Program: SANE – Sexual
Assault Nurse Examine
What is it? A program
about care, compassion, and comfort, the Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner (SANE) program helps prosecute sexual abuse crimes and
begin the healing process for survivors. The program, which
St. Vincent provides in collaboration with the police department
and rape crisis center, is made up of specially trained registered
nurses who collect medical evidence and perform the necessary
examination in a sensitive manner and in complete confidence. Program
nurses:
- Help survivors understand all of their options, from disease
treatment to Pregnancy;
- Help survivors develop a medical follow-up plan
- Testify on behalf of the survivor if a case goes to court;
- Maintain an ongoing, working relationship with other organizations
that can Help, including human service and law enforcement
agencies, the area’s Sexual Assault Center, and the district
attorney’s office; and
- Ensure a sexual assault advocate is available for all survivors.
Who is it for? Anyone who has been sexually
assaulted. Nurses help people of either sex, of all ages.
Why do they do it? Recognizing that victims
of sexual assault need special care and sensitivity, St. Vincent
developed the SANE program as part of its 125-year commitment
to compassion and concern for human welfare. The program
provides assistance to anyone who has been sexually assaulted
and is available through the emergency department any time of
the day, and day of the week.
Contact: Sue
Robertson
Telephone: 920-433-8181
Email: sroberts@stvgb.
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