Clinical Manager
Uchealth
Colorado Springs, CO
Sarah Hagedorn MSN, RN, CCRN, SANE-A, SANE-P has been practicing as a nurse for over 18 years and as a forensic nurse for over 6 years. She earned her BSN from The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2006. In 2020, she obtained her MSN from Grand Canyon University. Ms. Hagedorn worked in adult critical care for over 11 years with a focus on care of the trauma patient. Ms. Hagedorn became a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in 2018. Dual board certified as a SANE-A and a SANE-P, she is the manager of the Forensic Nurse Examiner Team at Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which is housed in the Forensic Center of Excellence. This team provides medical forensic care to over 3,200 patients per year who are victims of violence (sexual assault, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, strangulation). In addition, Ms. Hagedorn oversees the FNE team at Safe Passage, the first co-located child advocacy center in the state of Colorado. Ms. Hagedorn also serves as a Principal Investigator for the Non-Fatal Strangulation Study, which aims to increase recognition of the acute and delayed complications of strangulation, and to identify standards of care. Ms. Hagedorn provides clinical skills training through Memorial Hospital’s Simulation Laboratory, teaching sexual assault care to providers from across the US, with a special emphasis on those working in rural or underserved areas. Ms. Hagedorn also provides expert testimony and teaching on issues including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, human trafficking and strangulation.
