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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: South shore hospital's primary exempt purpose is to provide health care services to the community including surgical, medical and other treatment of the sick and injured.
Programs: Health care programs, general/other: south shore hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care, regional hospital licensed by the massachusetts department of public health to operate 370 acute care beds (composed of 265 medical/surgical, 24 intensive care/coronary care, 53 level iii maternal/newborn, 18 pediatric/young adult and 10 neonatal), and 67 bassinets (composed of 20 level ii special care nursery bassinets and 47 newborn bassinets). The hospital offers a comprehensive range of health care services to meet diverse community needs, including emergency care, acute care (including medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological, pediatric, cardiac and cancer care), outpatient services (including imaging, surgical, rehabilitation, wound and specialized orthopedic care), home health services and community services. The hospital provides free care to those who are unable to pay, sponsors free cancer screenings, other health screenings, various support groups and educational programs, including public health education, wellness programs and the training of health professionals such as physicians, nurses and technicians. During the year ended september 30, 2017, the hospital had 29,292 discharges and approximately 206,838 outpatient days. (continued on schedule o)