City: South Weymouth, MA

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (781) 624-8000

Address: 55 Fogg Rd.

Description: South Shore Hospital is a regional health resource for nearly 725,000 residents of Boston’s South Shore. The facility has 321 beds and is staffed by more than 300 physicians in 30 specialties. The hospital is best known for its knee and hip replacement surgeries, but it has also received recognition in many other specialties, such as diabetes and endocrinology, urology, and ear/nose/throat. Its South Shore Visiting Nurse Association is one of the state’s largest home-health service providers.