, and bronchoscopies.
The central processing department supports our surgical program by assuring a ready supply of sterile equipment and instrumentation.
Rehabilitation Services
Physical, occupational and speech therapy are essential components of surgical recovery and recuperation. South Shore Hospital's programs include:
- Range of motion and strengthening exercises
- Mobility and gait training
- Enhancing ability to manage activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, grooming, toileting)
- Provision of adaptive aides and equipment
- Energy conservation strategies
- Chest physical therapy
- Swallowing and speech therapy
- Patient and family education
Rehabilitation services typically begin during hospitalization and continue on an outpatient basis in our Outpatient Rehabilitation Center or in patients' homes through our South Shore Visiting Nurses.
South Shore Visiting Nurse Association
South Shore Visiting Nurses, the home care
division of South Shore Hospital, is expert in
at-home nursing and rehabilitative care.
Home & Health Resources, a program of South Shore Hospital, offers private-duty (self-pay) home health care and household management services to individuals of all ages. You may arrange for homemakers, personal care aides, child care aides, home health aides, and nursing care.
