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Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Northwell Health complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of the individual’s age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, partnership status, and victim of domestic violence, or any other protected status.

Northwell Health:

Provides free 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 and other formats)

 

Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

 

  • qualified interpreters
  • information written in other languages

 

If you need these services, contact The Center for Equity of Care.


If you believe that Northwell 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: Elizabeth McCulloch, The Center for Equity of Care, 1981 Marcus Ave., Lake Success, NY 11042, phone: 516-881-7000, fax: 516-881-7047, email: dihl@northwell.edu. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, The Center for Equity of Care is available to help you.

Civil Rights Complaint

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 ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/ main.jsf, or by mail or email at:


Centralized Case Management Operations

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Ave. SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

OCRComplaint@hhs.gov


Complaint forms are available at hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.

English

ATTENTION: If you speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).

Spanish

ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).


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 1-516-881-7000  (TTY: 711）。


Russian

ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-516-881-7000 (телетайп: 711).


Haitian Creole

ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).


Korean

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711) 번으로 전화해 주십시오.


Italian

ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).


Yiddish

.אויפמערקזאם: אויב איר רעדט אידיש, זענען פארהאן פאר אייך שפראך הילף סערוויסעס פריי פון אפצאל.

.(TTY: 711) רופט 1-516-881-7000  


Bengali

লক্ষ্য করুনঃ যদি আপনি বাংলা, কথা বলতে পারেন, তাহলে নিঃখরচায় ভাষা সহায়তা পরিষেবা উপলব্ধ আছে। ফোন করুন 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711)।


Polish

UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).



Arabic

ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث العربية، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان

.برقم 7000-881-516-1 (رقم هاتف الصم والبكم: 711)


French

ATTENTION: Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-516-881-7000 (ATS: 711).


Urdu

ملاحظه: اگر آپ اردو بولتے ہیں، تو آپ کو زبان کی مدد کی خدمات مفت میں دستیاب ہیں ۔ کال کریں 7000-881-516-1 (TTY: 711).


Tagalog – Filipino

PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).


Greek

ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ: Αν μιλάτε ελληνικά, στη διάθεσή σας βρίσκονται υπηρεσίες γλωσσικής υποστήριξης, οι οποίες παρέχονται δωρεάν. Καλέστε 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).


Albanian

KUJDES: Nëse flitni shqip, për ju ka në dispozicion shërbime të asistencës gjuhësore, pa pagesë. Telefononi në 1-516-881-7000 (TTY: 711).

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