Find the Right Hospice Care in Coastal Georgia
About 17 hospices currently serve Coastal Georgia, including 5 nonprofits and 3 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Coastal Georgia on this map is Savannah and the counties inland and south to Brunswick, not one beach. Savannah has Memorial, Candler, and St. Joseph’s, in Chatham. Pooler and Wilmington Island have no hospital. Richmond Hill and Pembroke are Bryan, not Richmond County in Augusta. Hinesville has Liberty Regional, and Fort Stewart has Winn Army Community Hospital. Statesboro has East Georgia Regional. Springfield has Effingham Health. Brunswick has Southeast Georgia Health System. The islands are a bridge night. I-95 is a different night. None of those campuses covers the others because they share a region color. Savannah, Statesboro, Hinesville, Springfield, and Brunswick are different hospitals. Richmond Hill is Bryan, not Augusta. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that Coastal Georgia 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 17 of 17 providers
Hospice of the Golden Isles
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(30)
SunCare Hospice
Rincon, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Amedisys Hospice - Pooler
Pooler, GA
Georgia Hospice Care - Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(11)
Ogeechee Area Hospice
Statesboro, GA
(Family Experience)
(28)
Hearth Hospice of Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
Hospice Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(69)
Compassus - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Gentiva - Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(18)
Coastal Hospice of Georgia
Brunswick, GA
Gentiva - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Georgia Hospice Care - Savannah
Savannah, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Affinis Hospice - Pooler
Pooler, GA
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 Coastal Georgia. 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 Coastal Georgia families
Families across Coastal Georgia 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 Coastal Georgia
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Coastal Georgia?
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 Coastal Georgia?
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 Coastal Georgia?
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 Coastal Georgia?
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 Richmond Hill in Richmond County?
No. Richmond Hill is in Bryan County, which is part of this Coastal Georgia hub, south of Savannah. Richmond County is Augusta, in East Georgia, a different part of the state. The shared word causes the wrong packet to be printed. Open Bryan if the home is in Richmond Hill, then ask the hospice about that ZIP. A Savannah discharge does not make the house Chatham.
Does one coastal hospice cover Savannah and Brunswick?
Do not assume it does. Chatham, Glynn, Bulloch, Liberty, Bryan, Effingham, and Camden are separate counties inside one browsing region. Open the county and the city on the address. Ask whether nights in that ZIP are routine, especially if weather can close a road or a bridge. Coastal Georgia is how you found the counties. It is not the area written on an enrollment.
Hospice Care in Coastal Georgia
Finding hospice care in Coastal Georgia
Chatham is Savannah, Pooler, and Wilmington Island. Glynn is Brunswick. Bulloch is Statesboro. Liberty is Hinesville. Bryan, Effingham, Camden, and the smaller coastal counties belong in this region too. Richmond Hill is in Bryan, which is coastal, and it is not Richmond County, which is Augusta in East Georgia. Those two Richmond names are the mix-up that sends a family across the state. Ask the hospice which coastal county it staffs. A Savannah team is not a Brunswick team and is not a Statesboro team unless the ZIP is really on its route. This page is how you find the county. It is not the enrollment.
What families often compare across the region
When you call, ask about:
- Send Richmond Hill to Bryan County, not to Augusta
- Open Savannah, Brunswick, Statesboro, or Hinesville through its county
- Ask how storms or floods change a visit to your ZIP
- Treat the region as a hub, then leave it for the county page
Where hospice care happens across Coastal Georgia
Hospice on this coast is at a home in one county, such as Chatham, Glynn, or Bryan, not a Coastal Georgia route. A short inpatient stay is a crisis bed near that home. Richmond Hill is Bryan County. Ask which bed they would use for Savannah, Brunswick, Statesboro, or Hinesville, and how a storm changes a night transfer. Then open that county.
Local considerations for Coastal Georgia families
This directory currently lists about 17 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Coastal Georgia. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
The coast is long. An island address, a Pooler subdivision, a Hinesville street, and a Camden County road do not share a night nurse. Effingham sits inland of Savannah and still needs its own county page. If the patient will ride out a storm at a relative's house in another coastal county, ask whether the plan can move or whether you must start over in the new county. Ask what the team does when a flood watch changes the roads. Then open the city so you are talking about one place.
Open the city or county. A Savannah plan is not a Brunswick plan, a Statesboro plan, or a Hinesville plan. A Richmond Hill search is not an Augusta search. South Carolina is across the river from Savannah. A Georgia license does not follow a discharge to Hilton Head. Ask which campus the family left, whether a bridge or I-95 is the way home, and whether a military address is something a civilian team can enter. This region page is only the index. The driveway is a smaller page.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Coastal Georgia — 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 patient’s city or county before you enroll — a region is not a service area
Coastal Georgia is a regional hub, not a coverage promise. Open the patient’s city or county before you enroll.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Savannah, Hinesville, Statesboro, Pooler, Chatham County, Liberty County, Bulloch County.