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The DuPage County Coroner’s Office - where investigation meets medicine.

Richard Jorgensen, MD is an experienced Coroner who has supervised the investigation of over 71,000 deaths in the last twelve years.

  • Dr. Jorgensen, MD, is a licensed physician and skilled trauma and vascular surgeon brings a wealth of medical knowledge to the office.

  • Dr. Jorgensen, MD, is a leader in the fight against the opioid epidemic in DuPage County.

EXPERIENCED CORONER

  • Supervised

- 71,000 forensic investigations

- 1,100 overdose deaths

- 150 homicides

- 1,100 suicide deaths

- 4,100 autopsies

LEADER IN FIGHTING OPIOID EPIDEMIC

  • Co-Founder of DuPage Narcan Program

    - 7,500 first responders trained

    - 1,700 lives saved to date

  • Member, Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Statewide Opioid Task Force

  • Identified local drug use trends through data collection & analysis 

TRAUMA AND VASCULAR SURGEON

  • Cared for over 40,000 patients

  • Performed over 10,000 operations

FAMILY

  • Married 44 years

  • Two married adult daughters

  • Three amazing grandkids

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Get to know Richard Jorgensen, MD - candidate for re-election.

Richard Jorgensen, MD, is a lifelong DuPage County resident and currently makes his home in Wheaton. He is married with two adult daughters. After obtaining a bachelors in biology at Loyola University Chicago he continued his education and training as a doctor and surgeon at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and Foster McGaw Medical Center.

 Rich completed a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin before returning to Central DuPage Hospital to begin his surgical practice.

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Initiatives and Priorities.

Dr. Jorgensen, MD, has worked tirelessly to improve public health and safety throughout DuPage County. The most prominent of these efforts coming in the fight against the opioid epidemic and working towards suicide prevention, but the work still continues.

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Daily Herald: Richard Jorgensen - 2024 candidate for DuPage County coroner
Daily Herald: Richard Jorgensen - 2024 candidate for DuPage County coroner
NCTV17: DuPage County sees 24% decrease in overdose deaths in 2023
NCTV17: DuPage County sees 24% decrease in overdose deaths in 2023
Chicago Tribue Editorial Board: Richard Jorgensen for DuPage County coroner.
Chicago Tribue Editorial Board: Richard Jorgensen for DuPage County coroner.
DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association Unanimously Endorses Coroner Richard Jorgensen, MD for Re-Election
DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association Unanimously Endorses Coroner Richard Jorgensen, MD for Re-Election
Health Alert: New Counterfeit Opioid Overdoses Reported in Illinois
Health Alert: New Counterfeit Opioid Overdoses Reported in Illinois

The State of Illinois has alerted local health departments about multiple counterfeit opioid pill-related overdoses, including two fatalities, over the past week. The overdose cases involve young people between the ages of 19-23 years, and additional cases are under investigation. The young people involved referred to the counterfeit pills as “M30,” “Percocet,” or oxycodone, which were purchased on the street.

Daily Herald Editorial Board: Richard Jorgensen for DuPage County coroner.
Daily Herald Editorial Board: Richard Jorgensen for DuPage County coroner.

Dr. Richard Jorgensen is endorsed by the Daily Herald for re-election as DuPage County Coroner.

Jorgensen, a retired surgeon who practiced at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, has made the most of his nearly eight years as coroner. After bringing extensive medical and administrative experience to the office, Jorgensen set out to increase training for deputy coroners, convert from paper to electronic records and find ways to do more with less.

DuPage County Coroner and Health Department Support Suicide Prevention
DuPage County Coroner and Health Department Support Suicide Prevention

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness.

In DuPage County, data provided by the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) indicates rates of suicides have been increasing at an alarming rate over the past several years. In fact, addressing mental health concerns has been listed in the Impact DuPage’s top 3 health priorities for our community. More recently, data provided by DuPage County Coroner, Richard Jorgensen, M.D. indicates the rate of deaths by suicide increasing as the impact of COVID-19 continues.

Surge in Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020
Surge in Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020

DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, M.D. reports data indicating an alarming increase in suicidal deaths in DuPage County. This Public Service Announcement is a report after an in-depth review of all deaths due to suicidal deaths in the first six (6) months of 2020, during the onset of COVID-19 “shelter at home” compared to the same period in 2019.

Daily Herald Report: Coroner cheats death?
Daily Herald Report: Coroner cheats death?

DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen saved himself a bit of work last week. According to DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, Jorgensen -- a surgeon -- responded "in a New York second" to a man in distress Aug. 15 at a restaurant.

Surge in Overdose and Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020
Surge in Overdose and Suicide Deaths Review First 6 Months of 2020

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, M.D. reported on preliminary data indicating an alarming increase in overdose deaths in DuPage County. This Public Service Announcement is a follow up to that initial report with an in-depth review of all deaths due to overdose in the first six (6) months of 2020, during the onset of Covid 19 shelter at home compared to the same period in 2019.