Notice of Non-Discrimination
VITAS complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. VITAS does not exclude people or treat them differently because of gender, race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.
VITAS provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters, information written in other languages, qualified sign language interpreters, and other resources. If you need these services, contact your hospice team or 1.844.208.4827.
If you believe that VITAS 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:
VITAS Patient Advocate
1 (800) 622-2544
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 400
Miami, FL 33131
patient.advocate@vitas.com
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the VITAS Patient Advocate 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 https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.
Spanish
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Chinese
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Vietnamese
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Korean
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Tagalog
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French Creole
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Arabic
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Russian
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Polish
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French
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Persian
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Portuguese
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Hindi
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Gujarati
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Japanese
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