Hospice Center


Hospice Center of Charleston
Hospice Center of Charleston
Hospice Center of Charleston
Hospice Center, the inpatient facility of Hospice of Charleston, Inc., is designed to meet the needs of patients and their families when they are unable to manage the disease process and its impact in the home.

The hospice program recognizes the emotional and physical strains that caring for a person with an advanced disease usually place on family members. The program seeks to ease those pains, to provide spiritual assistance and supportive care to those bearing the burden. The patients and their family system are the focus of Hospice Care.


Pain and Symptom Management
Sometimes the progression of the disease causes an increase in pain or symptoms that become difficult to treat in the home. Patients can be admitted to the Hospice Center to provide optimal control of the pain and/or other symptoms.

Patients Wishes
Hospice of Charleston honors the last wishes of patients and their families. For some, this is the desire to not die in the home. The Hospice Center is ideally suited for admitting the patient during crises or transitions that arise during their disease process.

Respite Care
The Hospice Center of Charleston will also admit patients for up to a five-day respite period. Hospice of Charleston recognizes the needs of both patients and families, which can mean allowing caregivers a much-needed break and an opportunity to care for themselves, preventing burnout. This feature also may be utilized if the family needs to attend an event out of town.


Directions to the Hospice Center:

From Summerville area and west beyond I-26/I-526 intersection:
  • Take I-26 East, to I-526, take Exit 212-C (526 East) toward Mt. Pleasant.
  • Go 10.1 miles, crossing 2 bridges, into Mt. Pleasant and take the first Mt. Pleasant Exit, 28, to Long Point Road. Turn right at the exit traffic light.
  • Turn right immediately at the next traffic light, onto Wando Park Blvd. Go 0.7 miles, the Hospice Center is on your left at 676 Wando Park Blvd.(numbers before that may not be in order).
From downtown Charleston or nearby West Ashley:
  • Take Highway 17 North toward Mt. Pleasant, over the new Ravenel Bridge.
  • Stay to the left at the end of the bridge and stay on 17 north toward Georgetown.
  • From the end of the bridge go 3.0 miles, through 6 traffic lights, to I-526 access ramp, go west toward North Charleston and Savannah.
  • Stay on I-526 1.9 miles, to the Long Point Road Exit 28.
  • Turn left at the exit traffic light, go under I-526.
  • At the next traffic light turn right on Wando Park Blvd.
  • Go 0.7 miles, the Hospice Center is on your left at 676 Wando Park Blvd. (numbers before that may not be in order).
From northern points in Mt. Pleasant, Awendaw, McClellanville, Huger:
  • Take Highway 17 South toward Mt. Pleasant and Charleston.
  • Take I-526 West toward North Charleston and Savannah.
  • After entering I 526 West, go 1.5 miles to the Long Point Road Exit 28.
  • At the exit traffic light turn left onto Long Point Road.
  • Go under I-526 straight to the next traffic light, turn right onto Wando Park Blvd.
  • Go 0.7 miles, the Hospice Center is on your left at 676 Wando Park Blvd. (numbers before that may not be in order).

Admission Process

Before admission you will be asked to provide information that will assist us in planning for the care of you or your loved one. A medical history and physical exam, nursing assessment, social work assessment, and consent forms will be completed. In addition, our social workers will discuss options related to advance directives and resuscitation policies in the Center.


Hospice Center News

Fresco Depicting 23rd Psalm Graces Hospice Center Chapel
Benjamin F. Long IV, 63, is a noted painter whose work can be found in private collections, museums and corporate lobbies. Hospice of Charleston has the honor of having Long paint a beautiful fresco on the Hospice Center Chapel Wall. This was a gift given to Hospice of Charleston by Mabel Stowe Query. She commissioned the project nearly two years ago, telling Long to paint an image based on Psalm 23. Query, who died recently in hospice care, gave no further instructions.
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