[3] Within its first six months of operation, the hospital grew too large for the space that was provided by the mansion, and subsequently doubled in size.
[1] In 1967, the building was replaced entirely [3] South Shore Hospital was the first private organization in the country that received funding from the Public Works Administration.
[5] In 2015, Partners HealthCare—the parent of the Brigham—withdrew a proposal to acquire South Shore Hospital amid opposition from then state Attorney General Maura Healey.
[2] South Shore Hospital has received a federal safety rating of four out of five stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
[2] In 2018, its cardiac catheterization lab was awarded a gold star from the American Heart Association for adherence to strict performance standards and providing quality treatment to its patients.