Discrimination is Against the Law

Grand River Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes. Grand River Health does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

Grand River Health:

• Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free, appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
  • Qualified sign language interpreters
  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
• Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
• Qualified interpreters
• Information written in other languages

If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact the Language Access Coordinator at (970) 309-7754.

If you believe that Grand River 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 with:

Peter McNally, Civil Rights Coordinator
501 Airport Rd | Rifle, CO 81650
970-665-6299
[email protected]

If you need help filing a grievance, the Civil Rights Coordinator is available to help you.

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

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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