Setting a new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
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…
Hershey, PA — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in partnership with Penn State College of Nursing, is launching a program to further enhance support for sexual assault survivors. Registered nurses in the Emergency Department at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who have completed Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training are partnering with the College of Nursing’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…
Experts in the field of sexual assault examinations are now on hand to assist J.C. Blair’s nursing staff with cases no matter what time of day cases are brought forward. J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and its project partners Thursday marked the launch of the SAFE-T (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth) program which provides J.C. Blair’s nurses with 24/7 access to…
DuBois, Pa. — After a year-long journey, Liz Davis, RN, CEN, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurse, of Penn Highlands Healthcare, is excited to see the launch of the Penn State SAFE-T Center launch at the Penn Highlands Healthcare DuBois. She introduced the Penn Highlands DuBois SANE nurses — (all RNs) Elizabeth Davis, Nina Lindemuth, Holly Hertlein, Katie Bizzak, Vicki…
Delivering the new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
