Notice Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Discrimination is Against the Law
Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital DBA Sedgwick County Health Center, is inclusive of the following entities: Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital, Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home, The Jacob J. and Anne B. Walter Assisted Living Center, The Valley Medical Clinics of Julesburg, CO, Big Springs, NE and Chappell, NE, and complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex discrimination as defined by 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) but excluding any portion of the definition which is subject to a restriction on enforcement by order of a court of competent jurisdiction with authority over such matters). Sedgwick County Health Center does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Sedgwick County Health Center provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact:
If you believe that Sedgwick County Health Center 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: John Gardner, 900 Cedar St., Julesburg, CO 80737, Ph: 970-474-3323 (ask for John Gardner), email: compliance@schealth.org . You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email.
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:
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html. This notice is available at Sedgwick County Health Center’s website: schealth.org.