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…
The number of nurses experienced in providing care to sexual assault victims has wavered over the years at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. Liz Knauss, nurse manager of the emergency department at Holy Spirit, said there were two good programs over the years with effective staffing, but recently, the hospital had only two Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or…
(WHTM) — Penn State Health Hampden and Holy Spirit Medical Centers are launching a partnership to enhance support for sexual assault survivors. The two hospitals are partnering with Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing to enhance support for these patients through secure telehealth technology. Registered nurses in the emergency departments at both hospitals who have completed Sexual…
