Family-owned, licensed, and available any hour, day or night. Real people answering the phone. Serving Long Beach with local response times and direct coordination with area hospitals.
Long Beach is one of California's largest cities with a proud maritime heritage. Long Beach Memorial and St. Mary Medical Center anchor local acute care, and the VA Long Beach Healthcare System serves the region's veterans. Whether at hospital, hospice, or home, we respond immediately.
Long Beach is one of the most diverse cities in California, with significant Cambodian, Latino, African American, and LGBTQ+ communities. Our team is prepared for a wide range of cultural and religious traditions, and Spanish, Khmer, and Tagalog language coordination is available.
Our team coordinates directly with the following hospitals and medical centers serving Long Beach. We have established relationships with case management, social work, and decedent affairs teams — meaning faster release when the time comes.
2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach's largest hospital with a Level II trauma center. We coordinate directly with Long Beach Memorial's decedent affairs team for expedited release.
1050 Linden Avenue
A Catholic acute care hospital serving central and downtown Long Beach. Our team has established working relationships with St. Mary's care coordination team.
2801 Atlantic Avenue
Adjacent to Long Beach Memorial, Miller Women's & Children's serves specialized cases. We coordinate transfers with the Miller team as needed.
5901 E 7th Street
Serving Long Beach's veterans population. We coordinate closely with VA Long Beach and honor all veteran benefits — burial flags, honor guards, and VA cremation allowances are our specialty.
We regularly work with care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and assisted living communities across Long Beach. When a passing occurs, we coordinate directly with facility staff to expedite the process for your family.
The process depends on where the passing takes place. Here's what to do in each situation.
The hospital's care team will pronounce death and notify their decedent affairs team. From there, you'll need to designate a cremation provider — that's when you call us.
During business hours, we typically arrive at Long Beach Memorial within 60-75 minutes. For residences in Long Beach, expect our arrival within 2-3 hours.
When death occurs at home and hospice is not involved, an authorized responder needs to pronounce death before we can bring your loved one into care. This is required by California law and is not something a funeral home or cremation provider can bypass.
When hospice is involved, the process is significantly simpler:
Some deaths — particularly sudden or unexplained ones — are reviewed by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner in Boyle Heights. This doesn't mean anything is wrong; it's simply required in certain circumstances.
Our service area covers all of Long Beach. If you're calling from any of the neighborhoods below — or anywhere else in Long Beach — we come to you.
Real people answering the phone, day or night. We serve all of Long Beach with the same care, the same price, and the same guarantees.