In Maryland,
Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs) work within a Sexual Assault Forensic
Examiner (SAFE) program in a hospital to complete medical forensic
examinations, treat victims for Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs), and address pregnancy concerns. Currently, there are 21
active SAFE programs and two more being developed. When FNEs conduct
an exam after a sexual assault, the evidence is collected with accuracy
and precision, which leads to an increase in cases that will be
prosecuted; therefore, more perpetrators will be held accountable
and punished for their crimes.
Where they exist,
SAFE programs have made a profound difference in the quality of
care provided to sexual assault victims. FNEs offer victims prompt,
compassionate care and comprehensive forensic evidence collection.
In addition to helping preserve the victim’s dignity and reduce
psychological trauma, SAFE programs are enhancing evidence collection
for more effective investigations and better prosecution. Particularly
in non-stranger sexual assaults, which are the majority of sex crimes,
thorough documentation of evidence that helps to corroborate a victim’s
account of an assault by establishing lack of consent has led to
more successful prosecutions.
SAFE
Programs in Maryland:
Allegany
County
Memorial Hospital of Cumberland
600 Memorial Ave.
Cumberland, MD 21502-3765
http://www.wmhs.com
SAFE
Coordinator: Debi Wolford
(301) 723-3819
SAFE Coordinator: Cristina Sorrell, 410.269.1904 (ER)
Hiring: Contact Mary Lou Turchi, ER Nurse Recruiting
(443) 481-1404
SAFE Coordinator: Linda Marinakis
(410) 255-0996
SAFE
Coordinators: Leslie Anderson and Joyce Miller
(410) 332-9494
Baltimore
County
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
6701 Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21204-6808
http://www.gbmc.org
SAFE
Coordinator: Linda Kelly
(443) 849-3323
GBMC SAFE education
program flyers:
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Franklin
Square Hospital Center
(Program sees only children 12 and younger)
9000 Franklin Square Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21237-3901
http://www.franklinsquare.org/
Contact: Regina
Howard or Dr. Scott Krugman
(443) 777-7127
SAFE
Coordinator: Sharon Flesher
(410) 535-8344
Caroline/Dorchester/Talbot
County
Memorial Hospital of Easton, Emergency Dept.
219 S. Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601-2913
http://www.shorehealth.org
SAFE
Coordinator: Devin Trinkley
(410) 822-1000 x 5555
Carroll
County
Carroll Hospital Center
200 Memorial Ave.
Westminster,
MD 21157-5726
http://www.ccgh.com
SAFE
Coordinator: Mary Lambertson
(410) 871-6655
SAFE
Coordinator: Mae Daly
(410) 620-3782
SAFE
Coordinator: Debbie Shuck-Reynolds
(301) 609-4144
Frederick
County
Frederick Memorial Hospital
400 W. 7th St.
Frederick, MD 21701-4506
http://www.fmh.org
SAFE
Coordinator: Kathy LeComte
(301) 698-3109
Garrett
County
Garrett County Memorial Hospital
251 N 4th St.
Oakland, MD 21550-1375
http://www.gcmh.com
SAFE Coordinator:
Christie Cameron
(301) 334-7777
Harford
County
Upper Chesapeake Health System
500 Upper Chesapeake Dr.
Bel Air, MD 21014-4324
http://www.uchs.org
SAFE
Coordinator:
(443) 843-5000 ext 5337
Harford
Memorial Hospital
501 South Union Ave.
Havre de Grace, MD 21078-3409
http://www.uchs.org
SAFE
Coordinator: Barb Baughman
(443) 843-5000 ext 5337
Howard
County
Howard County General Hospital
5755 Cedar Ln.
Columbia, MD 21044-2912
http://www.hcgh.org
SAFE
Coordinator: Sharon Coburn
(410) 740-7778
SAFE
Coordinator: Heidi Bresee
(301) 279-6225
SAFE
Coordinator: Cindy Wolf
(301) 475-6200
SAFE
Coordinator: Eunice Esposito
(410) 543-7530 x3382 or ER (410) 543-7100
SAFE
Coordinator: Michelle Clifton
(410) 641-9630
Washington
County
Washington County Hospital
251 E. Antietam St.,
Hagerstown, MD 21740-5724
http://www.wchsys.org
SAFE Coordinator:
Pamela Holtzinger
(301) 790-8352 or CAC (301) 694-1795
Sussex
County, Delaware
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Seaford, DE 19973
Debbie Holbrook
(302) 629-6611, x 3910
