Find the Right Hospice Care in Southeast Georgia
About 10 hospices currently serve Southeast Georgia, 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. Southeast Georgia is Valdosta and the counties along I-75 to the Florida line and east toward Waycross. SGMC Health is in Valdosta, which is Lowndes. Tift Regional is in Tifton. Memorial Satilla is in Waycross. Coffee Regional is in Douglas. Adel, Nashville, and Quitman are nearby counties with smaller campuses, not the Valdosta door. Florida is south of Lake Park, and a Georgia license stops there. A Valdosta night, a Tifton night, and a Waycross night are different drives. Ask for the county and the state. Valdosta, Tifton, Waycross, and Douglas are different hospitals. Florida is not covered by a Georgia license. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that Southeast 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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Hospice Satilla
Waycross, GA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Hospice Care Options - Douglas
Douglas, GA
Hospice of South Georgia - Valdosta
Valdosta, GA
(Family Experience)
(18)
Hospice of Tift Area
Tifton, GA
PruittHealth Hospice - Valdosta
Valdosta, GA
(Family Experience)
(12)
Affinity Hospice - Douglas
Douglas, GA
(Family Experience)
(30)
Affinity Hospice - Valdosta
Valdosta, GA
(Family Experience)
(11)
Affinis Hospice - Waycross
Waycross, GA
Empyrean Hospice of Georgia - Adel
Adel, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Heart of Hospice Valdosta
Valdosta, GA
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Southeast 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 Southeast Georgia families
Families across Southeast 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 Southeast Georgia
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast 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 this the same region as Coastal Georgia?
No. Coastal Georgia is the Savannah hub, including Brunswick, Statesboro, and Hinesville. Southeast Georgia is the Valdosta hub, including the Tifton, Douglas, and Waycross areas. Florida is the southern border of this region. If the home is in Chatham or another coastal county, switch hubs and then open that county. Ask the hospice about the ZIP. The region name is not coverage.
Which hospital should we name outside Valdosta?
Name South Georgia Medical Center when the stay was in Valdosta, in Lowndes County. For Tifton, the city of Douglas, and Waycross, do not guess a hospital system. Ask the family which hospital actually discharged the patient, then ask the hospice whether it visits the home county. Open Coffee, Tift, or Ware as the address requires. A Valdosta referral does not enroll those cities by itself.
Hospice Care in Southeast Georgia
Finding hospice care in Southeast Georgia
Lowndes County is Valdosta, and South Georgia Medical Center is the hospital to name there. Coffee, Tift, and Ware are the counties people mean when they say Douglas, Tifton, and Waycross. Do not invent a hospital system for those cities. Ask which county the home is in, open it, and ask the hospice about that ZIP only. Florida is the border. A Florida discharge still needs a Georgia plan if the patient will sleep in Georgia, and a Georgia plan stops at the state line. This region is not Coastal Georgia. If the house is in Savannah, you are on the wrong hub.
What families often compare across the region
When you call, ask about:
- Name South Georgia Medical Center only for the Valdosta area
- Do not invent hospitals for Tifton, Douglas, or Waycross
- Keep the city of Douglas distinct from Douglasville
- Leave Savannah on the Coastal Georgia hub
Where hospice care happens across Southeast Georgia
Care is at a home in Lowndes or in another county in this hub, not under the Southeast Georgia name. A short inpatient stay is a local crisis bed. South Georgia Medical Center is the Valdosta hospital to name. Do not invent a bed location for Tifton, Douglas, or Waycross. Ask what they use for your county, then open that county. Florida is a different plan.
Local considerations for Southeast Georgia families
This directory currently lists about 10 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Southeast Georgia. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Valdosta is the main city, and the Douglas in this region is the Coffee County city, not Douglasville in metro Atlanta. Tifton and Waycross are their own counties and their own drives. Families sometimes split the week between a Florida house and a Georgia house. Ask which address is on the enrollment, and ask what happens the night the patient is on the other side of the line. South Georgia Medical Center can be the discharge point and still not be the county of a Tifton or Waycross home. Open that county next.
Moody Air Force Base is not a Lowndes city street. If the home is in Adel, Nashville, Quitman, or across the Florida line, do not enroll it from a Valdosta brochure. Open the county that matches. Southeast Georgia is a scan across a wide set of hospital towns. It is not coverage. Ask which campus the family used and how long the county road takes after dark. Say Georgia so a Florida address does not stay on this list.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Southeast 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
Southeast 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 Valdosta, Tifton, Waycross, Douglas, Lowndes County, Tift County, Ware County.