UVM Health is committed to providing care to all members of our community without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, national origin, religion, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces.

Patients, family members, caregivers or visitors wishing to report discriminatory behavior should contact their hospital’s Department of Patient and Family Advocacy to file a complaint.

UVM Health is committed to providing a workplace that practices nondiscrimination and equal opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, national origin, religion, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces.

Employees, applicants or prospective employees wishing to report discriminatory behavior should contact their hospital’s Human Resources department.

Discrimination Is Against the Law

UVM Health complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, national origin, religion, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces.

UVM Health provides free interpreting and translation services to Deaf people and those whose primary language is not English, such as:

• Qualified sign language interpreters
• Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats)
• Qualified interpreters
• Information written in other languages

If you need these services, please contact the hospital through which you are receiving care. Contact information can be found on our interpretation and translation services page.

If you believe that UVM Health has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, national origin, religion, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, you can file a complaint with the hospital through which you are receiving care.

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. Learn more about how to contact your hospital to file a complaint.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights electronically, through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, by phone at 800-368-1019 or 800-537-7697(TTD), or by mail at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201