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Non-Discrimination

Altru Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Altru does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Altru Health System:

  • 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)
  • 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, contact Altru Health System at 701.780.5000

If you believe that Altru Health System 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: Altru’s Patient Representatives; Terry Watne (701.780.1909, twatne@altru.org) or Rebecca Stadem (701.780.6430, rstadem@altru.org), PO Box 6002, Grand Forks, ND 58206, Fax: 701.780.1942. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Terry Watne and Rebecca Stadem are 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, DC 20201

1.800.368.1019, 800.537.7697 (TDD)

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

Interpreter Services

ATTENTION: language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1.800.732.4277.

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