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Article: Hospitals Begin Program to Help Sexual Assault Survivors; Specially-Trained Nurses Provide Care and Support.
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- November 14, 2000
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COON RAPIDS, Minn., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ --
Mercy & Unity Hospitals today began a new program to help survivors of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, or SANE, offers survivors immediate, compassionate medical care from specially-trained nurses 24 hours a day.
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"Our goal is to empower survivors so that they can regain control of their life and begin the healing process," says Karine Moe, RN, SANE program manager.
Helping survivors of sexual assault requires the coordinated effort of health care providers, law enforcement, advocacy and criminal ...