Nondiscrimination and Accessibility
Source: HHS Office for Civil Rights
Woman’s Hospital complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Woman’s Hospital does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Woman’s Hospital 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)
Woman’s Hospital 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, call 225-927-1300 and ask the Hospital Operator to contact the Nursing House Supervisor.
If you believe that Woman’s 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:
Woman’s Patient Relations Department by calling 225-231-5555, or the state agency, Department of Health and Hospitals, and shall be provided with the name, address, and telephone number of the agency upon request.
Department of Health and Hospitals – Complaint Desk Health Standards Section
PO Box 3767
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-342-0138 or Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-866-280-7737
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, DC 20201
Toll Free: 1-800-868-1019, 1-800-537-7697 (TDD).
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/filing-with-ocr/index.html.