Setting a new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Nursing’s SAFE-T Center team, led by assistant professor and center director Sheridan Miyamoto, is working to address barriers to healthcare for rural sexual-assault victims with their new telehealth solution, the SAFE-T System. According to the center, there are more than 284,000 victims of sexual assault across America every year. Victims require…
LOCK HAVEN — With a beefed up staff and a new focus on helping, rather than jailing, people who commit non-violent crimes, Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse is finding some success … and increased conviction rates. Strouse spoke to a packed house at Thursday’s weekly Kiwanis of Lock Haven club luncheon at the Elks Lodge and talked about the…
CLARION – Clarion Hospital, in conjunction with Penn State University, last week introduced a new program to aid in the treatment of victims of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center (SAFE-T Center), established and maintained by Penn State University, is a telehealth program that enables rural hospitals in Pennsylvania to offer expert treatment in the aftermath of…
LOCK HAVEN — UPMC Lock Haven is partnering with SAFE-T (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination-Telehealth) to enhance compassionate, high-quality care for sexual assault victims. The kickoff event was held last Friday at UPMC Lock Haven, where many came out to show their support of the partnership. The SAFE-T Center operated under Penn State University, partners with underserved communities in Pennsylvania to…
Hershey, Pa — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s registered nurses trained in sexual assault examination will be offering remote care to patients in rural regions. The Derry Township-based medical center is partnering with the Penn State College of Nursing to offer its examiners to the college’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center. The telehealth center targets Pennsylvania’s…
WELLSBORO, Pa (WENY) — UPMC Soldiers + Sailors and Penn State have teamed up for the past year to provide sexual assault victims with the care they need. Whenever a victim goes to the emergency room, a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) will call another nurse at the SAFE-T Center at Penn State. “One of the biggest things with patients…
Delivering the new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
