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Notice of Discrimination

Discrimination is Against the Law

Valley Presbyterian Hospital (VPH) 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. VPH does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital:

  • 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 just let a nurse, physician or person registering you know.

If you believe that Valley Presbyterian Hospital 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: Section 1557 Officer by calling 818.902.2997 or sending an email to Section1557Officer@valleypres.org.

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 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Office for Civil Rights (hhs.gov), 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 Filing with OCR - HHS.gov.