Non-Discrimination Notice
St. Mary's Health Care System honors the sacredness and dignity of every person, complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws, and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. St. Mary's does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. St. Mary's provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Qualified sign language interpreters; and
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, and other formats).
St. Mary's provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters; and
- Information written in other languages.
If you need these services, contact St. Mary's Mission Services, at 706-389-3276 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and the Nursing Supervisor at 706-389-3714 on nights, weekends, and holidays.
If you believe that St. Mary's has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:
Compliance Officer
St. Mary's Health Care System, 1230 Baxter St., Athens GA 30606
Phone: 706-389-3945 Fax: 706-389-3931
Email: Elizabeth.Sovereign@stmarysathens.org
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, St. Mary's Compliance Officer 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, DC 20201
1-800-368-1019 or TDD: 800-537-7697
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
Limited English Proficiency of Language Assistance Services
ENGLISH:
ATTENTION: If you speak a language other than English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
SPANISH / Español
ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
KOREAN / 한국어
주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711) 번으로 전화해 주십시오.다.
VIETNAMESE / Tiếng Việt
CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số).
1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
FRENCH / Français
ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d'aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
CHINESE / 繁體中文
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 1-833-244-2795 (TTY: 711)。
GERMAN / Deutsch
ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
HINDI / हिंदी
ध्यान दें: यदि आप हिंदी बोलते हैं तो आपके लिए मुफ्त में भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध हैं।1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711) पर कॉल करें।
GUJARATI / ગુજરાતી
સુચના: જો તમે ગુજરાતી બોલતા હો, તો નિ:શુલ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટે ઉપલબ્ધ છે. ફોન કરો 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
FRENCH CREOLE / Kreyòl Ayisyen
ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele
1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711).
ARABIC / العربية
ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم 1-833-244-2795 (رقم هاتف الصم والبكم:-711).
RUSSIAN / Русский
ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-833-244-2795 (TTY 711)
AMHARIC / አማርኛ
ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-833-244-2795 (መስማት ለተሳናቸው: 711).
TAGALOG
PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-833-244-2495 (телетайп: 711)
PORTUGUESE / Português
ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para
1-833-244-2495 (телетайп: 711)
URDU / اُردُو
خبردار: اگر آپ اردو بولتے ہیں، تو آپ کو زبان کی مدد کی خدمات مفت میں دسں 1-833-2495 (TTY 711)