Jacksonville · Cherokee County · East Texas
Hospice Care in Jacksonville, TX
Medicare-covered hospice and palliative care for families in Jacksonville. Our nurses are available 24 hours — days, nights, and weekends.
Jacksonville is about 45 miles south of Tyler on US-69, in the piney woods of Cherokee County.
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01 —Serving Jacksonville
Built for Jacksonville families.
Jacksonville is the largest town in Cherokee County — a piney-woods community where families tend to care for their own, and where the church family is often the first call before the doctor's office. UT Health Jacksonville anchors the local medical scene, and Lon Morris's legacy still shapes the town's character. Azalea Hospice serves Jacksonville families with on-call nurse coverage that doesn't route through a Tyler office — when you call our line, a real nurse answers and a local team responds, with the experience to navigate rural Cherokee County roads at any hour.
Jacksonville is part of our Cherokee County service area. For the full Tyler-area hub, see Hospice Care in Tyler, TX →
Communities We Serve Nearby
- Rusk
- New Summerfield
- Alto
- Bullard
- Reklaw
Hospital Coordination
- —UT Health Jacksonville
- —East Texas Medical Center Rusk
Serving ZIP 75766 and the surrounding Cherokee County communities.
02 —Our Services
Every level of care. All Medicare-covered.
Routine Home Care
Daily nursing, aide, and chaplain visits in the comfort of home.
Continuous Care
Extended nursing during acute episodes — available around the clock.
General Inpatient Care
Short-term inpatient placement when symptoms can't be managed at home.
Respite Care
Temporary relief for family caregivers — up to 5 days.
Palliative Care
Comfort-focused care that runs alongside curative treatment.
Bereavement Support
Counseling for the family for 13 months after the patient's death.
03 —Common Questions
What Jacksonville families ask first.
Do you coordinate with UT Health Jacksonville for discharges?
Yes. UT Health Jacksonville is the hospital most Cherokee County patients pass through, and we coordinate directly with the discharge planning team and the attending physician — handling the paperwork, the order set, and the transition home.
We're in a rural part of Cherokee County — does that change anything?
No. Azalea covers all of Cherokee County — Rusk, New Summerfield, Alto, the rural routes — with on-call nursing 24/7. Our dispatch times account for the geography. A nurse who lives nearby will respond, not one driving in from Dallas.
Will our pastor or church family be part of the care?
Absolutely. For many Cherokee County families the church community is part of the care plan. Our chaplain works alongside whoever your family already trusts — your pastor, your deacon, your prayer circle — never replacing them. We follow your lead.
How much does hospice cost?
For Medicare and Medicaid patients, hospice is 100% covered — nursing, medications related to the terminal illness, equipment, aide visits, chaplaincy, social work, and 13 months of bereavement support. There is typically no cost to the family. Most private plans mirror the Medicare benefit; we verify your specific coverage before anything starts.
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Accreditations & certifications
Medicare-Certified
CMS Provider · NPI #1700460789
Texas-Licensed
DSHS HCSSA #020708
CHAP Accredited
Independent accreditation
Ready to talk?
Our intake nurse answers Jacksonville calls directly — 24 hours, 7 days.