The Kendall Couty Coroner's Office encourages hospice and palliative care agencies to pre-register all anticipated home deaths to ensure a smooth reporting process upon the patient's passing.  By completing the pre-registration, you assist our staff in verifying the information that will be collected at the time of death (such as demographic information) as well as greatly minimizing the chances of delays or follow up calls from an investigator when the death occurs. To make this process easier for your staff, we have created an online form below that can be submitted electronically 24 hours-a-day.

NOTE: Pre-registration of a patient does not relieve the medical professional of their responsibility to notify the coroner's office upon pronouncement of death. The coroner requires ALL deaths occurring within Kendall County to be reported immediately by calling (630)553-4200. (For a full list of hospice death guidelines, please see the PDF linked at the end of this page.)

 
If you are unable to use the above form, please click here to download a fillable PDF version that can be submitted by email or fax.

Depending on individual circumstances, the Kendall County Coroner permits Care Facility Staff to report in-facility deaths directly to our office rather than requiring EMS to respond. Typically this will be for residents with significant medical histories and/or a documented decline. The attached document (below) outlines the guidelines for directly reporting a death in your facility, as well as contains a form which can be used by your staff to record information that will be requested by the on-call investigator.

NOTE: The ability to direct-report deaths is a courtesy, not a requirement. Nothing in these guidelines prevents Care Facility Staff from electing to contact 9-1-1 or emergency services upon discovery of an in-facility death, nor does it prevent the on-call investigator from conducting a formal on-scene investigation if deemed necessary.