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County staff warns of autopsy service gap as chief pathologist plans to retire
Summary
County staff told the Public Safety Committee that the county risks sending bodies to other counties for autopsies unless it adjusts pay or secures a new part-time pathologist before the current chief retires in December; the county is also pursuing a morgue upgrade and reported September death and overdose counts.
Alvin, a county staff member, told the Sullivan County Public Safety Committee that the county faces a potential gap in local post‑mortem services if it cannot secure a new pathologist before the primary pathologist retires in December.
The staff member said the candidate who responded to the county's request for proposals is based in Manhattan and told county officials she needs a higher per‑case rate to justify travel. "If we don't address this issue forthwith, the county may end up transporting the deceased to outside counties to have the post mortem grama performed," Alvin said during his report, adding that a pay adjustment would…
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