Polk County and Iowa consider sharing morgue space

State of play: Polk County Medical Examiner facilities at Broadlawns Medical Center are crowded.

• The county launched a nearly $40,000 study last year to examine relocation possibilities.
• Polk officials recently learned that the state is interested in expanding its examination area, Norris said.
• That's led to the ongoing discussions with the state, whose offices are located in Ankeny.

Plus: Polk County has been unable to recruit a new assistant medical examiner since promoting Josh Akers to the office's top spot in May of 2020.

• Sharing some staff could add more pathology coverage to both offices.

Of note: Officials from the state medical examiner's office did not respond to our request for comment.