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Alachua County moves to seek funding for dedicated SANE exam room at UF Health

Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · May 11, 2026
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Summary

Advisory board members asked the county to help convert a UF Health room into a dedicated Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) space; staff says construction cost estimates fell from $47,000 to about $32,000 after waivers. The commission asked the manager to identify funding options and to prioritize the project in the FY2017 budget cycle.

The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners referred funding options to the county manager Wednesday after hearing that an available room at UF Health could be converted into a dedicated Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) facility.

Advisory board members for Alachua County Victim Services and the local crisis center reported progress on several fronts, including a new room near the emergency department that would allow forensic…

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