Monroe County, WI
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Medical Examiner
Robert Smith
Address
112 South Court Street
Room 1005
Sparta, WI 54656
Phone
(608) 269-8721
Fax
(608) 269-4662
Email
medicalexaminer@co.monroe.wi.us
Office Hours
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
After Hours
Please call Monroe County Dispatch at (608) 269-6333 and have the on duty Medical Examiner contacted.
Medical Examiner
Welcome to the Office of the Medical Examiner
Mission
The Monroe County Medical Examiner exists to be of service to the citizens of Monroe County. The office is dedicated to the protection of the living, through comprehensive investigation of deaths, as required by law.
Duties
The Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office is authorized by Wisconsin State Statute 979.0 to investigate sudden or unexpected, violent, suspicious, or unnatural deaths to ensure the safety, health and welfare of the community. The office provides investigation, documentation, and medical evaluation of reportable cases. The Medical Examiner's office works collaboratively with the local Law Enforcement Agencies, District Attorney Office and any other Crime Scene Investigator's responding to the scene, to bring trained medical evaluation to the investigation of deaths that are of concern to the public health, safety and welfare of the Monroe County Residents. The Medical Examiner's Office strives to provide an unbiased cause and manner of death. This is accomplished through careful examination and gathering of evidence at the death scene.
Office Hours
Normal office hours are 7am to 3pm Monday-Friday. The office may be closed for major holidays. Calls are responded to throughout the day so at times the office may be unstaffed.
Staff is on call 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
To report a death contact Monroe County Dispatch Center at (608) 269-6333 and ask to have the on-call Medical Examiner paged.
Paperwork requests and inquiries should be done during normal business hours.
Fees
- Cremation Permit Fee $117.83
- Death Certificate Signing $100
Staff
- Robert Smith D-ABMDI; Chief Medical Examiner Email: robert.smith@co.monroe.wi.us
- Teresa Isensee; Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Email: teresa.isensee@co.monroe.wi.us
- Crystal Hansen; Deputy Medical Examiner Email: crystal.hansen@co.monroe.wi.us
- Joel Ames; Deputy Medical Examiner Email: joel.ames@co.monroe.wi.us
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