Find the Right Hospice Care in Columbia County
About 16 hospices currently serve Columbia County, including 1 nonprofit and 1 with a dedicated inpatient facility. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Columbia County is Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown, next to Augusta. There is no hospital in the county. Families use Doctors Hospital, Wellstar MCG Health, and Piedmont Augusta, all in Richmond County. That is why the papers say Augusta and the driveway does not.
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Showing 16 of 16 providers
Southeast Hospice
Martinez, GA
Bristol Hospice - East Georgia
Watkinsville, GA
Heartland Hospice - Augusta
Martinez, GA
Enhabit Hospice - Augusta
Augusta, GA
PruittHealth Hospice - Augusta
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(8)
Regency SouthernCare
Augusta, GA
Georgia Hospice Care - Augusta
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(27)
Hospice Services of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Heritage Hospice
Marietta, GA
(Family Experience)
(108)
Affinis Hospice - Augusta
Augusta, GA
Medical Services of America Hospice
Augusta, GA
Crescent Hospice
Augusta, GA
Empyrean Hospice of Georgia - Augusta
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(5)
Helping Hands Hospice
Augusta, GA
Spanish Oaks Hospice
Savannah, GA
St Joseph Hospice
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(4)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Columbia County. 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 Columbia County families
Families across Columbia County 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 Columbia County
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Columbia County?
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 Columbia County?
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 Columbia County?
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 Columbia County?
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.
We say we live in Augusta, but the address is Evans. Which county is it?
Evans is Columbia County, not Richmond. Martinez and Grovetown are Columbia too. Augusta proper is Richmond County. Doctors Hospital is nearby, and the larger Augusta hospitals are in Richmond, which is why the referral often uses the wrong county. Tell the hospice the city on the mailbox and ask them to state the county they will serve, including nights.
Does the East Georgia region mean one hospice covers the whole area?
No. East Georgia is a browsing region on this site. Coverage is by the address and the county. Columbia County is Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown. Rural counties farther east are their own pages. Ask the hospice which county and which ZIP it will visit. If the answer is the region name, ask again with the street.
Hospice Care in Columbia County
Finding hospice care in Columbia County
Doctors Hospital is the nearby hospital families often name, while the larger Augusta hospitals are in Richmond County, not here. That split causes bad referrals. A patient leaving an Augusta campus may be going home to Evans, Martinez, or Grovetown, all in Columbia, or home to Augusta in Richmond. Ask the hospice which of those cities it staffs, and ask it not to answer with a region. East Georgia is only a way to browse. If the team says it covers Augusta, ask whether that means a Columbia County ZIP or only a Richmond County ZIP. Night coverage is where vague answers fall apart.
What families often compare across the county
When you call, ask about:
- Keep Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown off the Richmond County page
- Ask whether Augusta coverage includes your Columbia ZIP
- Use East Georgia only to browse, then open the county
- Name Doctors Hospital as nearby, then match the house
Where hospice care happens in Columbia County
Most hospice in Columbia County is at home in Evans, Martinez, or Grovetown. A short inpatient stay is for symptoms that cannot be managed in that house. Doctors Hospital is nearby, and the larger Augusta hospitals are in Richmond County. Ask which Georgia bed they would use for your Columbia address, and how a night call works from that suburb.
Local considerations for Columbia County families
This directory currently lists about 16 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Columbia County. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
North Augusta is South Carolina. Fort Eisenhower is next door. Ask which city in Columbia the house is in. Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown do not share one night route even though they share the Augusta hospitals. Name Evans, Martinez, or Grovetown. They share Augusta’s hospitals and not a night route.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Columbia County — 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
- Use the East Georgia hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county
This page is the county-wide list for Columbia County. Use a city page when you already know the community, or East Georgia only to scan the wider region.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, East Georgia.