Language Translation & Non-Discrimination

We are here to to care for everyone.

Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District No. 1 (doing business as: Newport Hospital &
Health Services; Newport Community Hospital; Newport Health Center; Seeber’s Pharmacy;
River Mountain Village) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Click here to read our full nondiscrimination policy.

Newport Hospital & Health Services 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)

• Free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
  • Qualified interpreters

If you need these services, contact Rhiannon “Rhi” Drake, Quality Manager / Patient Advocate. Telephone number: (509) 447-6305, Fax: (509) 447-2281, Email address: [email protected]

If you believe that Newport Hospital & Health Services has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, disability, national origin, language, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law, you can file a grievance with:

Rhiannon “Rhi” Drake, Quality Manager / Patient Advocate
Newport Hospital & Health Services
714 W. Pine Street
Newport, Washington, 83856
Telephone number: (509) 447-6305, Fax: (509) 447-2281
Email address: [email protected]

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Rhiannon “Rhi” Drake, Quality Manager / 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, 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Language assistance is available

English: ATTENTION: If you speak English language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).

Spanish: ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Chinese: 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-360-496-3638

Vietnamese: CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Korean: 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711) 번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Russian: ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Tagalog: PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Ukrainian: УВАГА! Якщо ви розмовляєте українською мовою, ви можете звернутися до безкоштовної служби мовної підтримки. Телефонуйте за номером 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Mon-Khmer, Cambodian: ប្រយ័ត្ន៖ បើសិនជាអ្នកនិយាយ ភាសាខ្មែរ, សេវាជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា ដោយមិនគិតឈ្នួល គឺអាចមានសំរាប់បំរើអ្នក។ ចូរ ទូរស័ព្ទ 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Japanese: 注意事項：日本語を話される場合、無料の言語支援をご利用いただけます。1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711) まで、お電話にてご連絡ください。

Amharic: ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).

Cushite: XIYYEEFFANNAA: Afaan dubbattu Oroomiffa, tajaajila gargaarsa afaanii, kanfaltiidhaan ala, ni argama. Bilbilaa 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).

Arabic: ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711)

Panjabi: ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ: ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੁਫਤ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ। 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).

German: ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).

Laotian: ໂປດ​ຊາບ: ຖ້າ​ວ່າ ທ່ານ​ເວົ້າ​ພາ​ສາ ລາວ, ການ​ບໍ​ລິ​ການ​ຊ່ວຍ​ເຫຼືອ​ດ້ານ​ພາ​ສາ, ໂດຍບໍ່​ເສັຽ​ຄ່າ, ແມ່ນມີ​ພ້ອມໃຫ້​ທ່ານ. ໂທ​ຣ 1-509-447-2441 (TTY: 711).