The Vital Statistics Office of
the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has been
recognized by the State of California for its efficiency in service. Each year,
the California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
provides the Local Registration Efficiency Award (Medium District) to the top
counties in the State that most efficiently process their county’s information into
the State’s Electronic Death Registry System.
On average last year, counties
across California entered and verified death information into the State’s data
tracking system within 3.45 hours. El Dorado County entered and verified its
local data on average within 1.25 hours. This is the second year in a row that
El Dorado County’s Vital Statistics Office has received the efficiency award
from the State.
According to Maria Loera,
Deputy Local Registrar for El Dorado County Vital Statistics, the award is
meaningful because it shows that the agency and local mortuaries are focused on
providing good customer service. “The sooner we can gather, enter and verify
the information, the more quickly we can issue a death certificate for the
family,” said Loera. “This really helps families take care of needs and have
resolution sooner during a difficult time.”
The El Dorado County Vital
Statistics Office team works closely with local mortuaries and health care
providers to receive and verify information needed for death certificates. The
office registers births and deaths that occur in El Dorado County and issues
death and birth certificates, as well as burial permits. The Vital Statistics
Office is located in the Public Health building at 931 Spring Street in Placerville.
Hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Additional information about
the Vital Statistics Office can be obtained by calling (530) 621-6121 or
visiting www.edcgov.us/publichealth.
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