P.O. Box 178

1304 Springdale Drive

Clinton, SC 29325

Phone (864) 833-6287

Toll Free (800) 465-4454

  Fax (864) 833-0556

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ABOUT US

In 1967, Dr. Cicely Saunders opened the first Hospice in South London, focusing for the first time on the unique clinical problems of patients at the end of life. The first U.S. Hospice was opened in 1974 in Connecticut. Since then over 3600 hospice programs have opened in the United States.

Hospice of Laurens County was the first hospice to open in Laurens County and has continued to serve our community. In May of 2008, Hospice of Laurens County celebrated their 21st year of serving Laurens County. Hospice of Laurens County was established in May 1987 by a group of volunteers who identified a need for Hospice in this community. Hospice of Laurens County has since served over 1600 patients and their families.

Hospice offers palliative (comfort) care rather than curative treatment. Hospice focuses on the quality of life and death is viewed as a natural process; we do not hasten nor postpone this natural course. Hospice of Laurens County takes a team approach. This team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, volunteers, and chaplains. On call nursing is available to provide care and support on a 24 hour a day, seven day a week basis. Hospice of Laurens County has an average response to your call in less than 5 minutes.

Hospice of Laurens County provides medication needed for pain and symptom management related to the terminal illness, as well as supplies and medical equipment such as hospital beds and oxygen when needed for comfort care. We consider the family of a hospice patient to be a “unit of care”. Support for the caregiver is provided throughout the process and bereavement services are provided for at least 13 months after the death of a patient.