About Our Services & Programs
Mercy Hospice and Palliative Care is committed to the well-being of our community and those affected by the illness and death of a loved one.
Mercy Hospice and Palliative Care serves residents in the following communities: Myrtle Beach, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach, Little River, Longs, Loris, Aynor, Conway, Galivants Ferry, Nichols, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Bucksport, and unincorporated communities located in Horry, Georgetown, and Marion counties.
Family, friends, physicians, or other healthcare agencies can make referrals. All referrals will be evaluated for appropriateness of admission to Hospice. Admission to Hospice it based upon the patient’s needs and the recommendation of the primary physician.
Diagnoses include but are not limited to:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Dementia
- ALS
- End-stage lung, cardiac, or renal disease
- Stroke
- End-stage AIDS
- Failure to Thrive
- Cancer
Services
The following are some of the services available to patients and their families:
- Nursing care
- Emergency On-Call Nurse
- Social Services
- Spiritual Care
- Certified Nurse Assistants
- Volunteers
- Individual grief counseling for the family for one year following the death
- Grief support groups for both adults and children
- A Correspondence Program which provides written material with suggestions for coping with grief during the first difficult year
Programs
Programs that are available to the community include:
- Camp Happy Hearts, a special one-day camp for children and adolescents who have experienced a death
- Memorial services
- Lectures and seminars for schools, churches, and other community groups
- Volunteer Programs