State of New Jersey
Department of Health
Governor Phil Murphy · Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver
Improving Health Through Leadership and Innovation
Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
p: 609-376-0557
f: 609-633-8312
If you are calling about a specific death investigation, contact the Regional Medical Examiner for the county in which the person was pronounced dead.
In New Jersey, when a person’s death is unexpected and the cause of death is not immediately known, the death is investigated by a medical examiner. Medical examiners also investigate deaths resulting from violence or injury and deaths that occured while the deceased was in legal custody.
The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner is responsible for the operation of the entire medical examiner system in New Jersey.
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey is home to over 2,000 licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and medical care facilities. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility.
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions.
