Notice of Nondiscrimination

Discrimination is against the law

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Virginia Mason Franciscan 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, 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 a Patient Advocate at 1-877-426-4701.

If you believe that Virginia Mason Franciscan 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 complaint with:

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available online, or by mail or phone at:

United States Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, Southwest
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201

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

Complaint forms are available online as well.

Nondiscrimination policy

As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is dedicated to providing services to patients and welcoming visitors in a manner that respects, protects, and promotes patient rights. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of age, race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical , mental or other disability, citizenship, medical condition, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Virginia Mason Franciscan Health arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

Nondiscrimination statement

English

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Español | Spanish

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo.

繁體中文 | Chinese

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health 遵守適用的聯邦民權法律規定，不因種族、膚色、民族血統、年齡、殘障 或性別而歧視任何人。

Tiếng Việt | Vietnamese

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health tuân thủ luật dân quyền hiện hành của Liên bang và không phân biệt đối xử dựa trên chủng tộc, màu da, nguồn gốc quốc gia, độ tuổi, khuyết tật, hoặc giới tính.

한국어 | Korean

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health 은(는) 관련 연방 공민권법을 준수하며 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 연령, 장애 또는 성별을 이유로 차별하지 않습니다.

Русский | Russian

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health соблюдает применимое федеральное законодательство в области гражданских прав и не допускает дискриминации по признакам расы, цвета кожи, национальной принадлежности, возраста, инвалидности или пола.

Tagalog | Filipino

Sumusunod ang Virginia Mason Franciscan Health sa mga naaangkop na Pederal na batas sa karapatang sibil at hindi nandidiskrimina batay sa lahi, kulay, bansang pinagmulan, edad, kapansanan o kasarian.

Українська | Ukrainian

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health дотримується чинних федеральних законів про цивільні права і не допускає дискримінації за ознакою раси, кольору шкіри, національного походження, віку, інвалідності чи статі.

ខ្មែរ | Cambodian

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health អនុវត្តតាមច្បាប់សិទ្ធិពលរដ្ឋនៃសហព័ន្ធដែលសមរម្យនិងមិនមានការរើសអើសលើមូលដ្ឋាន នៃពូជសាសន៍ ពណ៌សម្បុរ សញ្ជាតិដើម អាយុ ពិការភាព ឬភេទ។

日本語 | Japanese

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health は適用される連邦公民権法を遵守し、人種、肌の色、出身国、 年齢、障害または性別に基づく差別をいたしません。

አማርኛ | Amharic

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health የፌደራል ሲቪል መብቶችን መብት የሚያከብር ሲሆን ሰዎችን በዘር፡ በቆዳ ቀለም፣ በዘር ሃረግ፣ በእድሜ፣ በኣካል ጉዳት ወይም በጾታ ማንኛውንም ሰው ኣያገልም።

العربية | Arabic

یلتزم Virginia Mason Franciscan Health بقوانین الحقوق المدنیة الفدرالیة المعمول بھا ولا یمیز على أساس العرق أو اللون أو الأصل الوطني أو السن أو الإعاقة أو الجنس.

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Punjabi

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health ] ਲਾਗੂ ਸੰਘੀ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਹੱਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਨਸਲ, ਰੰਗ, ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਮੂਲ, ਉਮਰ, ਅਸਮਰਥਤਾ, ਜਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਤਕਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Deutsch | German

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health erfüllt geltenden bundesstaatliche Menschenrechtsgesetze und lehnt jegliche Diskriminierung aufgrund von Rasse, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Alter, Behinderung oder Geschlecht ab.

ພາສາລາວ | Lao

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health ປະຕິບັດຕາມກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍສິດທິພົນລະເມືອງຂອງຣັຖບານກາງທີ່ບັງ ຄັບໃຊ້ ແລະບໍ່ຈຳແນກໂດຍອີງໃສ່ພື້ນຖານດ້ານເຊື້ອຊາດ, ສີຜິວ, ຊາດກຳເນີດ, ອາຍຸ, ຄວາມພິການ, ຫຼື ເພດ.