As of August 22, 2024, Douglas W. Hess’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Douglas W. Hess has worked at the Medical School at Ohio State College of Medicine and held a residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH.


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Douglas W. Hess

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for conducting an unbiased investigation on the cause, manner, and circumstance of death.  
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, for photographing and documenting the place of death, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- They are also responsible for collecting evidence at the location of death. This includes physical evidence and interviews from witnesses. 
- Coroners are responsible for removing the body from the place of death, and informing their family of their death in a timely manner. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 