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14TH DISTRICT MEDICAL EXAMINER UPDATE December 31, 2007 Medical Examiner issues in the 14th District will be handled, on a temporary basis, by the 2d District office in Tallahassee. We are in contact with the 1st District office, in Pensacola, in hopes of assistance, beginning January 8. After January 8, the 2d District office will provide service to Calhoun, Gulf, and Jackson Counties. Dr. David Stewart, Chief Medical Examiner of the 2d District, made it clear that his concern is for the citizens of the six counties that make up the 14th District. He is counting on the cooperation of law enforcement, medical personnel, and funeral homes in our communities to make this arrangement work. Three cases, one from Jackson County, and two from Bay County have already been referred to Tallahassee. An employee of the local Medical Examiner’s office is back on the job and working hard to ease the transition. When Dr. Siebert’s resignation becomes official; we anticipate the re-opening of the search for a permanent medical examiner |