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1-800-AUTOPSY began as a one-man operation in late 1988. The company has enjoyed significant success and steady growth due to market demand for the unique specialty services we provide.

We believe, and state in our motto, "mortis praesdium et vocem dare necesee est." the deceased must be protected and given a voice. By seeking the truth through medical investigation, we fulfill that goal by allowing otherwise hidden information to come to light, even though the deceased can no longer speak for themselves. The ability to uncover such information through autopsy procedures should be available to all that need it; there are no ethnic, financial, religious or cultural barriers in death.

Death's inevitability and the generally "fearsome and negative" connotation around it do provide a challenge to the public's awareness of the unique services we provide. However, once people learn not only about the value of what we do, but also the highest standards of ethical conduct with which we carry out our responsibilities, acceptance is very high.

A significant part of 1-800-AUTOPSY's mission is to broaden society's perspective about the "positive side of death" with respect to transplantable tissue, cadaver-tissue research, and whole body donations. With radical innovations emerging in new less invasive delicate surgical procedures, rigorous testing techniques in research there is a critical shortage and constant demand for fresh cadavers, which lowers the availability to medical schools. We will also be involved, through our network of franchises, with the organizations that recycle and redistribute medical appliances that are donated to and given to developing countries. In working to accomplish these tasks, we enjoy significant assistance and support from funeral directors and cremationists who society, unfortunately, has a negative view as depicted in the media who tend to question, confuse and distort their true value. This alliance may eventually aid the public in understanding their "true role", integrity and service to the community.

All 1-800-AUTOPSY personnel are fully covered by professional liability, general liability, and worker's compensation, along with proof of Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis vaccinations. 1-800-AUTOPSY's staff is available 23 1/2 hours a day, including holidays. 

"1-800-AUTOPSY bases our mission on commitment, respect and service to those who place their trust in us."1-800-AUTOPSY, established in 1988, is a totally autonomous and mobile-based medical specialty company. 1-800-AUTOPSY has cultivated a distinguished reputation of excellence within the funeral industry, hospitals, research institutions, procurement tissue and organ foundations and the legal community.

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