Healthcare IT News is out today with a story on how St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho’s largest health system, is using SAFE-T System to bring expert forensic care directly to survivors in rural communities across the state. Before partnering with SAFE-T System, patients at some of St. Luke’s rural and critical access hospitals faced travel of two hours or more…
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We’re proud to share that SAFE-T System’s own Dr. Sheridan Miyamoto has been named a recipient of a Next Steps Grant through the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators at UC Davis. Six nurse leaders were selected for the award, each receiving up to $150,000 to advance their fellowship research over the next 18 months. Dr. Miyamoto’s…
A recent feature in Healthcare IT News spotlights the critical gap in sexual assault care across rural America — and the nurse-led innovation closing it. In many rural communities, there are no certified sexual assault nurse examiners available to conduct forensic exams, collect evidence, or guide survivors through one of the most traumatic moments of their lives. For too many…
Credit: PSU News, “Nese College of Nursing SAFE-T System receives 2025 ANA Innovation Award” Each year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recognizes nurse innovators whose novel approaches improve patient care and health outcomes and also recognizes them for their sustainability and scalability in U.S. markets. Sheridan Miyamoto, associate professor in the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, is the…
Credit: PSU News, “Pa. legislation expands access to sexual assault nurse examiners across state“ Supported by Penn State’s SAFE-T System, Act 59 of 2023 creates an infrastructure of SANEs and improved access to care for survivors. Click here to view SAFE-T System’s Full Policy Brief for SB414: SAFE-T Policy Brief SB414 Survivors of sexual violence in Pennsylvania will soon benefit…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sexual assault victims have better outcomes when they receive specialized care, yet there is a shortage of trained sexual-assault nurses across the country, especially in rural areas. A $1.5 million, three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will allow the Penn State’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center to identify and partner with…
