SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL INC (EIN 04-2769210)
Tax period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed: 2016-07-22
IRS object ID: 201602259349302820
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-07-22T09:51:09-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042769210	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOUT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7816248000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 Fogg Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	South Weymouth	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02190	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Pamela Whelton	PersonNm
Person Title	EVP/CFO & Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7816248626	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-15	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Pamela Whelton	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 Fogg Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	South Weymouth	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02190	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$567,412,275	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.southshorehospital.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1982	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4551	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	608	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$591,030	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,545,055	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,220,513	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$482,819,308	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$524,603,998	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,630,072	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27,644,939	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,090,227	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,184,659	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$497,084,662	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$565,654,109	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$313,401,965	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$321,685,460	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,490,421	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$165,589,221	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$193,043,099	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$479,004,186	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$514,736,559	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$18,080,476	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$50,917,550	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$501,846,203	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$520,501,227	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$280,597,613	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$294,151,338	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$221,248,590	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$226,349,889	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$369,740,996	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$525,358,872	RevenueAmt
Desc	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 378 acute care beds (composed of 265 medical/surgical, 32 intensive care/coronary care, 53 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 officers 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 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, 2015, the Hospital had 27,255 discharges and 200,048 outpatient days. The Hospital's emergency center is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and had 94,667 visits during the year. The Hospital's home care division helps people maintain independence at home. The visiting nurses coordinate the appropriate specialists, services and community resources for each patient. Our home care division provided over 185,812 home visits to patients in fiscal 2015.	Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$369,740,996	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (1)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (1)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	399	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4551	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Pamela Whelton EVP CFO Treasurer	PersonNm
Phone	7816248626	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 Fogg Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	South Weymouth	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02190	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
John Walsh MD
Director, President Medical Staff	40	2	Yes (X)	$380,389	$0	$27,593
Brian Hotarek
Immediate Past Chair	1	1	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sherry Penney
Director	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Kirkland
Chairman of the Board	1	1	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Lisa Walsh
Director	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Maguire
Director	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Oddleifson
Vice Chairman	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David C Howse
Director	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas McCarthy
Director	1	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Aubut
CEO	40	9	Yes (X)	$1,243,158	$0	$102,152	Yes (X)
Matthew Weiss MD
SSPAE Director	1	42	Yes (X)	$28,333	$482,834	$90,299
Joseph Cahill
SSH President & COO	40	8		$691,204	$0	$92,099	Yes (X)
Margaret Holda
Clerk	40	4		$325,039	$0	$70,755	Yes (X)
Michael Cullen
SVP, CFO & Treasurer thru 1/8/15	40	10		$565,821	$0	$35,968	Yes (X)
Pamela Whelton
EVP, CFO & Treasurer	40	11		$440,291	$0	$95,131	Yes (X)
Rose Dipietro
VP Clinical, Home Care, and Support Services	40	1		$369,975	$0	$82,436		Yes (X)
Timothy Quigley
VP Nursing Services and CNO	45	0		$419,421	$0	$73,208		Yes (X)
John Stevenson MD
Vice President	45	0		$551,101	$0	$108,293		Yes (X)
Richard Mirel MD
Chair, Dpt Medicine	45	0		$559,237	$0	$29,350			Yes (X)
Kimberly Dever MD
Chief, OB and GYN	45	0		$559,969	$8,249	$78,911			Yes (X)
Jason Tracy MD
Chief Emergency Medicine	45	2		$574,561	$0	$72,757			Yes (X)
Frederick Millham MD
Chief of Surgery beg 2/18/14	40	0		$538,890	$0	$50,027			Yes (X)
E Delroy Dixon
SVP, Chief Information Officer	40	0		$374,706	$0	$81,316			Yes (X)
Frederick Ayers MD
Chief, Surgery thru 2/18/14	45	0		$126,613	$0	$3,127				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,748,708	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$491,083	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,093,422	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	576	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Brigham Women's Hospital
PO Box 3684	Boston	MA	022413684	Physician Services	$2,190,434
Aramark Corporation
12483 Collections Center Drive	Chicago	IL	60693	Facilities Maintenance	$1,361,877
South Shore Anesthesia Associates Inc
163 Libbey Pkwy	Weymouth	MA	02189	Physician Services	$1,216,412
Core Medical Group
2 Keewaydin Drive	Salem	NH	03079	Temporary Help	$1,145,765
Foley & Lardner LLP
111 Huntington Aveenue	Boston	MA	02199	Legal	$1,142,000	26th Floor

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	74	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$578,635	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$98,446	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$5,543,432	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,658,049	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,220,513	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Net Patient Service Revenue	622000	$509,910,813	$509,910,813	$0	$0
Ambulatory Cancer Center	621000	$13,004,127	$13,004,127	$0	$0
Meaningful Use	622000	$840,468	$840,468	$0	$0
Rental Income - Affiliates	531390	$231,250	$231,250	$0	$0
Clinical Trial Revenue	621999	$180,767	$180,767	$0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$436,573	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$436,573	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$524,603,998	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,996,328	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,996,328	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,261,790	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,183,484	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$78,306	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$78,306	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$78,306	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,399,245	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$436,762	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$187,396	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,399,245	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$249,366	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,648,611	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$24,648,611	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$387,286	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$578,635	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$387,286	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Food Service Sales	722212	$3,779,826	$0	$0	$3,779,826
Shields Imaging Income	621000	$1,452,090	$0	$0	$1,452,090
Miscellaneous Income	900099	$686,704	$686,704	$0	$0

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,187,733	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,170	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$591,030	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$528,533	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$7,106,353	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$565,654,109	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$525,358,872	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$591,030	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,483,694	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,187,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,402,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$784,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,414,727	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,414,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$248,078,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,696,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,585,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,797,389	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,370,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,427,437	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,943,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,577,047	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,480,194	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,096,853	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,057,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,250,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,807,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$478,441	TotalAmt
Management And General	$478,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,017,596	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,017,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$305,790	TotalAmt
Management And General	$305,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,648	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,948,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,941,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,748,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258,332	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$768,224	TotalAmt
Management And General	$755,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,451	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,630,601	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,548,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,032,227	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,014	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,969,821	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,969,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,463,274	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,924,292	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,538,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,086,872	TotalAmt
Program Services	$821,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$251,338	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,956	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$383,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$321,717	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,438	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,702,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,691,439	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,010,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,670,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,469,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,201,211	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,534,031	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,566,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$967,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Physician Services	$29,369,092	$29,369,092	$0	$0
Equipment Maintenance Contracts	$5,886,578	$2,930,419	$2,956,159	$0
Leases	$5,481,095	$5,403,113	$77,982	$0
Gross Pool Assessment	$3,642,080	$3,642,080	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,660,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,109,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,195,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$354,841	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$514,736,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$369,740,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,505,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,490,421	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,501,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,085,321	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,146,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,842,753	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,465,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,458,302	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,365,489	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,095,503	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,380,179	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,335,202	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$419,229,086	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$256,571,150	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$169,691,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,657,936	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,741,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,856,614	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,048,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,871,600	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,505,672	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,297,996	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$501,846,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$520,501,227	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,539,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,004,632	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,217,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,530,773	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,619,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,978,029	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,220,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$118,637,904	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,597,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$294,151,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,550,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,737,691	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,357,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,254,040	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,340,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,358,158	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$221,248,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$226,349,889	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$501,846,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$520,501,227	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$50,917,550	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$28,004,680	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$17,811,571	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$3,260	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$44,648	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$47,908	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Item g: Amount represents the portion of salary and related business expenses for the employee who engages in lobbying activities on behalf of South Shore Hospital. Item i: Amount represents a percentage of the Hospital's annual apportionment of MHA/AHA dues attributable to lobbying expenses. For the year ended September 30, 2015, it was determined that 20.83% of dues was used for lobbying purposes. South Shore Hospital advocates for public policy that positively impacts the health and well-being of the communities we serve. The Hospital works with local, state and federal officials to advance initiatives that will enhance public safety, improve access to health services, assure appropriate health care reimbursements and stimulate economic development. We partner with state and national health care associations to develop and improve government-funded programs. We welcome elected and non-elected officials to visit our hospital to discuss health care policy issues affecting our region, the Commonwealth and the nation.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,698,272	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,096,501	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$51,363	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,753,182	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$378,030	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,612,198	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,105,141	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,593,941	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$209,640	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,841,905	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$368,545	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,698,272	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,660,514	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$549,950	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$213,862	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,837,515	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$381,770	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,105,141	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,377,293	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$9,263,114	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$291,483	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,836,541	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$434,835	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,660,514	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,699,262	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,387,199	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,081	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,718,249	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$14,377,293	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.13	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.87	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,009,617	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,009,617	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$205,907,949	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$106,252,676	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$99,655,273	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,231,922	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,899,071	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,332,851	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$172,764,388	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$137,956,682	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,807,706	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,315,210	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,462,721	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,852,489	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$162,657,936	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (13 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Due to Third Party Payors	$38,416,645
Accrued Pension	$36,775,087
Capital Leases	$13,557,807
Loss on Swaps	$11,958,769
Malpractice Payable	$6,677,093
Accrued Workers Comp	$6,172,963
Executive & Physician Benefits Payable	$2,328,932
Other Long Term Liabilities	$795,890
Due to Affiliates	$743,886
Community Health Initiatives	$550,000
Post Retirement Benefits	$391,113
FIN 47 Liability	$264,941
Security Deposits	$4,778

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$118,637,904	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$562,007,697	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$0	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$0	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$2,153,519	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,153,519	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$559,854,178	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$5,799,931	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,799,931	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$565,654,109	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$516,277,575	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$0	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported	$0	LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,541,016	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,541,016	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$514,736,559	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$514,736,559	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	The Hospital maintains its endowment funds to further its charitable purposes and those of its affiliates. In the past, endowment funds have been used to expand and maintain the Hospital's infrastructure, purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and provide health and wellness services to the community.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	The Hospital follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity's financial statements. It prescribes an uncertainty threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d	Net assets released from restrictions; $2,153,519.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b	Contributions net of grants reported in Other Revenue; $6,122,067, loss on interest rate swaps, -$1,592,285, Investment income; $2,811,165, cost of goods sold-shops; -$357,532, rental expense; $-1,183,484.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d	Cost of goods sold-shops; $357,532, rental expense; $1,183,484.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Moonlight & Miracles	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$274,186	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$107,928	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$166,258	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$39,675	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$79,743	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$14,238	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$32,602	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Walk for Hospice	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$183,692	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$139,257	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$44,435	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$151	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$2,430	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$2,394	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$39,460	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	7	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$508,043	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$331,450	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$176,593	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$56,193	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$48,496	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$14,559	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$57,345	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$965,921	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$578,635	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$387,286	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$151	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$98,298	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$130,633	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$28,797	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$129,407	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$387,286	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent200	Yes (X)	Percent200Ind
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400	Yes (X)	Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,147,551	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,147,551	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0042	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$56,498,359	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$46,509,463	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$9,988,896	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0194	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,093,026	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,093,026	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.006	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$61,738,936	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$46,509,463	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$15,229,473	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0296	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$946,984	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$6,080	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$940,904	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0018	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$714,468	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$714,468	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0014	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$86,505,853	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$74,782,921	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,772,932	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0229	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$259,890	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$180,766	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$79,124	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0002	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$88,427,195	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$74,969,767	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$13,507,428	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0263	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$150,166,131	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$121,479,230	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$28,736,901	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0559	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$877,035	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$877,035	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0017	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$128,790	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$128,790	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0003	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$64,640	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$64,640	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0001	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$448,946	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,850	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$435,096	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0008	TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$524,497	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$524,497	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.001	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,043,908	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,850	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,030,058	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0039	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (1)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$12,246,072	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$0	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$149,729,300	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$157,527,509	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$7,798,209	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	South Shore Hospital Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 Fogg Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	South Weymouth	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02190	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	southshorehospital.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	License #2107	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Research Facility	Yes (X)	ResearchFacilityInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd
Other	See Part V, Section D. All non-hospital facilities are included in the Hospital's license.	OtherDesc

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	South Shore Hospital Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	0	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	0	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
CHNA Conducted	12	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	0	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	http://www.southshorehospital.org/	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (1)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	15	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (1)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	http://www.southshorehospital.org/workfiles/About/FY2016_Community_Benefits_Plan.pdf	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Strategy Attached	0	StrategyAttachedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	200	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	400	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Income Level Criteria	Yes (X)	IncomeLevelCriteriaInd
Asset Level Criteria	Yes (X)	AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Other Criteria	Yes (X)	OtherCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Provided Nonprofit Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedNonprofitContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	http://www.southshorehospital.org/workfiles/Patients_and_Visitors/Credit_and_Collection_Policy.pdf	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Notice Displayed	Yes (X)	FAPNoticeDisplayedInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivitiesInd
FAP Notified Upon Admission	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedUponAdmissionInd
FAP Notified Before Discharge	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedBeforeDischargeInd
FAP Notified All Patients	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedAllPatientsInd
Documented Elig Determination	Yes (X)	DocumentedEligDeterminationInd
Other Actions Taken	Yes (X)	OtherActionsTakenInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Medicare Rates	Yes (X)	MedicareRatesInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5-South Shore Hospital Inc	The Hospital relies on input from individuals and organizations within the community to develop its Needs Assessment. The Hospital is an active supporter of, and participant in, three Community Health Network Area (CHNAs)--Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20), the Greater Brockton Community Health Network Area (CHNA 22) and the South Shore Community Partners in Prevention (CHNA 23). The CHNAs collected information by meeting with groups and individuals and also conducting surveys. The Hospital utilized data gathered by the CHNAs in its Needs Assessment. Our Patient and Family Advisory Council brings together patients and their families, South Shore Hospital administrators and healthcare professionals to develop new services and programs and improve the overall patient experience. The group meets monthly and issues an annual report of their findings and accomplishments. The Hospital also relies on the expertise of various physicians, nurses and other clinical and non-clinical professionals within our facility. Hospital colleague advisers, in groups and as individuals, have been instrumental in the development of the Needs Assessment. Finally, the Hospital gets input from community advisors. Local school, government, law enforcement and safety officials, social service and health and welfare agencies make up this group. While many of these agencies participate in the CHNAs, Hospital personnel also meet with representatives of various groups/agencies individually to seek their input in formulating the Needs Assessment.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 6b-South Shore Hospital Inc	South Shore Hospital collaborates with three of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Community Health Network Areas. We support and fund community health initiatives sponsored by the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20), South Shore Community Partners in Prevention (CHNA 23) and Greater Brockton Community Health Network Area (CHNA 22).
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11-South Shore Hospital Inc	Fifteen community health and social issues were identified during the assessment process. While the Hospital offers programs that focus on adolescent mental health, specifically youth suicide prevention, it does not directly address mental health issues affecting adults and the community at large due to the scope of the problem and limited resources. Violence/safety was another area identified that the Hospital cannot fully address as it is beyond our scope as a health care provider. Lack of sleep is an identified area of need that the Hospital can address in a limited way via its sleep clinic. Oral health in the community will not be addressed due to the a lack of expertise and supporting clinical programs at the Hospital. The Hospital has identified dementia as a community health issue. Although the Hospital has various wellness in vulnerable population programs focusing on seniors, it does not plan to offer specific programs related to dementia at this time.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 13h-South Shore Hospital Inc	Other factors used to determine amounts charged to patients is eligibility in Medicare/Medicaid programs or through the Commonwealth's Health Connector.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16i-South Shore Hospital Inc	The Hospital's policy is attached to billing invoices. Additionally, the Hospital summarizes its policy throughout its facilities: in the emergency department and waiting rooms, the admissions office, financial counselors' office and the Business Office/Patient Accounting locations. Patients without insurance are directed to a financial counselor who will provide them with information about our financial assistance policy as well as resources available to them through MassHealth or the Commonwealth's Health Safety Net.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20e-South Shore Hospital Inc	Individuals referred to South Shore Hospital may meet with a financial counselor to learn about our financial assistance policy as part of the pre-admission process. If the Hospital is unable to notify a patient of its financial assistance policy before or during the admission process, a financial counselor may meet with the patient during his hospital stay. Counselors assist uninsured individuals identified during the notification/eligibility process in applying for insurance through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Health Connector portal. Counselors work with underinsured, medically disabled individuals to find additional resources to help pay their medical bills.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	7	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Ambulatory Cancer Center
101 Columbian Street	South Weymouth	MA	02190	Breast care and multispecialty care center.
Center for Orthopedics Spine and Sports Medicine
2 Pond Park Road	Hingham	MA	02043	Orthopedic rehabilitation and outpatient surgical satellite clinic.
Center for Wound Healing
90 Libbey Industrial Parkway	South Weymouth	MA	02190	Wound care and hyperbaric medicine.
Cohasset Radiology
233 Chief Justice Cushing Highway	Cohasset	MA	02025	Imaging services.	Lower Level
Pre-surgery Evaluation
797 Main Street	South Weymouth	MA	02190	Pre-surgical testing and evaluation clinic.	1st Floor
Outpatient Services
780 Main Street	South Weymouth	MA	02190	Outpatient surgery center.
Center for Physical Wellness
51 Performance Drive	Weymouth	MA	02189	Exercise, rehabilitation and physical conditioning programs are offered at this facility.	3rd Floor

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7	South Shore Hospital uses the cost to charge ratio for calculating amounts in the table for Line 7. The cost to charge ratio is total patient care costs divided by total patient care charges per Worksheet S-10, line 1 of the Medicare Cost Report. Bad debt is not included in any amounts reported in the table.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7, Column f	The Hospital does not include bad debt in its Statement of Functional Expenses, Form 990, Part IX; not applicable.
Schedule H, Part II	Community building activities are undertaken to meet the needs of the residents of southeastern Massachusetts. The Hospital participates in outreach programs and meets with members of the communities it serves to assess health care needs. Programs such as the courtesy coach and MD access and referral line help reduce health disparities by providing access to care. South Shore Hospital's emergency preparedness, infection control, and clinical and medical workforce development programs ensure the needs of the community are met. The Hospital provides services such as pastoral care to patients and their families.
Schedule H, Part III, Section A, Line 2	The Hospital analyzes accounts receivable by major insurance group and looks at the history of bad debt by payor. Bad debt is calculated on a percentage basis based on this historical analysis of uncollectible amounts and the percentage is applied to aged accounts receivable.
Schedule H, Part III, Section A, Line 4	Uncompensated care expense in the Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets represents the Hospital's payments to statewide Health Safety Net Fund (HSN), net of recoveries from HSN for reimbursable bad debts.
Schedule H, Part III, Section B, Line 8	South Shore Hospital provides a valuable community benefit by treating all individuals within the Hospital's service area regardless of ability to pay. One in 8 people in our area lives near or below the poverty level. These individuals would have to travel out of our area or possibly forgo medical treatment without the services the Hospital provides. The Hospital uses the medicare 2552 Report for costs. The Medicare shortfall incurred by SSH is viewed as lessening the burdens of the government and therefore providing a valuable community benefit.
Schedule H, Part III, Section C, Line 9b	The Hospital does not bill the following categories of patients (except that the Hospital will bill patients for any applicable co-pays or deductibles required by a particular assistance program): patients enrolled in MassHealth, patients receiving governmental benefits under the Emergency Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Children program and in the Healthy Start Program. Also, participants in the Children's Medical Security Plan whose family income is equal to or less than 400% of the FPL are exempt from collection action. Low income patients, determined pursuant to 114.6 CMR 13.04(2), are exempt from collection action for any eligible services, except for co-payments and deductibles that are not eligible services under 114.6 CMR 12.03(6)(b). Low income patients, determined pursuant to 114.6 CMR 12.03(3)(b), within 201-400% of the FPL are exempt from collection action for the portion of the provider bill that exceeds the deductible and may be billed for co-payments and deductibles as set forth in 114.6 CMR 13.04. SSH may bill low income patients for services other than eligible services provided at the request of the patient and for which the patient has agreed to be responsible if providers receive the patient's written consent to be billed for the services. The Hospital will not undertake collection action against an individual that has qualified for medical hardship with respect to the amount of the bill that exceeds the medical hardship contribution. SSH will not continue collection or billings on a patient who is a member of bankruptcy proceedings except to secure its rights as a creditor in the appropriate order. The Hospital may initiate billing for a patient who claims to be eligible for assistance programs but fails to provide proof of eligibility. Upon receipt of satisfactory proof of eligibility, the Hospital shall cease all collection activities. The Hospital, or its agents, will not charge interest on an overdue balance for a low income patient or for patients who are low income based on the Hospital's own internal financial assistance program.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2	The Hospital's most recent Community Health Needs Assessment was completed in September 2013. South Shore Hospital utilizes information from many sources to determine the needs of individuals in the communities it serves. The Hospital reviews and analyzes health trends in our patient population. The Hospital also reviews data from the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile, American Hospital Association, Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, Federal Centers for Disease Control, Trust for America's Health, Kaiser Family Foundation, Truven Health Analytics and Health Communities Institute. South Shore Hospital is involved with three Community Health Networks (CHNAs), serving 34 communities south of Boston, to address public health priorities. CHNAs were formed in 1992 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to encourage public, non-profit and private sectors to work together to build healthier communities. South Shore Hospital is working with these CHNAs to conduct community health assessments. Data collected helps determine unmet needs in the region. Our Community Health Needs Assessment can be found at: http://www.southshorehospital.org/community-health-assessments.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3	South Shore Hospital prominently displays its financial assistance information in public areas throughout the Hospital. Information is provided to individuals during the intake process. The Hospital posts its credit and collection policy, in its entirety, on its website and copies are also available upon request. This document explains how individuals may be eligible for assistance under federal and state programs, as well as the Hospital's reduced fee and charity care policies. In addition, the Hospital's insurance counselors can explain various options and will help anyone who wants assistance with health insurance enrollment under the Commonwealth's Health Care Reform Law. Counselors are available to assist patients during the intake process and are also available to the public six days a week. In addition to helping patients understand eligibility for reduced or free care, counselors are available to assist individuals in our service area in obtaining health insurance, whether they are patients of the Hospital or not.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4	South Shore Hospital serves an area south of Boston with a population of approximately 700,000. The majority of patients identify themselves as Caucasian (94%), followed by Black/African American (1.8%), Other (1.8%) and Asian (.9%). After English, the next most common languages that patients reported speaking as a primary language are Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5	South Shore Hospital is committed to providing community building activities that promote the health and wellbeing of all the people in our area. The Hospital provides pastoral care to patients and their families. People living within the Hospital's service area may receive help in finding affordable health insurance and are assisted in finding medical care through our MD access and referral programs. The Hospital eliminates barriers to care by providing a courtesy coach to any patient needing transportation to or from its facilities. We have made a commitment to physician recruitment in specialties that meet community needs, now and in the future, and to providing our clinicians with continuing medical education. South Shore Hospital has invested in emergency preparedness training and equipment to serve the community in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. The Hospital makes its Community Benefits Report and current Community Benefits Plan available through mailings and on its website. For more information about South Shore Hospital's active role in meeting the needs of our community please visit http://www.southshorehospital.org/communitybenefits.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6	South Shore Hospital is part of an affiliated health care system. Under the control of its parent organization, South Shore Health System (SSHS), affiliates South Shore Hospital, South Shore Property, Health Provider Services Organization of the South Shore and Coastal Medical Associates coordinate the provision of health care services to the residents of Southeastern Massachusetts.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 7	South Shore Hospital files its Community Benefits Report in Massachusetts.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Friends Scholarships for students pursuing heath care degrees.	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	8	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$8,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	Cash	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	See Part IV	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule I, Part I, Line 2

South Shore Hospital administers grants in accordance with grantor documents and maintains records to substantiate compliance. Grantees are required to provide evidence of meeting criteria established for various assistance grants or scholarships awarded by the Hospital.

Schedule I, Part III

The Friends of South Shore Hospital, an auxiliary Hospital organization, offers several scholarships to students pursuing health care degrees. Interested, eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for these scholarships. The Nursing Scholarship is for a full-time or regular part-time employee of South Shore Hospital presently enrolled at an accredited school pursuing a BSN degree or higher. The Marion C. Martinsen Scholarship is for a high school senior or graduate from an accredited public, private or parochial school. The Volunteers and Families Scholarship is for an active volunteer, child or grandchild of an active South Shore Hospital or Home Care division volunteer. The Health Related Field Scholarship is for a full-time or regular part-time employee presently enrolled at an accredited school pursuing an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or for technical accreditation in a health related field. The Terry Ries Nursing Education and Development Scholarship is for full-time or regular part-time employees who have been employed for at least a year and accepted into an accredited program to begin or advance their nursing career. Eight $1,000 scholarships were awarded in fiscal 2015. The Friends is a department of South Shore Hospital; funds and oversight of Friends scholarships comes from the Hospital.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Richard Aubut
CEO	$802,364	$0	$58,587	$0	$382,208	$0	$84,445	$0	$17,706	$0	$1,345,310	$0	$58,587	$0
Michael Cullen
SVP, CFO & Treasurer thru 1/8/15	$454,935	$0	$5,376	$0	$105,510	$0	$18,262	$0	$17,706	$0	$601,789	$0	$5,376	$0
Joseph Cahill
SSH President & COO	$511,451	$0	$47,053	$0	$132,700	$0	$68,727	$0	$23,372	$0	$783,303	$0	$47,053	$0
Pamela Whelton
EVP, CFO & Treasurer	$396,947	$0	$39,024	$0	$4,321	$0	$76,369	$0	$18,762	$0	$535,423	$0	$39,024	$0
Margaret Holda
Clerk	$276,147	$0	$30,852	$0	$18,041	$0	$53,048	$0	$17,706	$0	$395,794	$0	$30,852	$0
Rose Dipietro
VP Clinical, Home Care, and Support Services	$324,660	$0	$42,187	$0	$3,127	$0	$73,584	$0	$8,853	$0	$452,411	$0	$42,187	$0
Timothy Quigley
VP Nursing Services and CNO	$326,014	$0	$75,694	$0	$17,713	$0	$54,914	$0	$18,293	$0	$492,628	$0	$0	$0
John Stevenson MD
Vice President	$483,947	$0	$63,990	$0	$3,163	$0	$84,922	$0	$23,372	$0	$659,394	$0	$0	$0
John Walsh MD
Director, President Medical Staff	$304,589	$0	$75,000	$0	$800	$0	$10,608	$0	$16,985	$0	$407,982	$0	$0	$0
Richard Mirel MD
Chair, Dpt Medicine	$496,789	$0	$32,731	$0	$29,717	$0	$26,223	$0	$3,127	$0	$588,587	$0	$0	$0
Matthew Weiss MD
SSPAE Director	$0	$432,918	$0	$49,080	$28,333	$837	$0	$66,927	$0	$23,372	$28,333	$573,134	$0	$0
Kimberly Dever MD
Chief, OB and GYN	$558,454	$0	$0	$0	$1,515	$8,249	$55,538	$0	$23,371	$0	$638,878	$8,249	$0	$0
Jason Tracy MD
Chief Emergency Medicine	$510,839	$0	$43,005	$0	$20,718	$0	$54,463	$0	$18,293	$0	$647,318	$0	$43,005	$0
Frederick Ayers MD
Chief, Surgery thru 2/18/14	$81,146	$0	$13,649	$0	$31,817	$0	$0	$0	$3,128	$0	$129,740	$0	$13,649	$0
Frederick Millham MD
Chief of Surgery beg 2/18/14	$504,302	$0	$31,532	$0	$3,056	$0	$48,967	$0	$1,060	$0	$588,917	$0	$0	$0
E Delroy Dixon
SVP, Chief Information Officer	$308,873	$0	$44,303	$0	$21,530	$0	$57,945	$0	$23,371	$0	$456,022	$0	$44,303	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	Tax indemnification and gross-up payments are reported as income because the Hospital grosses up imputed income from split dollar policies and premiums for long-term disability coverage. Richard Aubut ($130,983), Joseph Cahill ($40,688) and Michael Cullen ($31,725) received gross-up payments in tax year 2014.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3	The Hospital's parent company, South Shore Health System, formerly known as South Shore Health & Educational Corporation, has a Compensation Committee that makes compensation decisions for all System executives. The Compensation Committee meets periodically and engages an independent external compensation consulting firm to establish the compensation of the CEO and other key employees. The consulting firm develops and presents all materials including market trends, compensation studies and surveys, and adheres to best practices guidelines. The final recommendation for compensation changes is presented and approved by the entire independent community of the System's Board of Directors.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7	The Chief of Surgery received a one-time signing bonus. Emergency department physicians are eligible to receive two types of incentives. Quarterly incentives are based on the number of patients treated above budgeted quotas. Pay for performance incentives are awarded annually to physicians who exceed certain quality metrics.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
A	043431814	2011-12-16	$20,000,000	See Part VI for complete description	0	0	0
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
B	043431814	2012-09-14	$78,330,000	See Part VI for complete description	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$1,607,143	$0	$20,023,794	$0	$0	$0	$49,000	$0	$0	$19,974,794	$0	$0	2012	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$10,030,833	$0	$78,330,000	$0	$0	$0	$739,129	$0	$0	$0	$77,590,871	$0		Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0.022	0	0.022	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd
(no name)
A	0	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0
Deutsche Bank
B	0	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	0	20.0	0	0

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	0
B	0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part I, Column f-12/16/2011 20,000,000 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency	The Series 2011 bond issue financed construction of a two-story addition to the Emerson wing of the Hospital. The expansion created 60 new private inpatient rooms and related clinical space. Series 2011 also financed all equipment purchases for the addition.
Schedule K, Part I, Column f-09/14/2012 78,330,000 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency	Series 2012 refunded bonds issued 02/28/08.
Schedule K, Part II, Line 3-12/16/2011 20,000,000 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency	Differences between the issue price (Part I) and total proceeds (Part II, line 3) are due to interest income.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (12 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt	Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxt	Loan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationInd	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmt	Balance DueBalanceDueAmt	DefaultDefaultInd	Board Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd	Written AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
Richard Aubut
CEO	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$6,325,367	$6,325,367	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Joseph Cahill
President	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$2,466,947	$2,466,947	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Michael Cullen
SVP, CFO until 1/15	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$1,552,108	$1,552,108	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Frederick Ayers MD
Former Chief of Surgery	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$842,240	$842,240	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Paul Taylor
Former Clerk and VP	Split dollar life insurance policy	Yes (X)	$1,324,853	$1,324,853	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Margaret Holda
Clerk and VP	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$216,519	$216,519	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Timothy Quigley
VP Nursing	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$330,670	$330,670	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
John Stevenson MD
VP	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$558,782	$558,782	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Pamela Whelton
SVP and CFO	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$269,668	$269,668	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Kimberly Dever MD
Chief of OB/GYN	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$156,090	$156,090	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Jason Tracy
Chief of Emergency Medicine	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$155,788	$155,788	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
Matthew Weiss
SSPAE Director	Split dollar insurance policy	Yes (X)	$47,647	$47,647	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$14,246,679	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (9 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Schedule B Line 1
Vendor	$282,969	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 2
Vendor	$2,422,480	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 53
Vendor	$294,172	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 87
Vendor	$33,148,272	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 132
Vendor	$829,330	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 181
Vendor	$705,626	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 183
Vendor	$360,434	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 197
Vendor	$514,086	Independent Contractor	0
Schedule B Line 200
Vendor	$209,360	Independent Contractor	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$7,652	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	donor valuation	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$111,383	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	See Part II	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,500,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	appraisal	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	4	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,904	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	donor valuation	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$34,110	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	See Part II	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I, Line 9	Six donations of publicly traded securities were received. Valuations for stock transactions are sales price less commission.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 17	One parcel of undeveloped land was donated. Valuation was based on an appraisal provided by a independent, professional real estate appraiser.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 19	Four food donations were made for various fundraising events. Donor valuation was used.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 20	Thirty webcams were installed in each of the isolettes in NICU and special care units. The vendor made a donation by giving the Hospital a 41% reduction in the total price for the entire system.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b	The Hospital liquidates contributions of publicly traded securities through a third party brokerage firm. Whenever possible, the brokerage firm sells stock on the next business day after receipt. The Hospital has engaged the services of a Realtor to sell the donated land.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	Kenneth Kirkland and Thomas McCarthy have a business relationship. John Walsh and Lisa Walsh have a family relationship. In addition, many of the persons listed in Part VII have a "business" relationship" with one another by virtue of sitting on boards of entities related to South Shore Hospital.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	South Shore Health System, formerly known as South Shore Health and Educational Corporation, the parent, is the sole member of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The organization's Form 990 is prepared internally and reviewed by the tax practice of its independent auditors, Deloitte Tax LLP. The return is then reviewed by the CFO and CEO. The complete Form 990 is presented for review to the governing body as a whole at the next regularly scheduled meeting prior to the filing deadline. The Board Chair and Vice Chair will review and comment to executive leadership regarding Form 990 prior to the filing deadline.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	Employees and board members are required to sign a conflict of interest form annually. The forms are reviewed for conflicts or potential conflicts. Board members abstain from voting on matters that present a conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	South Shore Health System (SSHS), formerly South Shore Health & Educational Corporation, an affiliate, has a Compensation Committee that determines South Shore Hospital executive compensation. SSHS utilized an outside consultant to determine executive compensation for Richard Aubut (CEO), Michael Cullen (SSH CFO thru 01/08/15) and Joseph Cahill (SSH President/COO). The consultant presents relevant data to the board for review and approval for these individuals. All data presented, as well as compensation deliberations and votes, is documented in the board minutes. The board's review and approval process takes place annually for implementation at the start of the new fiscal year. Compensation decisions for all other Health System employees, including key employees, are also made annually and are based on a review of comparable industry data, market conditions and research provided by outside consultants.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	South Shore Hospital makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available for inspection at the Corporation's office. Copies of these documents are available upon request. In addition, certain governing documents are also available through the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's Corporations Division database.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	Pension-related adjustments; -$17,811,571.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2b	The Hospital's financial statements are presented on both a consolidated and separate basis. The audit of South Shore Health System and its subsidiaries is conducted by the independent accountant Deloitte & Touche LLP. The governing body of South Shore Health System, formerly South Shore Health & Educational Corporation, acting as an audit committee of the whole, assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its (parent and affiliate) financial statements and selection of an independent auditor. In fiscal 2015, the audit of South Shore Hospital, Inc. was issued separately and consolidated by Deloitte & Touche LLP into the annual audit of South Shore Health and Educational Corporation and Subsidiaries. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (8 entries)

Business Name Line2DisregardedEntityName/BusinessNameLine2Txt	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
South Shore Health System Inc
formerly South Shore Health & Educational Corporation	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	042105926	Supports the charitable mission of South Shore Hospital and its affiliates	MA	501(c)(3)	11c, Type III	N/A	0
South Shore Property Inc
	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	050398822	Develops and manages real property for South Shore Hospital and its affiliates	MA	501(c)(3)	11a, Type I		0	South Shore Health System Inc
Coastal Medical Associates Inc
dba South Shore Physician Ambulatory Enterprise	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	043170333	Primary and specialized medical care	MA	501(c)(3)	3		0	South Shore Health System Inc
MetroSouth Obstetrics & Gynecology Inc
	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	330998957	Specialized medical care	MA	501(c)(3)	3		Yes (1)	South Shore Hospital
Atlantic Women's Health Inc
	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	200156651	Specialized medical care	MA	501(c)(3)	3		Yes (1)	South Shore Hospital
Health Provider Services Organization of the South Shore Inc
	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	452385865	Supports the charitable mission of SSH&E and affiliates	MA	501(c)(3)	11c, Type III		0	South Shore Health System Inc
Friends of South Shore Hospital Inc
	55 Fogg Road	South Weymouth	MA	02190	042582248	Raises monies in support of South Shore Hospital and builds goodwill in the community	MA	501(c)(3)	11a, Type I		Yes (1)	South Shore Hospital
South Shore Medical Center Inc
	143 Longwater Drive	Norwell	MA	02061	042297845	Primary and specialized medical care	MA	501(c)(3)	9		0	Coastal Medical Associates

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	South Shore Physician-Hospital Organization Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 Fogg Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	South Weymouth	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02190	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043248480	EIN
Primary Activities	Negotiates contracts on behalf of SSH member physicians	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$1,680,662	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$3,177,008	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	0.5	OwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	Yes (1)	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd