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(Photo Credit: Spencer T Tucker)
HHC President Alan D. Aviles and Mayor Bloomberg at North Central Bronx Hospital SART press conference. |
At a press conference at North Central Bronx Hospital, Mayor Bloomberg announced that new Suspect Evidence Collection Kits will be used to collect physical evidence in sexual assault and rape investigations. The kits will make the collection of critical and time-sensitive evidence from suspects more routine.
The Mayor also announced that under a new ambulance routing protocol, sexual assault victims now have the choice of being transported to hospitals with special care and counseling, including any of HHC's 11 hospitals, all of which have a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) programs.
North Central Bronx Hospital was the first hospital in the city to receive SART designation from New York State in 2005 as a hospital where victims receive specialized attention and treatment, including supportive counseling, within one hour of their arrival.
July 2008
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