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: Lower row l-r SSH Administrative Liaison to the Friends Alan Macdonald, Treasurer Nadidah Coveney, Rockland Trust Company, Executive Committee designee Helga Garland, Hingham, Immediate Past President Gerry Thomson, Duxbury. Upper row l-r Vice President Jackie MacBean, Weymouth Bank, Executive Committee Designee Kate Costello, RPM Associates, and President Tina Kosinski, South Shore Savings Bank. Missing from photo is Secretary, Cathleen Foley, KAF Group. |
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 781-624-8520 for meeting dates, times, and locations.
Our Mission
Encourage volunteerism, philanthropic support , and foster community good will and involvement.
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 781-624-4170 if you have ideas or suggestions.
Friends of Cardiovascular Health
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 Home Care of the South Shore
Networking with others who want to support those with terminal illness and their families.
Friends of Growing Families
Networking with those who want to support parent and child health.
Friends of Nursing
Advancing and celebrating the nursing profession at South Shore Hospital.
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.
These groups engage in various community programs, such as;
- NICU Stroller Stroll
- Hoedown for Hospice
- Have A Heart Tennis Challenge
- Educational Classes
- Book Club
- And many more...
The goal of these programs is to further the health and well being of area families. Over the years, these programs have helped the Friends remain the single largest donor organization to South Shore Hospital.
Key hospital initiatives and continued funding could not be achieved without the participation of the men and women of The Friends. Their passion for improving community services and resources is what makes South Shore Hospital's important healthcare goals possible, as well enables the realization of future goals.
That's where you come in.
If you are passionate about making life and healthcare on the South Shore the finest it can be, then The Friends needs your involvement.
If you are interested in joining The Friends or would like more information, please call Membership Services at 781 624-4170, and start making a difference for your community - and for yourself.
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