An individual may want to access a medical exam to preserve evidence following a sexual assault. The Sex Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program at the听听is available to conduct a SANE exam, ideally within five days of the sexual assault.

It is best to not bathe, shower, eat, drink, douche, or change clothes before a SANE. However, evidence can still be collected even if any or all of these things have been done. If some or all of this evidence is unavailable or does not exist, reporting听a sexual assault to law enforcement and/or OIEC is still encouraged. The lack of evidence does not preclude an investigation from taking place.

Please contact the Office of Victim Assistance听(OVA) at听303-492-8855 to confidentially discuss any of your medical or reporting options.听

Individuals can receive a听forensic/SANE without first talking to the university or a confidential resource by calling the police directly and telling the dispatcher that they want to report a sexual assault and would like to preserve evidence. The police can provide transportation to the hospital. An individual can also undergo a SANE without police involvement by听going directly to听听and requesting a SANE. Wardenburg provides travel vouchers during business hours听to Foothills Hospital.


听Phone: 303-415-8100 (BCH) / 303-415-8818 (SANE)
Foothills Hospital Location: 4747 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80303


Phone: 720-718-7000
Location: 1750 E. Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, CO 80504


Phone: 970-624-2500
Location: 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland, CO 80538