Medical Care and Crisis Center Services
The University has established formal partnerships with local sexual assault and domestic violence crisis centers near each NLU Campus. These centers provide confidential services for a range of sexual misconduct and relationship violence issues and have agreed to work with NLU to serve members of the NLU community. The following centers are available to NLU students:
Additionally, there are many local health care sites that can provide treatment for injuries or sexually transmitted diseases, as well as perform rape kits in order to preserve evidence should an individual want to pursue criminal charges at a later point.
Several of these resources staff Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) who hold specialized training in providing rape kits in a victim-sensitive manner.
The following medical facilities are nearest to each campus of NLU. The facilities nearest to NLU’s Illinois campuses may provide medical forensic examinations at no cost pursuant to the Illinois Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act.
| Chicago |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 312. 926.2000 |
| Lisle |
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
3815 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515 630.275.5900 |
| Wheeling |
Glenbrook Hospital
2100 Pfingsten Rd., Glenview, IL 60026 847.657.5800 |
| Florida |
Tampa General Hospital
1 Tampa General Cir., Tampa, FL 33606 813.844.7000 |
For more information on ways to receive immediate assistance after an incident, please visit https://nl.edu/student-services/student-affairs/sexual-respect/
The University also encourages individuals who have been sexually assaulted to undergo a health assessment by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) as soon as possible. A SANE is a registered nurse specially trained to provide care to sexual assault patients. The SANE conducts medical forensic examinations and can serve as an expert witness in a court of law. If you decide to have a SANE exam you can choose whether or not to make a police report.