Palestine · Anderson County · East Texas
Hospice Care in Palestine, TX
Medicare-covered hospice and palliative care for families in Palestine. Our nurses are available 24 hours — days, nights, and weekends.
Palestine is about 55 miles south of Tyler on US-287, in the southern reaches of East Texas.
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01 —Serving Palestine
Built for Palestine families.
Palestine is the seat of Anderson County and one of the most distinctive small towns in East Texas — known for the Dogwood Trails in spring, the Texas State Railroad steam excursions, and a close-knit community with deep multi-generational roots. Many Palestine families are navigating hospice decisions in homes that have belonged to the family for fifty or a hundred years. Azalea Hospice serves Palestine with the same clinical team and after-hours coverage as our Tyler families — a real nurse on the phone, a local team in the truck, no corporate hospice routing calls from out of town.
Palestine is part of our Anderson County service area. For the full Tyler-area hub, see Hospice Care in Tyler, TX →
Communities We Serve Nearby
- Elkhart
- Frankston
- Cayuga
- Tennessee Colony
- Slocum
Hospital Coordination
- —UT Health Palestine
- —East Texas Medical Center Palestine
Serving ZIP 75801, 75803 and the surrounding Anderson 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 Palestine families ask first.
Palestine is 55 miles from Tyler — do you really serve us 24/7?
Yes. Anderson County is in our licensed service area, and we maintain on-call nurse coverage there around the clock. Distance from Tyler doesn't change the standard — it just means we dispatch with the geography in mind.
Do you coordinate with UT Health Palestine and the local hospitals?
Yes. We coordinate discharges with UT Health Palestine and East Texas Medical Center Palestine — talking directly to case managers, getting the order set right, and making sure the medication and equipment are at the house when you get home.
Our family has been here for generations — does that change anything about how hospice works?
It changes everything about how we approach it. We don't bring a script. We listen first — to the family, to the patient, to what matters in this house — and then we put a plan together. For Anderson County families with deep roots, that often means working alongside extended family and church community, not around them.
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
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Our intake nurse answers Palestine calls directly — 24 hours, 7 days.