Discrimination is Against the Law 

Regional Health Services of Howard County complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.  Regional Health Services of Howard County does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Regional Health Services of Howard County:

Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to community 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 assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:

  • Qualified interpreters
  • Information written in other languages.

If you need these services, contact a member of our healthcare team or the Patient Experience Contact in Administration.

If you believe that Regional Health Services of Howard County 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:

Patient Experience, Attn: Administration

235 8th Ave West

Cresco, IA 52136

563-547-2101 (phone)

563-547-3448 (fax)

Email: patientexperience@rhshc.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Patient Experience Contact 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 http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

This notice is available at Regional Health Services of Howard County’s website: www.rhshc.com.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

English 

ATTENTION: If you speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-563-547-2101.

Español (Spanish) 

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-563-547-6377.

繁體中文 (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 1-563-547-6377.

Tiếng Vit (Vietnamese) 

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-563-547-6377.

Srpsko-hrvatski (Serbo-Croatian) 

OBAVJEŠTENJE: Ako govorite srpsko-hrvatski, usluge jezičke pomoći dostupne su vam besplatno. Nazovite 1-563-547-6377.

Deutsch (German) 

ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-563-547-6377.

ةيبرعلا (Arabic)

) مقر  1-563-547-6377. : ةظوحلم تنك اذإ ركذا ثدحتت نإف ،ةغللا ةدعاسملا تامدخ رفاوتت ةیوغللا. ناجملاب كل مقرب لصتا .( 1-563-547-6377. :مكبلاو مصلا فتاھ

ພາສາລາວ (Lao, Laotian) 

ໂປດຊາບ: ຖ ້ າວ ່ າ ທ ່ ານເວ ົ້ າພາສາ ລາວ, ການບໍ ລິ ການຊ່ ວຍເຫຼື ອດ້ ານພາສາ, ໂດຍບໍ່ ເສັ ຽຄ່ າ, ແມ ່ ນມ ີ ພ ້ ອມໃຫ ້ ທ ່ ານ. ໂທຣ 1-563-547-6377.

한한한 (Korean) 

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-563-547-6377.번으로 전화해 주십시오.

िहंदी (Hindi) 

ध्यान द�: य�द आप �हदी बोलते ह �तो आपके ि◌लए मुफ्त म� भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध ह।� 1-563-547-6377. पर कॉल कर�।

Français (French)  

ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-563-547-6377.

Deitsch (Pennsylvania Dutch) 

Wann du [Deitsch (Pennsylvania German / Dutch)] schwetzscht, kannscht du mitaus Koschte ebber gricke, ass dihr helft mit die englisch Schprooch. Ruf selli Nummer uff: Call 1-563-547-6377.

ภาษาไทย (Thai)

เรียน: ถา้คุณพดูภาษาไทยคุณสามารถใชบ้ริการช่วยเหลือทางภาษาไดฟ้รี โทร 1-563-547-6377.

Tagalog (Tagalog – Filipino)

PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-563-547-6377.

unD (Karen)

LALE: Ñe kwōj kōnono Kajin Ṃajōḷ, kwomaroñ bōk jerbal in jipañ ilo kajin ṇe aṃ ejjeḷọk wōṇāān. Kaalọk 1-563-547-6377.

Русский (Russian) 

ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-563-547-6377.