A growing need for hospice care "Since its inception in this country, hospice care has become an accepted and respected component of the health care field. Increasingly popular as an alternative method of care, it is estimated that in 1999 hospices all across the country cared for more than 700,000 terminally ill patients and their families."
Mike Smajd
Executive Director
Columbus Hospice Inc.
Executive Director
Columbus Hospice Inc.
Question about Hospice care you may have
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Who Provides Hospice?
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When is Hospice Appropriate?
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Where is Hospice Provided?
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Who Pays for Hospice?
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We're here to help Columbus hospice was founded in 1979 as a community based, not-for-profit health care program.
Columbus Hospice serves Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster counties in Georgia, and Lee and Russell counties in Alabama.
If you or someone you know is facing this difficult situation, please call us. We CAN help.
For more information about hospice care, call Columbus Hospice at:
(706) 569-7992 or
1(800) 950-4244
Or write to us at:
Columbus Hospice, Inc.
7020 Moon Road
Columbus, Georgia 31909
About Columbus Hospice
How it works
Hospice care is available to patients whose life expectancy is limited and who can no longer benefit from curative treatment. Patients are cared for at home, in a nursing home, or in the Columbus Hospice House with services provided by a skilled team of professionals. This team, known as the Interdisciplinary Team, consists of: physicians, nurses, home health aides, counselors, social workers, chaplains, and trained volunteers. Services are available on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.
Anyone may refer a patient to Columbus Hospice, provided the patient's physician agrees to hospice care.
Who is eligible
Columbus Hospice care is available to anyone living in the twelve county service area who has:
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A life expectancy of six months or less
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The approval of his/her physician
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No one is refused Hospice services on the basis of race, religion, age, sex, ethnic background, handicap, diagnosis, or financial resources.
What does it cost
Hospice care is less expensive than more traditional forms of health care, because the patient is usually cared for in their own home. The care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and Champus. Although hospice care is covered by public and private insurers, Columbus Hospice also relies on
community support to supplement funding.
