Funeral services in Riga
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A waiver of an autopsy in Riga is possible in cases where the cause of death is clearly natural and confirmed by the relevant medical documents.
Bodies are transported from Riga clinics to morgues using specialized vehicles. The deceased are transported in the official vehicles of the respective hospitals. Medical facility staff always inform relatives of the morgue where the body is located.
2 Hippokrata Street, Vidzeme Suburb, Riga, LV-1038.
After death, the body is transported to the morgue, where a number of procedures appropriate to the circumstances of death are performed.
If death was natural and its cause is known to medical personnel, the deceased's family has the right to refuse an autopsy. In this case, the morgue provides the following services to prepare the body for burial:
Services for preparing the body of the deceased are organized by the staff of the morgue on Hippocrates Street, who also handle the associated paperwork. In cases of unknown or violent circumstances of death, a forensic medical examination is mandatory, using all necessary technical means.
For more information about morgue services, please call us at +371 2944 9849.
Morgue staff will provide a medical death certificate and an embalming certificate, which are required for farewell ceremonies, memorial services, or for transporting the deceased's body abroad.
Funeral organizers, relatives of the deceased, or representatives of the Funeral Service with a power of attorney can apply for the necessary documents at the morgue.
Specialists Riga's CITY FUNERAL SERVICE has the necessary legal knowledge and extensive experience to provide professional assistance in organizing funerals and conducting all necessary procedures at the morgue on Hippokrata Street. For additional information or to book services, please call +371 2944 9849.
