SANE Coordinator
Prisma Health-Upstate
Ellen Kennedy has served as the SANE Coordinator for Prisma Health Upstate since April 2018. Since that time, she has helped guide the creation of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program that offers 24/7/365 coverage for 4 counties in Upstate South Carolina. She also is the recipient of a $1 million dollar HRSA grant to recruit and train SANE staff in rural areas. In 2022, this grant was renewed for another 2 years. Ellen was also awarded the Palmetto Gold Award in September 2022, a South Carolina state-wide nursing award
