Family-owned, licensed, and available any hour, day or night. Real people answering the phone. Serving Aliso Viejo with local response times and direct coordination with area hospitals.
Aliso Viejo is a master-planned community in south Orange County, surrounded by Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, and Mission Viejo. The city was incorporated relatively recently (2001) but the planned community dates to the 1980s — built around a central Town Center with the Soka University campus as its civic anchor. Aliso Viejo is predominantly residential with professional-class townhomes and single-family neighborhoods. Most of our Aliso Viejo responses are residence calls or transfers from Mission Hospital Mission Viejo and Saddleback Memorial.
Aliso Viejo has a predominantly white and Asian (particularly Indian and Chinese) demographic — one of the youngest median-age populations in Orange County, with many tech and professional families. Response from Aliso Viejo is about 45 minutes from our office via the 73.
Our team coordinates directly with the hospitals and medical centers serving Aliso Viejo. Established relationships with case management, social work, and decedent affairs teams mean faster release when the time comes.
27700 Medical Center Road, Mission Viejo
East in Mission Viejo — a Level II trauma center. The primary emergency destination for Aliso Viejo residents. We coordinate directly with their decedent affairs team.
24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills
North in Laguna Hills — serves many Aliso Viejo families. Full emergency and surgical services.
31872 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach
West in Laguna Beach — serves many Aliso Viejo coastal-side residents.
We regularly work with care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and assisted living communities across Aliso Viejo. 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.
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.
For a full guide, see our article: What to Do When Someone Dies at Home (Without Hospice).
When hospice is involved, the process is significantly simpler:
Some deaths — particularly sudden or unexplained ones — are reviewed by the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner at 1071 W Santa Ana Blvd. in Santa Ana. This doesn't mean anything is wrong; it's simply required in certain circumstances.
Our service area covers all of Aliso Viejo. If you're calling from any of the neighborhoods below — or anywhere else in Aliso Viejo — we come to you.
Working here regularly means we know the neighborhoods, the hospitals, the cemeteries, and how OC logistics intersect with Aliso Viejo specifically. Here's what tends to come up on Aliso Viejo calls.
Aliso Viejo covers about 7 square miles with hillside areas. From the 73 we're on scene within 2 hours typical. Hillside planned-community neighborhoods clear in similar timeframes. Mission Hospital Mission Viejo releases typically clear within 60–90 minutes.
Mission Hospital Mission Viejo dominates Aliso Viejo emergency transports because of its Level II trauma status. Saddleback Memorial handles overflow. Kaiser members route to Kaiser Irvine. For specialty care, patients may transfer to UCI Medical Center or Hoag Newport Beach.
Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar (15 minutes north) is a common choice for Aliso Viejo families — oceanfront bluff setting. El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest serves many inland families. Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest is the primary Catholic option. Ocean scattering off the Laguna coast is also popular.
Aliso Viejo routes to the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner at 1071 W Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana — about 40 minutes via the 73 and 55. OC Sheriff's Department handles initial unattended-death pronouncements for Aliso Viejo through their contract with the city.
Real people answering the phone, day or night. We serve all of Aliso Viejo with the same care, the same price, and the same guarantees.