Hospice of Lake & Sumter is a private, not-for-profit, community based healthcare organization. Hospice of Lake & Sumter was founded in 1984 by a group of local citizens concerned about end-of-life care. It began as an all-volunteer organization, then gradually hired staff to meet specific needs. Today Hospice of Lake & Sumter is providing its many services to hundreds of patients and their families at any given time. Our staff of more than 300 is supported by approximately 1,000 volunteers.

We provide our services to Lake and Sumter counties, located immediately west of Orlando and Orange County in Central Florida.

The Mission of Hospice of Lake & Sumter is to make quality Hospice care available to all persons, their families, and those affected by serious illness, death and dying in our community; to advocate effectively for patients’ comfort, dignity and choice; and to be recognized as the leading resource in clinical, ethical, and spiritual issues of dying and grief.