Find the Right Hospice Care in Birmingham, Alabama
Finding hospice care in Birmingham often begins after UAB Hospital, Grandview Medical Center, or St. Vincent's Birmingham. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. Downtown, the Southside, and Highway 280 are frequently different night drives. A team that covers a UAB discharge may still be a long visit once the home is in Hoover, and some Birmingham mailing addresses sit in Shelby County. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that report serving Birmingham, then confirm the neighborhood. If the home is in Hoover, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, or elsewhere in Jefferson County, start there instead of assuming every Birmingham listing fits.
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Showing 20 of 61 providers
Lakeside Hospice
Pell City, AL
(Family Experience)
(12)
Aveanna Hospice - Andalusia
Andalusia, AL
Amedisys Hospice - Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
Hospice of Northwest Alabama
Winfield, AL
Shepherd's Cove Hospice
Albertville, AL
(Family Experience)
(39)
Coosa Valley Hospice
Sylacauga, AL
Expect Care Hospice
Hoover, AL
(Family Experience)
(55)
SouthernCare New Beacon - Hanceville
Hanceville, AL
Adoration Hospice - Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Adoration Hospice - Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL
Chattahoochee Hospice
Valley, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Alexander City
Alexander City, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Birmingham
Hoover, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Clanton
Clanton, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Cullman
Cullman, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Dothan
Dothan, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Greenville
Greenville, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Hamilton
Hamilton, AL
Enhabit Hospice - Jasper
Jasper, AL
41 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Birmingham. The office might be elsewhere in Alabama — that is common. When you call, share your loved one’s address so the team can confirm they can come to you. FindHospices.com is free for families.
Other important resources for Birmingham families
Families in Birmingham often discover that choosing a hospice is only one part of the journey. Questions about funeral arrangements, cremation, estate planning, elder law, probate, advance directives, veterans’ benefits, and other important decisions frequently arise at the same time.
Placements are limited and selective — we review applications and only accept organizations that meet our standards for this section. Listings are paid advertising, not recommendations or endorsements. Families review the information and choose professionals for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospices in Birmingham
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Birmingham?
No. A hospital or physician can share names they work with often. You may still compare any Medicare-certified hospice that will come to the patient’s address. Calling for information does not enroll you.
Should we contact more than one hospice about Birmingham?
Yes. Compare who covers the exact address, how soon a nurse can get there, and who answers after hours. A referral is a starting point, not a requirement to use one brand.
Can hospice care be provided at home in Birmingham?
Yes. Most hospice care happens where the patient already lives — a house or apartment, or assisted living, memory care, or a nursing facility. Ask the team to confirm that specific address, not only the city or county name.
How quickly can hospice start in Birmingham?
When hospice is medically appropriate, many teams begin within about 24–48 hours, and some can start the same day when staffing allows. Ask who comes first and how a night call is handled. Then verify by phone.
Does a Birmingham plan automatically include Hoover or Homewood?
Do not assume so. Those are other Jefferson cities. Ask whether a team that covers UAB Hospital will come to that Hoover or Homewood address after dark.
Is a Birmingham office the same thing as serving Birmingham?
No. Ask whether they will come to that street and how long a night visit takes. A downtown base can still leave Highway 280 or a Shelby ZIP a long drive after midnight.
Hospice Care in Birmingham
Finding hospice care in Birmingham
A name from UAB Hospital, Grandview Medical Center, or St. Vincent's Birmingham is a starting list, not an assigned hospice. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What to compare
When you call, ask about:
- Whether the team covers the exact address, not only the city or county name
- Who would come after hours, and how long that usually takes
- What happens if symptoms cannot be managed at home
- Medicare quality and family-experience information on each profile
Where hospice care happens in Birmingham
Most hospice in Birmingham happens in the house, apartment, or facility where the patient already lives. A short stay in a hospice house is for a symptom crisis, not a move into a nursing home. Ask which bed they would use near that Jefferson address, and how a middle-of-the-night call is handled.
Local considerations for Birmingham families
This directory currently lists about 61 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Birmingham. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Hoover, Homewood, and Vestavia Hills sit next door and still have their own pages. Ask whether the nurse who would walk through the door is based downtown or coming in from another Jefferson city, and how long that takes after midnight on I-20, I-59, or I-65.
High-rises near UAB, older houses on the Southside, and assisted living along Highway 280 change how visits are scheduled. If the mail says Birmingham and the county on the deed is Shelby, open that county. Jefferson County is the wider list when the city on the envelope is unclear.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Ask whether the nurse is based downtown or coming from another Jefferson city
- Downtown, the Southside, and Highway 280 are different night drives
- A Birmingham ZIP can sit in Shelby County
- Hoover, Homewood, and Vestavia Hills have their own pages when that is the home
This page is focused on Birmingham itself. Nearby cities and Jefferson County can help if your family is looking across more than one community.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Jefferson County, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Central Alabama.