PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Department of Health on Friday confirmed a disturbing report by the Philadelphia Inquirer that accused a hospital of transporting bodies to a University City medical examiners office in the back of a pickup truck. "The Health Department is appalled that this happened, and strongly reminded the referring hospital of the existing protocols.
This is not normal or acceptable.” A photographer for the newspaper reported seeing a dark blue F-150 pull up behind Joseph W.
Spellman Medical Examiner Building on Sunday afternoon with as many as six body bags piled in its cargo bed. The bodies were covered with a thick black mat.