Flomenbaum Out for Good: TB Scare the Last Straw?

Chief medical examiner Mark Flomenbaum has been given the official heave. Governor Deval Patrick has apparently had enough with the swapped bodies, bloody floors, and decomposing corpses.

The Herald summed up the Flomenbaum Era at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in three words: "severe management breakdowns." If all reports are true, that's an understatement. An independent report outlines all the breakdowns in gory detail.

Perhaps the last straw for Patrick wasn't the independent report but the news that four employees at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had tested positive for TB.

Although WHDH reported that the TB is a "latent form," we're not entirely surprised because of the miserable working conditions at the office. Remember how blood backed up onto the floor and employees had to work in it? A roadside truck stop has higher standards of hygiene than the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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