About the Friends of South Shore Hospital
Want to meet new friends? Help others? Learn more about South Shore Hospital?
Find an outlet for your talents and expertise?
Then consider membership in The Friends of South Shore Hospital, a dynamic auxiliary that offers these opportunities … and so much more:
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Meet the Board of Directors of The
Friends of South Shore Hospital.
The Friends executive committee
members: (seated l-r): immediate past co-president Ellen Scott Garvey, West
Chatham; executive committee designee Kate Costello, RPM; and treasurer Tracey Kelley, South
Shore Savings Bank. Standing, vice president Tina Kosinkski, South
Shore Savings Bank; secretary Jackie MacBean, Weymouth Bank; president Geraldine
Thomson, Duxbury; and designee to executive board Barbara Wahlstrom, Rockland.
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The Friends of South Shore Hospital is a dedicated and diverse volunteer organization. Members from all walks of life bring their unique perspectives and experiences together to advance the good health of the region through fundraising efforts and community outreach programs.
You are invited to learn more about The Friends by attending one of our meetings. One of the Friends will cheerfully meet you at the door. Please call 781-340-8520 for meeting dates, times, and locations.
Who Are We?
Members of The Friends of South Shore Hospital encourage people like you to support the hospital through volunteerism, to raise funds for needed programs, and to build goodwill
for the hospital within our community.
The Friends is a diverse group: Women and men, single and married, at home, in school, working and retired, from towns throughout the hospital's service area. The Friends includes groups of individuals with special affinities to South Shore Hospital, as well as to specific hospital services and initiatives.
What Are the Affinity Groups?
The Friends consists of individuals with special affinities to South Shore Hospital. Involvement may be based upon a personal encounter or connection with the hospital, or simply a desire to involve oneself in the community.
We encourage people like you to support the hospital through these special interests and initiatives. Other groups are always being formed. Please call 781-340-4170 if you have ideas or suggestions.
Friends of Cardiovascular Care
Sponsors peer support meetings, community outreach initiatives and provides financial support for cardiovascular programs.
Friends of Emergency Care
Serves as a consumer advisory resource to the emergency department leadership about non-medical care aspects of the patient experience.
Friends of HOPE
Supporting cancer care programs at South Shore Hospital.
Friends of Hospice of the South Shore
Networking with others who want to support those with terminal illness and their families.
Friends of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Networking with those who want to support premature and ill newborns.
Friends of Nursing
Advancing and celebrating the nursing profession at South Shore Hospital.
Friends of Women's Health
Promotes educational and outreach activities on health issues that are unique or more prevalent in women.
Healthy Values Friends
Programs for individuals age 50+ who are interested in healthy lifestyles.
LINKS (Leaders Involving a New Kind of Support)
Supports South Shore Hospital’s philanthropy while providing an opportunity for professional development and social networking.
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