1. Notecard Project
The Friends of South Shore Hospital wanted a set of notecards to
give to members. The targeted group were former hospital employees,
making these historical photographs the perfect choice.
T H E F R I E N D S O F
CARING, COMMITTED,
CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY
55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190-2455
Nurse Pearl Hastay greets Sally Hurst (left) and
Ann Campbell to accept a vegetable donation in 1940.
Nurse Pearl Hastay greets Sally Hurst (left)
and Ann Campbell to accept a vegetable
donation in 1940.

2. THEFRIENDSOF
CARING,COMMITTED,
CONNECTEDTOOURCOMMUNITY
55FoggRoad,SouthWeymouth,MA02190-2455
AphysicianconsultswithapatientinSouthShore
Hospital’smaternitywardduringWorldWarII
A physician consults with a patient
in South Shore Hospital’s maternity
ward during WorldWar II.

3. In 1948, Adelaide Smith (right)
checks a patient food tray.
Patient trays were adorned with
embroidered linens donated by
The Women’s Guild, which became
The Friends of South Shore Hospital.
THEFRIENDSOF
CARING,COMMITTED,
CONNECTEDTOOURCOMMUNITY
55FoggRoad,SouthWeymouth,MA02190-2455
In1948,AdelaideSmith(right)checksapatientfoodtray.
Patienttrayswereadornedwithembroideredlinensdonatedby
TheWomen’sGuild,whichbecameTheFriendsofSouthShoreHospital.

4. An original incubator, created by Dr. Martin
Couney, was used at South Shore Hospital
during the 1930s.
T H E F R I E N D S O F
CARING, COMMITTED,
CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY
55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190-2455
An original incubator, created
by Dr. Martin Couney, was used
at South Shore Hospital during the 1930s.

5. Nurse with patient in 1940.
South Shore Hospital was one
of the first to offer Group
Hospitalization Insurance.
THEFRIENDSOF
CARING,COMMITTED,
CONNECTEDTOOURCOMMUNITY
55FoggRoad,SouthWeymouth,MA02190-2455
Nursewithpatientin1940.SouthShoreHospital
wasoneofthefirsttoofferGroupHospitalizationInsurance.

6. The Friendly Shop in the hospital’s
main lobby was opened in 1949 by
The Friends of South Shore Hospital.
Proceeds from the shops—The Friendly
Shop, the Cottage Shop and The Boutique
support patient care at the hospital.
The Friendly Shop in the 1980s was
staffed by volunteers (l-r) Beatrice Jenkins,
Margaret Knox, and Eleanor Cormach.
THEFRIENDSOF
CARING,COMMITTED,
CONNECTEDTOOURCOMMUNITY
55FoggRoad,SouthWeymouth,MA02190-2455
TheFriendlyShopinthehospital’smainlobbywasopened
in1949byTheFriendsofSouthShoreHospital.
Proceedsfromtheshops—TheFriendlyShop,theCottageShop
andTheBoutiquesupportpatientcareatthehospital.
TheFriendlyShopinthe1980swasstaffedbyvolunteers(l-r)
BeatriceJenkins,MargaretKnox,andEleanorCormach.

7. Braintree Visiting Nurse Association nurses (now
South Shore Visiting Nurse Association) wearing
their starched white summer uniforms in 1911.
In the winter, the nurses wore woolen capes.
T H E F R I E N D S O F
CARING, COMMITTED,
CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY
55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190-2455
Braintree Visiting Nurse Association nurses (now
South Shore Visiting Nurse Association) wearing
their starched white summer uniforms in 1911.
In the winter, the nurses wore woolen capes.

8. The Reed Mansion, which became
the originalWeymouth Hospital
in 1922.
THEFRIENDSOF
CARING,COMMITTED,
CONNECTEDTOOURCOMMUNITY
55FoggRoad,SouthWeymouth,MA02190-2455
TheReedMansion,whichbecame
theoriginalWeymouthHospitalin1922.