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Ada County faces forensic pathologists shortage

The new $38 million Ada County Coroner's office building opened in 2024.
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The new $38 million Ada County Coroner's office building opened in 2024.

The Ada County Coroner’s Office is home to the only forensic pathologists in the state.

Thirty counties south of the panhandle contract with Ada County to perform autopsies. But the county’s been a pathologist short for about a year, delaying results.

Troy Oppie has more on why it’s not an easy fix.

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Troy Oppie is a reporter and local host of 'All Things Considered' for Boise State Public Radio News.
As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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