South Peninsula Hospital Non-Discrimination Notice
South Peninsula Hospital (SPH) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person based on the grounds of race, religion, skin color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and characteristics), marital status, changes in marital status, parenthood, veteran's status, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes, in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits of any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by SPH directly, through a contractor or any other entity with whom SPH arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
SPH and its clinics (collectively "SPH") comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and SPH:
- Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Sign language interpreters or in-person interpreters (as available)
- Language Identification Flashcard
- Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Interpreter services by selecting a language through Cyracom app: Phone call or FaceTime. Staff will assist with calling/set-up.
- If you need Telecommunications Relay Services specifically: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) or Teletypewriter (TTY), services please call 7-1-1.
If you believe SPH has not met our goal to provide these services, or discriminated as indicated above or in another way, you may share your concern or file a grievance with SPH by contacting the Affordable Care Act Section 1557 Coordinator as listed belowl You may file your grievance in person, phone, mail, or email:
- All SPH Locations
South Peninsula Hospital Section 1557 Coordinator/Privacy and Compliance Officer
4300 Bartlett Street
Homer, Alaska 99603
Confidential Phone: (907) 235-0389
Email: Compliance@sphosp.org
Should you choose to file a concern with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights you many do so on-line at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf or by mail or by phone at:
- U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll-Free: (800) 537-7697
TDD toll-free: (800) 537-7697 - Complaint forms are available online at: https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.