Notice Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements and Nondiscrimination Statement: Discrimination is Against the Law
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship, alienage, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability. BWH does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, citizenship, alienage, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.
BWH 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)
BWH provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages
BWH Interpreter Services are available for more than Interpreter Services.
If you need these services, contact our Civil Rights Coordinator. If you believe that BWH has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship, alienage, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability, you can file a grievance with: Civil Rights Coordinator, 500 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, If you need help filing a grievance, our Civil Rights Coordinator 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 (OCR) at:
- The Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. 20201, 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building
- 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
You may also contact the OCR New England Regional Office at:
- Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Boston, MA 02203, Government Center J.F. Kennedy Federal Building – Room 1875
- 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/document/how-file-civil-rights-complaint
