Non-Discrimination Statement

Valley Health complies with applicable Federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, association or veteran or military status. Valley Health does not exclude patients or treat them differently because of age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, association or veteran or military status.

Valley Health provides patients, for free and without charge:

Auxiliary aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Qualified sign language interpreters
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
Language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages

If you need these services, tell your caregiver and they will help arrange for assistance. You may also contact Katy Pitcock, Language Access Coordinator at 540-323-0228.

If you believe that Valley Health has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance through the VHS Patient Grievance Process. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, VHS will provide language assistance and auxiliary aides to help you. To file a grievance, inform your caregiver that you want to speak to a member of Risk Management.

Grievances and questions about this Notice may also be directed to the Valley Health Civil Rights Coordinator at:

Valley Health Compliance Department
220 Campus Blvd., Suite 420
Winchester, Virginia 22601
540-536-8909
540-536-5497 (Fax)
civilrights@valleyhealthlink.com

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Contact For Language Assistance

ATTENTION: If you require language assistance, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-540-323-0228.

Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-540-323-0228.

繁體中文 (Chinese):
注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-540-323-0228。

한국어 (Korean):
주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-540-323-0228 번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese):
CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-540-323-0228.

Tagalog (Tagalog – Filipino):
PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-540-323-0228.

Français (French):
ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d'aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-540-323-0228.

العربية (Arabic):
ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم 1-540-323-0228.

አማርኛ (Amharic):
ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-540-323-0228.

فارسی (Persian/Farsi):
توجه: اگر به زبان فارسی گفتگو می کنید، تسهیلات زبانی بصورت رایگان برای شما فراهم می باشد. با 1-540-323-0228 تماس بگیرید.

Русский (Russian):
ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-540-323-0228.

اُردُو (Urdu):
خبردار: اگر آپ اردو بولتے ہیں، تو آپ کو زبان کی مدد کی خدمات مفت میں دستیاب ہیں ۔ کال کریں1-540-323-0228.

Ɓàsɔ́ɔ̀-wùɖù-po-nyɔ̀ (Kru/Bassa):
Dè ɖɛ nìà kɛ dyéɖé gbo: Ɔ jǔ ké m̀ [Ɓàsɔ́ɔ̀-wùɖù-po-nyɔ̀] jǔ ní, nìí, à wuɖu kà kò ɖò po-poɔ̀ ɓɛ́ìn m̀ gbo kpáa. Ɖá 1-540-323-0228.

Igbo asusu (Ibo):
Ige nti: O buru na asu Ibo asusu, enyemaka diri gi site na call 1-540-323-0228.

èdè Yorùbá (Yoruba):
AKIYESI: Ti o ba nso ede Yoruba ofe ni iranlowo lori ede wa fun yin o. E pe ero ibanisoro yi 1-540-323-0228.

Deutsch (German):
ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-540-323-0228.

हिंदी (Hindi):
ध्यान दें: यदि आप हिंदी बोलते हैं तो आपके लिए मुफ्त में भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध हैं। 1-540-323-0228. पर कॉल करें।

বাংলা (Bengali):
লক্ষ্য করুনঃ যদি আপনি বাংলা, কথা বলতে পারেন, তাহলে নিঃখরচায় ভাষা সহায়তা পরিষেবা উপলব্ধ আছে। ফোন করুন ১-540-323-0228.