Find the Right Hospice Care in Pooler, Georgia
About 18 hospices currently serve Pooler, including 4 nonprofits and 2 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Pooler is a Chatham County city in Coastal Georgia, west of Savannah at I-95 and I-16. There is no hospital in Pooler. Memorial Health, Candler, and St. Joseph’s are in Savannah. A Pooler house and a Savannah square are different nights, and the drive is longer when I-16 is the only road moving. Garden City and Port Wentworth are the neighbor cities. Richmond Hill is Bryan County, south of here, not Chatham. Ask for Pooler and Chatham. A team that covers downtown Savannah may still be a long drive to a Pooler subdivision after dark, even though people treat Pooler as Savannah. An I-95 exit in Pooler is not a Savannah square and not a Richmond Hill exit. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that Pooler address after dark, not how long the drive to the hospital looked in the daytime. Open the tighter city or county page that matches the driveway before anyone enrolls.
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Showing 18 of 18 providers
SunCare Hospice
Rincon, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Amedisys Hospice - Pooler
Pooler, GA
Community Hospice
Vidalia, GA
(Family Experience)
(28)
Hearth Hospice of Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
Affinis Hospice - Vidalia
Vidalia, GA
Hospice Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(69)
Compassus - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Georgia Hospice Care - Jesup
Jesup, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Georgia Hospice Care - Warner Robins
Warner Robins, GA
(Family Experience)
(9)
Gentiva - Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(18)
Gentiva - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Georgia Hospice Care - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Affinis Hospice - Pooler
Pooler, GA
Affinity Hospice - Claxton
Claxton, GA
(Family Experience)
(7)
Bridge Hospice
Pooler, GA
Island Hospice
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Spanish Oaks Hospice
Savannah, GA
Your Family Hospice
Hinesville, GA
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Pooler. The office might be elsewhere in Georgia — 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 Pooler families
Families in Pooler 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 Pooler
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Pooler?
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 Pooler?
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 Pooler?
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 Pooler?
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.
Is Pooler just a Savannah neighborhood?
No. Pooler is a city in Chatham County, west of Savannah along I-95. Savannah hospitals are nearby influences, not the same city. Memorial Health and St. Joseph's/Candler are in Savannah. Ask a hospice whether they will come to Pooler, and how long that takes after dark. There is no hospital in Pooler to bridge the gap. Use the Pooler street as the address they must accept.
Which Savannah hospital matters for a Pooler discharge?
Families often come from Memorial Health or from St. Joseph's/Candler. Either one can suggest a hospice. Neither one is in Pooler, and Pooler has no hospital to replace them. Ask the hospice about the handoff to the Pooler house, not about staying on the Savannah campus. If you are choosing among suggestions, compare who actually drives west of Savannah at night.
Hospice Care in Pooler
Finding hospice care in Pooler
Pooler families commonly start at Memorial Health or St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah, then need hospice at a house in Pooler. There is no hospital in Pooler. Suggestions from those Savannah campuses are optional. Ask which team will come to Pooler, how I-95 traffic west of Savannah changes a night call, and whether Chatham County in their answer really means the islands or the historic district. Port Wentworth and Garden City are other cities on this side of the county. Say the Pooler address. Leave Savannah in the story only as the place you left.
What to compare
When you call, ask about:
- The drive from Memorial Health or St. Joseph's/Candler back to Pooler at night
- I-95 and west-Chatham streets, not downtown Savannah
- Port Wentworth or Garden City if the address is actually there
- A plan that does not depend on a hospital inside Pooler
Where hospice care happens in Pooler
Arrange care at the Pooler home or a Pooler facility. Memorial Health and St. Joseph's/Candler are in Savannah, and there is no Pooler hospital to host visits. Name Port Wentworth or Garden City only if the bed is there. West of Savannah is a direction. The city is Pooler.
Local considerations for Pooler families
This directory currently lists about 18 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Pooler. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Pooler sits west of Savannah in Chatham County, along I-95, in the Coastal Georgia region. It is its own city. Hotel corridors and outlet traffic make some nurses think they know Pooler when they only know the interstate exit. Your subdivision may be a different turn. Memorial Health and St. Joseph's/Candler remain in Savannah. If family might keep the patient in Savannah instead, that is a Savannah address and a separate question. Ask for the Pooler night plan in minutes, not in a regional slogan.
The outlets and the I-95 exits are not the west side of Pooler toward the Effingham line or the neighborhoods south toward I-16. Springfield has Effingham Health System, which is Effingham County, not Chatham. If the house is already in Effingham, open that county. If it is in Savannah or on Wilmington Island, open those pages. The islands need a bridge. Pooler needs the interstate. Ask which Savannah campus the family left and whether the nurse comes west to Pooler or expects the family to stay on a Savannah list. Say Chatham County so a Bryan or Effingham address does not get enrolled by mistake.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Pooler — a city or region name on a brochure is not coverage
- Ask how long a nurse typically takes to reach that address after hours
- Clarify assisted-living or nursing-facility relationships if care would start in a building
- Open the Chatham County page when the home sits outside the city limits
- Use the Coastal Georgia hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county
This page is focused on Pooler itself. Nearby cities and Chatham 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 Chatham County, Savannah, Wilmington Island, Port Wentworth, Coastal Georgia.