South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, MA
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About South Shore Hospital
South Shore Hospital is an acute care hospital in South Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 354 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Braintree Hospital of Braintree, about 3.7 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.56
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.68
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.26
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.25
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.41
56% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend68%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys888
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.17480, -70.95456
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Braintree Hospital of Braintree250 Pond Street, Braintree, MARehabilitation hospital3.7 mi
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital680 Center Street, Brockton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Good Samaritan Medical Center235 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital7.8 mi
- Pam Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton909 Sumner Street 1st Floor, Stoughton, MALong-term care hospital8.2 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton199 Reedsdale Road, Milton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.2 mi
- Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children3 Randolph Street, Canton, MAHospital8.7 mi
- Carney Hospital2100 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.2 mi
- Pembroke Hospital199 Oak Street, Pembroke, MAHospital11 mi
- Lemuel Shattuck Hospital170 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain, MALong-term care hospital11 mi
- Walden Behavioral Care, LLC10 Carematrix Dr, Dedham, MAPsychiatric hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is South Shore Hospital located?
South Shore Hospital is at 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190 in Norfolk County.
Does South Shore Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. South Shore Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 233 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of South Shore Hospital?
South Shore Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is South Shore Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date November 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Massachusetts EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of South Shore Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (781) 340-8000.
Would patients recommend South Shore Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (888 completed surveys), 68% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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