Sexual Assault Medical Exam

Are you, or someone you know, the victim of sexual assault?  [en Espanol]

EvergreenHealth's Kirkland and Redmond emergency rooms provide a 24-hour forensic nurse examiner (FNE) who is specially trained to provide care to sexual assault patients.  

We offer immediate, compassionate, culturally sensitive and comprehensive forensic evaluation and treatment, including:

• Crisis intervention
• Medical care for your injuries and protection from further harm
• Timely, thorough and professional evidence collection, documentation and preservation to enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to prosecute
• Evaluation and preventive treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Evaluation of pregnancy risk and prevention options
• Referral for follow-up medical care and counseling

Our team is available on a 24-hour basis, and consists of:

• Sexual-assault nurse examiners
• Emergency physicians and specialists
• Social workers
• Support services such as pharmacy, laboratory and diagnostic imaging

If you are sexually assaulted:

• Come to the emergency room
• Do not bathe, douche, eat or drink
• Do not change your clothes
• Call the police

The exam is available for victims who are 14 years and older.

Contact Information

To speak with a sexual assault nurse examiner, call one of our Emergency Rooms:

• Emergency Room - Kirkland       425.899.1711
• Emergency Room - Redmond     425.899.1111

For general information about the EvergreenHealth FNE Program, send us an email. Please do not send personal information in this email.

Other Helpful Contacts

• Harborview Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress - 206.744.1600
• 24-hour Sexual Assault Resource Line - 1.888.99VOICE
• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center - 425.226.5062
• Vulnerable Adult Abuse - 1.866.363.4276