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Congressman Tom Reed made time in his busy schedule to tour the new sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE Center) at WCA Hospital. The SAFE Center opened August 1, 2014. The center was created through a partnership between the Southern Tier Health Care System (STHCS) and WCA Hospital to bring SAFE services to Chautauqua County. It opened following more than a year of planning and development between STHCS and WCA Hospital. Shown from left to right are Mary Rappole, a Zonta of Jamestown member, SAFE Provider Julie Morton, STHCS CEO Donna Kahm, Congressman Reed, WCA Hospital CEO Betsy Wright and WCA Emergency Department Nurse Manager Emelia Lindquist. The SAFE Center provides services and counseling to sexual survivors and gathers the evidence needed to convict sexual predators.
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Southern Tier Health Care System (STHCS) was founded in 1994 as one of New York's first four rural health care networks.
Today STHCS is one of 37 rural health care networks in New
York State. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, STHCS is headquartered in
Olean, N.Y., and serves Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties in the
Southern Tier of Western New York.
Our mission is to improve the health and wellness of the rural communities we serve.
STHCS is a membership organization with 14 member agencies including the Southern Tier’s premier health-care organizations. Working with our member organizations, our goal is to create programs that identify and remove barriers to health care and foster healthy lifestyle choices for our rural residents.
Our mission is to improve the health and wellness of the rural communities we serve.
STHCS is a membership organization with 14 member agencies including the Southern Tier’s premier health-care organizations. Working with our member organizations, our goal is to create programs that identify and remove barriers to health care and foster healthy lifestyle choices for our rural residents.
