KEVIN D. WHITING, FD. TeL. (215) 298 9070. kdwfdcpa2@comcast.net

If a death occurs out of state, you should contact Whiting Funeral Home ( 215) 298 9070 and we will make all of the necessary calls to have your loved one returned to Philadelphia.

If a death occurs in a hospital or health care home  (nursing or convalescent), the facility will contact you at the time of your loved ones passing and ask if its ok for the facility to contact the funeral or do you want to call the funeral home.  We would prefer that the immediate family contact the funeral home, however if you cannot be contacted, the facility will contact the funeral home.  In most situations, at the time of admission, you were asked to provide the names, address and telephone  number of the funeral home to contact in the event of an emergency.  If your love one passes in a hospital, the hospital will call you directly and not the funeral home.  Hospitals do not keep a record of what funeral home to call in the event of a death.  Once you have received the call of your love one passing, you are not required to return to the hospital or nursing facility  to sign any papers or grant autorization for the  funeral home  to pick up your loved one.  However, if you  and family members wouild lke to see your loved one before the funeral home picks them up, you are more than  welcome to do so.

In this situation you should contact 911. Police and emergency medical personnel will then determine the appropriate steps to take. Generally, the authorities can release your loved directly to Whiting Funeral Home, so that preparations may begin.  In some situations where the cause of death may not be yet be known, your loved one may be taken to the medical examiner's office.

Often, when someone is faced with a terminal illness, the family will decide make arrangement in advance-saving them the time and emotional decision needed at the time of death. Many people with terminal illness are more comfortable at home under the care of hospice in the final stages of their illness. In this situation, you should infomr hospice that you have chosen Whiting Funeral Home. Hospice will then supervise the necessary legal requirements.