Find the Right Hospice Care in Springfield, Georgia
About 18 hospices currently serve Springfield, including 5 nonprofits and 2 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Springfield is the Effingham County seat in Coastal Georgia, northwest of Savannah. Effingham Health System is the hospital here. It is a small campus, and many families still use Memorial Health, Candler, or St. Joseph’s in Savannah for a larger stay, then drive home to Effingham. GA-21 is the road. A Springfield address and a Rincon or Pooler address are different nights. Pooler is Chatham County. Springfield is Effingham. Ask for the county. A Savannah team does not automatically come up GA-21 after midnight. Effingham Health is here, and a Savannah discharge can still mean a drive home up GA-21. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that Springfield 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
Ogeechee Area Hospice
Statesboro, 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)
Gentiva - Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(18)
Georgia Hospice Care - Augusta
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(27)
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 Springfield. 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 Springfield families
Families in Springfield 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 Springfield
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Springfield?
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 Springfield?
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 Springfield?
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 Springfield?
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.
Which Springfield is this?
The seat of Effingham County, a small town on the Georgia coast. It is not Springfield, Missouri, Illinois, or Massachusetts. Say Georgia in the first sentence so a national line does not open another state. There is no hospital in this Springfield. Families are usually discharged from Memorial Health or St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah, which is Chatham County. Ask whether the team will drive to Effingham after dark.
Is Effingham County the same as Chatham County?
No. Springfield is in Effingham. Savannah and its hospitals, Memorial Health and St. Joseph's/Candler, are in Chatham. A Savannah discharge is the usual path and still does not make the house a Chatham address. Ask the hospice to say Effingham County. Ask how long a night drive from Savannah takes to reach this small seat. If the house is in unincorporated Effingham, say that.
Hospice Care in Springfield
Finding hospice care in Springfield
The usual discharge is from a Savannah hospital, Memorial Health or St. Joseph's/Candler, so the referral starts in Chatham County and has to be pointed back to Effingham. Ask the Medicare-certified hospice to say that out loud. A team that covers Savannah streets may or may not drive to this courthouse town at night. You have to ask. Also say Georgia. Other Springfields will come up on a national line. Ask what the first home visit includes and whether the chart shows Effingham County. The drive from Savannah is the thing to measure. A call does not enroll you.
What to compare
When you call, ask about:
- Springfield is the Effingham County seat in Coastal Georgia
- It is not the Springfield in Missouri, Illinois, or Massachusetts
- No hospital is here, and Savannah hospitals are the usual discharge
- Effingham County is not Chatham County
Where hospice care happens in Springfield
Plan hospice at the Springfield house in Effingham County. A short inpatient stay is a symptom crisis, not a nursing-home placement. Ask whether a crisis bed would be at Memorial Health or St. Joseph's/Candler, and how long an after-hours drive from Chatham takes to reach this county seat. Those Savannah hospitals do not turn an Effingham address into a Savannah address.
Local considerations for Springfield families
This directory currently lists about 18 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Springfield. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Effingham's seat is quiet beside Savannah, which is why people describe themselves as outside Savannah rather than as Springfield. The description is incomplete. Your county is Effingham, and it is not Chatham. Savannah's hospitals are the places families already know. They are not in this city. If the house is in unincorporated Effingham rather than inside Springfield, say that too. Do not accept a Chatham address left over from hospital registration. Coastal Georgia is the setting. Missouri, Illinois, and Massachusetts are the wrong states.
The hospital in Springfield can handle a local stay and still not be the campus on the discharge papers if the family was sent to Savannah. Rincon is the larger Effingham community south of here and gets planned as if it were Pooler. It is not Chatham. If the home is in Pooler or Savannah, open Chatham. If it is in Rincon or a rural Effingham road, say Effingham. Ask whether the nurse is based at Effingham Health or coming from Savannah, and how long GA-21 takes when it is the only road. Coastal Georgia includes the islands and this inland county, and they are not one route.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Springfield — 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 Effingham 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 Springfield itself. Nearby cities and Effingham 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 Effingham County, Rincon, Guyton, Coastal Georgia.