Find the Right Hospice Care in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
This page compares hospice for a home in Williamsport. About 14 hospices serve the city, including 5 nonprofits. The river city and a street out toward Loyalsock are different night drives. The rest of the county is smaller towns and township roads. Use the Lycoming County page when the home is outside Williamsport.
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Showing 14 of 14 providers
WellSpan Hospice Services
Lewisburg, PA
Family Hospice - Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
(Family Experience)
(8)
Guthrie Hospice Towanda
Towanda, PA
(Family Experience)
(9)
Residential Hospice - Carlisle
Mechanicsburg, PA
365 Hospice - State College
State College, PA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Geisinger Hospice
Danville, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Bensalem
Bensalem, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Media
Media, PA
Compassus - Hamburg
Hamburg, PA
(Family Experience)
(21)
1st Care Palliative and Hospice Services - Allentown
Allentown, PA
1st Care Palliative and Hospice Services - Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel, PA
1st Care Palliative and Hospice Services - Pottsville
Pottsville, PA
Centre Crossings Hospice
State College, PA
Crossings Hospice - Shamokin
Shamokin, PA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Williamsport. 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 Williamsport families
Families in Williamsport 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 Williamsport
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Williamsport?
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 Williamsport?
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 Williamsport?
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 Williamsport?
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 there another hospital in Williamsport?
UPMC Williamsport is the hospital in the city. Confirm the campus, then confirm the home street.
Does a Williamsport listing cover all of Lycoming County?
Not automatically. Use the county page for an address outside the city, and ask about that road after midnight.
Hospice Care in Williamsport
Finding hospice care in Williamsport
The hospital is in the county seat. The county is much larger than the city. 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 Williamsport
Most hospice in Williamsport 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 in the city, and who drives to a township address after dark.
Local considerations for Williamsport families
UPMC Williamsport is in Williamsport, the Lycoming County seat. It is the hospital for a large rural county. A city listing is not a promise for every township road.
Say Williamsport when that is the street, and say the township when it is not. Ask whether the night nurse is based in the city.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- UPMC Williamsport is in the city
- The county stretches far beyond the river city
- High Street and the Loyalsock side are different nights
- Ask which office the night nurse leaves from
The home address decides who can come. If that address is outside Williamsport, open Lycoming County before you compare.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Lycoming County, South Williamsport, Montoursville, Jersey Shore, North Central Pennsylvania.