St. Anthonys Senior Care Hospital complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or sex. St. Anthonys does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, disability, or sex. St. Anthonys provides specialized services to senior adults aged 65 and over. The purpose of the age requirement is to ensure that patients need the specialized services developed to meet the unique needs of our senior patients.

St. Anthonys Behavioral Health Hospital:

• Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to assist them in communicating 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 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 Director of Social Services.

If you believe that St. Anthony’s Behavioral Health 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 with our Director of Social Services. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance our Director of Social Services, 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, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

St. Anthony’s Behavioral Health Hospital disseminates its nondiscrimination policy in the patient’s handbook provided at admission to patients, family members, and DPOAs. It is also posted with patient’s rights on the wall of the hospital and posted on the hospital’s website.