Find the Right Hospice Care in East Georgia
About 14 hospices currently serve East Georgia, including 1 nonprofit. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. East Georgia is Augusta and the counties along the Savannah River. Richmond has Wellstar MCG Health, Doctors Hospital, and Piedmont Augusta. Columbia, which is Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown, has no hospital, so those families use Richmond and go home across the line. North Augusta and Aiken are South Carolina. Fort Eisenhower is a military door. Burke, McDuffie, and the counties south of Augusta have their own small hospitals, including the Thomson campus and Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro. They are not the Augusta medical district. Ask which state and which county. Augusta’s hospitals are Richmond. Columbia has no hospital. South Carolina starts at the river. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that East 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 14 of 14 providers
Southeast Hospice
Martinez, 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
Affinis Hospice - Augusta
Augusta, GA
Medical Services of America Hospice
Augusta, GA
Allay Hospice
Thomson, GA
Crescent Hospice
Augusta, GA
Empyrean Hospice of Georgia - Augusta
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(5)
Helping Hands Hospice
Augusta, GA
St Joseph Hospice
Augusta, GA
(Family Experience)
(4)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving East 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 East Georgia families
Families across East 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 East Georgia
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in East 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 East 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 East 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 East 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.
Are Evans and Augusta the same county?
No. Augusta is Richmond County. Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown are Columbia County. Both are inside the East Georgia hub, which only means you can browse them from the same region. Open the county that matches the house, then the city. Ask the hospice to say that county back to you. A hospital in Augusta often discharges to all of them and to South Carolina.
Does this region cross into South Carolina?
The geography runs to the state line. The hospice search does not cross it. Washington, Wilkes, Lincoln, and the other rural counties on this hub are Georgia. North Augusta is South Carolina. If the home is there, you need a South Carolina plan. If the home is in Georgia, open that county and ask about nights in the ZIP. East Georgia is not an enrollment area.
Hospice Care in East Georgia
Finding hospice care in East Georgia
Richmond County is Augusta. Columbia County is Evans, Martinez, and Grovetown, which people call Augusta and should not file as Richmond. Farther out, Washington, Wilkes, Lincoln, and other rural counties run to the South Carolina line. A hospice that can visit an Augusta ZIP has not agreed to visit a Lincoln County road. Ask for the county first. This region is a way to find those pages. It is not a service area, and a South Carolina address, including North Augusta, does not belong in a Georgia enrollment. Hospital stays in Augusta cross all of these lines. The house picks the page.
What families often compare across the region
When you call, ask about:
- Separate Richmond County from Columbia County
- Keep North Augusta in South Carolina
- Open Washington, Wilkes, Lincoln, or the rural county on the deed
- Ask about the ZIP, not East Georgia as a territory
Where hospice care happens across East Georgia
Care is at a home in Richmond, Columbia, or a rural county toward the state line, not in East Georgia as a territory. A short inpatient stay is a crisis bed on the Georgia side. Ask which bed they would use for your county. North Augusta is South Carolina, so do not plan a Georgia bed for that address. Open the county before you compare.
Local considerations for East Georgia families
This directory currently lists about 14 Medicare-certified hospices that serve East Georgia. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Augusta, Evans, and a courthouse town near the state line are three different night drives. If the family is comparing hospices from a hospital packet, ask which county that packet assumed. Then check the mailbox. North Augusta is the mistake that leaves Georgia entirely. Washington, Wilkes, and Lincoln are the mistake that stays in Georgia but leaves the Augusta suburbs. Open the county page that matches the deed, then the city if there is one, and ask who came to a similar ZIP last weekend.
A greater-Augusta brochure is the mistake this region makes easy. Open Richmond for Augusta. Open Columbia for Evans, Martinez, or Grovetown. Stop for a South Carolina license if the house is across the river. Washington Road traffic is not proof of coverage. South Richmond and the rural counties are a longer night than the medical district. This page is a way to find those counties. It is not a service area, and it is not a combined Georgia and South Carolina list.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in East 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
East 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 Augusta, Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Richmond County, Columbia County, McDuffie County.