We provide hospitals with sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs) through telehealth. TeleSAFE can provide support to your existing nurses during an exam. We can lead an exam with an onsite nurse that has little to no experience. And we can provide precepting/training for newly trained SAFEs.

TeleSAFE’s services are completely free to all hospitals in New York State! The program is funded through a grant from New York State’s Office of Victim Services and Department of Health and in partnership with Saint Peter’s Health Partners.

Yes – all of our SAFEs are pediatric-trained, and we help hospitals develop protocols and workflows for pediatric patients, whether or not they have treated them before.

TeleSAFE’s provider and your hospital provider(s) may both be called to testify. Our providers have ample experience testifying in court and are prepared to do so.

TeleSAFE can help any hospital! We work with many hospitals that have existing programs, and help with particularly difficult cases, quick consultations, or gaps in coverage.

If you don’t have a program, we can help you avoid transfers by precepting nurses interested in becoming SAFE-certified. Our certified SANE providers can also walk any hospital RN through a complete SAFE exam, regardless of whether they’ve ever done an exam before.

In either case, we are there to support you and your existing team – not replace anyone.

Hospitals that partner with TeleSAFE utilize a digital colposcope made by MobileODT. This device is used.

Yes! Advocates provide patients with many options after an assault and are a vital resource and support to survivors.

A patient always has the right to decline any part of an examination, including TeleSAFE. However, patients overwhelmingly report that they are very grateful for the extra support and expertise during their exams.

Sign a very simple contract that explains the (free) services. We then have a dedicated launch team that will help your hospital with equipment setup, training, etc. We have gone live in as quickly as a few weeks for interested hospitals.

Eliminate patient transfers and provide higher quality care. Patients that face additional time or expense at another hospital are likely to opt out of care (and think less of your hospital).

Decreased patient wait times and ER delays. Waiting patients are costly and lower patient satisfaction scores.

Establish or fortify a strong SAFE staff, and avoid paying nurses to come on-site to precept.

Enhance your documentation, potentially limiting legal liability.

Deliver more services for free!