Palliative Services | Fairfield Medical Center
Hospice and Palliative Care • Lancaster, OH • Since 1916
About
Fairfield Medical Center (FMC) offers comprehensive palliative and hospice services as part of its full-spectrum, nonprofit care in Lancaster, Ohio. As a 501(c)(3) organization under OhioHealth Corporation, FMC provides patient-centered, end-of-life and symptom-management support designed to improve quality of life for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses. In addition to palliative care, FMC delivers a broad range of services including bariatric, cancer, emergency, heart and vascular, maternity, orthopedic, outpatient therapy, and foot/hand orthoses. FMC serves over 250,000 residents across multiple counties and employs more than 2,000 caregivers. If you’re seeking palliative services, FMC can coordinate with your care team and help with symptom management, goals-of-care conversations, and support for patients and families.
Clinic Type
Hospice and Palliative Care
Address
401 N. Ewing St., Lancaster, Oh 43130, US
Phone
740-687-8654
marketing@fmchealth.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- U.S. News (Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, OH): 90% of patients are willing to recommend the hospital
- Healthgrades: 4 ratings were worse than expected (no overall star rating provided in snippet)
- Yelp: 25 reviews listed (no aggregate rating provided in snippet) (25)
- BBB: BBB Rating A+; business not BBB accredited (Latest reviews shown, but no total review count provided)
Patients praise
- High patient willingness to recommend (U.S. News).
- Some patients describe positive clinical outcomes (Yelp snippet).
- BBB profile shows an A+ rating for the organization (not palliative-specific).
Common complaints
- Potential patient dissatisfaction reflected in Healthgrades (ratings worse than expected).
- Complaints about billing/customer service appear in BBB latest review (not palliative-specific).
- Yelp/other reviews suggest some negative experiences at the facility (general hospital comments, not palliative-specific).
"“The billing department is a joke… I give them 0 stars” (review excerpt on BBB profile)."
— BBB latest reviews excerpt for Fairfield Medical Center"“90% of patients at Fairfield Medical Center are willing to recommend this hospital to others.”"
— U.S. News hospital rankings/ratings snippet"“Not only was the surgery thorough… my doctor had me up and walking the same day and I was out in 3 days.”"
— Yelp Fairfield Medical Center reviews snippet (general hospital, not palliative-specific)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- AIM Clinic in Lancaster marks one year, 660 patients served — Oct 2, 2025
- FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care to host annual Celebrate Life Event | | logandaily.com — Feb 28, 2026
- FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care to Host Annual Celebrate Life Event – Pickerington Online — Mar 18, 2026
- Urgent Care, Diagnostic Services Now Open At Main Street Location | Fairfield Medical Center — May 21, 2026
- FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Raises Record Amount at Annual Event – Pickerington Online — May 1, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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Summary: Fairhope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider headquartered in Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster, 43130). Founded in 1984, the organization operates 4 offices nationwide (primarily in Ohio and Pennsylvania) and offers comprehensive end-of-life services, including hospice care, palliative care, advance planning, grief support (adult and family), education, volunteering, and donor programs. It runs the 38-acre Lancaster campus featuring the Pickering House in-patient facility and the Anita M. Turner grief center. The organization employs about 34 people and reports annual revenue around $7.7 million. Contact: 740-654-7077, abarnecut@fairhopehospice.org.
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