Massachusetts Medical Examiner

Jurisdiction Mass. (statewide)
Web site http://www.mass.gov/...
Accreditation None  
Forensic Pathologists
7
Board Certified
1
Part-time Certified
2
Uncertified
2
Part-time Uncertified
Fellows 1
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  Autopsy Rate vs. Expected
expected
 
-50%
 
+1%
 
+35%
 
+28%
N/A
N/A
N/A
Population
 
6.45M
 
6.45M
 
6.47M
 
6.5M
 
6.54M
 
6.59M
 
N/A
Autopsies
 
1,588
 
2,686
 
3,557
 
3,385
 
2,629
 
2,870
 
2,735
  Contract Autopsies
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Forensic Pathologists
 
6
 
7
 
13
 
12
 
10
 
9
 
9
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
 
1
 
3
 
2
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
3
Annual Budget
 
$3.59M
 
$4.05M
 
$7.13M
 
$7.54M
 
$9M
 
$9.02M
 
$10M