A terminal illness affects the entire family. At TUOMEY HOSPICE, we understand, and we can help. Our healthcare professionals work as a team to provide compassionate end-of-life care, tending to the mind, body and spirit of the patient and allowing the family to remain lovingly attentive.

Our staff

At Tuomey Hospice, we'll put our whole team to work for you and your family.

• PHYSICAL CARE: Nurses make regular visits; Home Health aides provide daily care and patient-related household duties.
• PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE: A medical social worker deals with the needs of those facing a terminal illness -- coordinating services with doctors; exploring legal, financial and social resources; and offering education about the grieving process.
• SPIRITUAL CARE: A chaplain offers support and pastoral counseling for the patient and family.

Through this in-home program, Tuomey nurses are specialized in compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease to help them live as fully and comfortably as possible.

To speak with our Hospice staff please call (803) 773-4663 or email Deree Long at deree.long@tuomey.com for more information.

Why Tuomey hospice?

LET US SHOW YOU HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT ...

• We can provide up to five days of Respite Care for the caregiver.
• We offer Wound Care Consultation with a certified wound care nurse.
• We provide I.V. Therapy on a special-needs basis.
• Our nurses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• We offer Inpatient Care at Tuomey Regional Medical Center when needed for symptom control, pain management and imminent death.
• We provide Care in the nursing home.
• We provide medications and lab testing related to the terminal illness, durable medical equipment such as hospital beds and oxygen, dietary counseling, therapy services, and bereavement support.
• We are a non-profit agency.

Why consider our 'Circle of Care' ...

• The mission of Tuomey Hospice is to provide comforting care and symptom management to anyone with a life-limiting illness who seeks the relief of pain and the management of symptoms rather than curative treatment.
• Our team of doctors, nurses, volunteers, therapists, chaplains, social workers, aides and pharmacy consultants can provide a comprehensive, coordinated program of services. Nurses are available to answer your questions and offer guidance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• We support caregivers as well, offering respite care, spiritual support and bereavement counseling.
• We accept those with private insurance, those covered by Medicare or Medicaid and those who are unable to pay. There is no out-of-pocket expense to the patient or the family.

Would you like to help?

VOLUNTEER: Hospice is a people-oriented program, and we depend on many different forms of support. Volunteers can help by offering companionship, respite visiting, bereavement follow-up. You don’t need any special skills or a great deal of time, just a willingness to help. Hold a hand. Pat a shoulder. Listen to cherished memories. Change someone’s life. Call us today at 773-4663 if you’d like to help.

MAKE A DONATION: Hospice encompasses many facets of patient and family care and calls for many resources. Reimbursement through third-party payors does not always cover the cost of meeting patient needs. Tuomey Hospice relies on the support of concerned individuals, corporations, businesses and churches through memorial donations, bequests, grants and in-kind contributions.

Tax-deductible donations may be made to:

The Tuomey Foundation
115. N. Sumter Street, Suite 120
Sumter, SC 29150

To speak with our Hospice staff please call (803) 773-4663 or email Deree Long at deree.long@tuomey.com for more information.