Find the Right Hospice Care in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
This page compares hospice for a home in Hazleton. About 24 hospices serve the city, including 4 nonprofits. Broad Street and the roads north toward Wilkes-Barre are different calls after dark. If the home is in Wilkes-Barre or Scranton, use that city's page. For the rest of the county, use the Luzerne County page.
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Showing 20 of 24 providers
Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice of Berwick
Forty Fort, PA
Traditional Hospice
Dunmore, PA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Hospice of the Sacred Heart
Moosic, PA
(Family Experience)
(5)
Maylath Valley Health Systems
Sybertsville, PA
All Care Hospice
Hazleton, PA
Family Hospice - Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
(Family Experience)
(8)
Compassionate Care Hospice of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Olyphant, PA
Lehigh Valley Hospice
Allentown, PA
Allied Services Hospice
Clarks Summit, PA
(Family Experience)
(1)
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Pottsville
Pottsville, PA
Residential Hospice - Carlisle
Mechanicsburg, PA
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
Compassus - Allentown
Allentown, PA
(Family Experience)
(6)
Geisinger Hospice
Danville, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Bensalem
Bensalem, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Media
Media, PA
Home Health Care Professionals and Hospice
Olyphant, PA
Serenity Hospice - Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-barre, PA
(Family Experience)
(9)
Compassus - Hamburg
Hamburg, PA
(Family Experience)
(21)
Residential Hospice - Moosic
Moosic, PA
4 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Hazleton. The office might be elsewhere in Pennsylvania — 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 Hazleton families
Families in Hazleton 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 Hazleton
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Hazleton?
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 Hazleton?
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 Hazleton?
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 Hazleton?
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 Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Hazleton?
No. It is in Plains Township, outside Wilkes-Barre. The Hazleton hospital is Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton.
Does a Wilkes-Barre listing cover Hazleton?
Do not assume it does. Ask whether a nurse will come to the Hazleton street after midnight.
Hospice Care in Hazleton
Finding hospice care in Hazleton
Hazleton has its own hospital. The valley cities are a different drive. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What to compare
When you call, ask about:
- Whether the team covers the exact address, not only the city or county name
- Who would come after hours, and how long that usually takes
- What happens if symptoms cannot be managed at home
- Medicare quality and family-experience information on each profile
Where hospice care happens in Hazleton
Most hospice in Hazleton happens in the house, apartment, or care facility where the person already lives. A short stay somewhere with a nurse through the night is for symptoms that cannot be managed at home. Ask which bed they would use, and whether that bed is in Hazleton or up in the Wyoming Valley.
Local considerations for Hazleton families
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton is in Hazleton. Wilkes-Barre General is in Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger Wyoming Valley is in Plains Township. A Hazleton discharge is not those campuses, and a valley discharge is not automatically a Hazleton night plan.
Say Hazleton when that is the street. Ask whether the night nurse is based in the city or would be driving over the mountain from the valley.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton is in Hazleton
- Wilkes-Barre General is in Wilkes-Barre
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley is in Plains Township
- The mountain is the night question
The home address decides who can come. If that address is outside Hazleton, open Luzerne County before you compare.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Mountain Top, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton.