Coroner’s office fails accreditation
The Chester County Coroner’s Office has failed to achieve accreditation by the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners because of the deficiencies of its morgue and autopsy facilities. The Office’s Medicolegal Office Practices, Investigative Practices, and Laboratory Services all met or exceeded required standards. The high number of autopsies performed by the contracted forensic pathologists was the only other area of deficiency. The National…
