South Shore Medical Center, with a clinic in Norwell, Mass., is an independently owned, multispecialty private practice. Established in 1962, it provides primary medical care, as well as a variety of specialty and ancillary services, including internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, family practice, allergy and immunology, dermatology, general surgery, mental health, orthopedics, podiatry, laboratory and radiology, and emergency medical services. Its comprehensive medical services range from diagnosis and treatment of adult medical problems, family physicians who provide periodic preventive checkups, evaluations, follow-up on acute and chronic problems, and pediatricians who provide care from birth up to 18 years. South Shore Medical Center has a full-service certified lab and diagnostic imaging services that include X-rays, mammography, ultrasound, bone density and fluoroscopy.