- Medical Weight LossThey also treat feeding and swallowing problems, including how you chew and swallow food and liquid. Treating swallowing disorders (also known as dysphagia) is key, as they can cause other problems, such as poor nutrition and weight loss.
- Nutritional Counseling
- Primary CareFor families and individuals and from infants to seniors, South Shore offers a variety of specialty and primary care services to meet your health needs.
- Smoking Cessation
- Emergency CareMedical emergencies can be scary, and you may not know exactly what to do in the moment. Should you call 911? Is there an emergency room close to where you live? And is this really an emergency?
- ElectrocardiogramWe offer diagnostic services such as: nuclear stress testing, exercise stress testing, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and event monitoring, 12-lead EKGs, and electroencephalograms/EEG.
- ImmunizationsBack-to-School Health Fairs in the South Shore parking lot, where participants have received medical care, such as immunizations, vision and hearing exams, blood pressure tests, and HIV tests
- Endometriosis
- Pregnancy
- Lung CancerSometimes, this process doesn’t happen as it should. You might have trouble breathing for any number of reasons, ranging from asthma to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to lung cancer.
- Autism
- Depression
- Mental HealthSouth Shore Hospital offers senior care that includes their mental health and emotional well-being — right here in your own neighborhood. You are not alone in caring for your elderly parent or loved one — South Shore is here to help.
- Behavioral HealthIf you are receiving mental health or alcohol/substance abuse services on an inpatient behavioral health unit during this hospitalization, we will not disclose any information without your prior written authorization.
- Diabetes CareAt South Shore Hospital, our diabetes specialists are committed to ensuring you get the diabetes care you need. While there is no cure for diabetes, treatment, education, support, and a healthy lifestyle can help you live a life as uninterrupted as possible.
- EndocrinologyDiabetes is a common health condition that can impact people of all ages. Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for years, getting the right medical care is crucial to managing this condition.
- UltrasoundHowever, if caught early using a vascular ultrasound or another tool, such as a blood test, your healthcare provider can begin treatment to avoid complications.
- MRIRadiology allows your healthcare provider to see what’s going on inside your body. Using special medical imaging techniques, such as X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiologists create images to screen for, diagnose, and treat diseases and injuries that might otherwise go unnoticed.
- RadiologyAt South Shore Hospital, our radiologists are experts in using these advanced, life-saving tools. By working closely with your referring provider, South Shore radiologists provide excellent radiology care to meet your needs.
- X-Rays
- Nuclear MedicineRadiology technology, nuclear medicine, and mammography services offers digital diagnostic radiologic and fluoroscopy (a continuous X-ray image) services, such as X-rays and mammography screenings for breast cancer.
- Mammography
- OrthopedicsSouth Shore Hospital has existed on Chicago’s southeast end since 1912. That’s 110 years! For 110 years, the Hospital had dedicated its efforts and resources to providing free-to-affordable, quality health care that meets the community needs. So, a few decades ago, we were one of the first Hospitals to open an HIV/AIDS clinic. As your community hospital, South Shore Hospital have offered clinics that focused on diabetes, heart health, sleep apnea, and other diseases and other afflictions known to impact people living on Chicago’s south side or southeast suburbs. We currently offer clinics that focus on substance abuse, mental health, and orthopedics. Our HIV/AIDS clinic remains open after 38 years. More recently, we led the charge to educate the community about COVID 19 and its new strains and made it easy to get vaccinated for COVID— whether you came to us, or we visited you at church or community organization venue.
- Wound CareAt South Shore Hospital, we offer both inpatient and outpatient wound care. Inpatient care involves staying in the hospital while you get better. Outpatient care means that our wound care nurse will send you home with instructions to follow.
- Cosmetic Surgery
- UlcerFrom accidental injuries to surgery recovery, South Shore Hospital is here to make sure your wounds heal as quickly as possible while managing your pain. Most people think of wounds as injuries like burns, cuts, or puncture wounds, but you can also have an ulcer from diabetes (foot sores) or need help healing your skin after getting sutures (stitches). Wound care is often necessary for your full healing process.
- Burns
- Physical TherapyWhether due to injury, illness, or age, there are many reasons you might experience pain. Physical therapy helps address this pain and improve your ability to complete daily activities without assistance.
- Occupational Therapy