Virginia Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | Va. (statewide) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://www.vdh.state.va.us/... | ||||
| Accreditation | Inspection in progress | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
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| Fellows | 4 | ||||
| Note | Three of Virginia's four medical examiner offices are fully accredited. The fourth office's accreditation is pending the results of its current NAME inspection. |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-19%
|
-23%
|
-16%
|
-19%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
7.47M
|
7.56M
|
7.65M
|
7.72M
|
7.8M
|
7.88M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
2,837
|
3,001
|
2,962
|
2,938
|
2,790
|
2,703
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
$4.86M
|
$5.31M
|
$5.31M
|
$6.79M
|
$6.82M
|
$8.02M
|
$8.15M
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