Campi Takes Over As Bucks County Coroner

WARMINSTER, PA —Bucks County has a new coroner.

Patti Campi began her tenure as the new coroner, replacing Meredith Buck whom she defeated in the May Democratic primary before winning in the Nov. 7 general election.

"I am honored to have been elected to this position. I promise to serve Bucks County with integrity, dedication, and compassion," Campi told Patch Tuesday morning.

The 60-year-old Democrat from Warwick cruised to victory by 10,000 votes in the Nov. 7 general election, defeating Republican Charles R. Stockert.

She began her tenure in the Warminster Township-based coroner's office Monday.

The oncology nurse and president and office manager of E.P. Donnelly, Inc. —beat incumbent Coroner Meredith Buck in a rare contested May primary election for the position.

"I'm excited to make changes and help people on a wider scale," she said following her November election victory.

One of her top priorities is to get national accreditation for the Bucks County Forensic Facility. The accreditation would be the sixth coroner's office in Pennsylvania to achieve accreditation and the first in the Philadelphia area.

Accreditation requires an office to demonstrate it meets the national standards for death investigation set by the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners.

Accreditation requires a forensic facility to prove it meets standards in five different areas: medicolegal office practices, investigative practices, morgue facilities, laboratory services, and forensic specialists.

Buck announced a similar intention in May.

Campi said in her election profile that she wanted to educate Bucks County residents more on public health.

'I believe the coroner position has a unique ability to share county-specific data regarding the opioid crisis and mental health issues faced by residents of Bucks County. This county-specific data can be used to help create programming to help address these issues," Campi said.