Communication, Translation and Patient Advocacy

Language Accommodations for Diverse Populations

Free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us:

Qualified sign language interpreters
Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats and other formats)

Language services to people whose primary language is not English:

Qualified interpreters
Information written in other languages (see list of languages below)

Requesting a Service

If you need these services, contact Kim Danehower, who coordinates Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation (BMHCC) Compliance with Section 1557, the nondiscrimination provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). If you believe that BMHCC has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, you may file a grievance with this office.

Kim Danehower, Corporate Compliance Officer and Section 1557 Coordinator

350 North Humphreys Boulevard
Memphis, TN 38120
901-227-5925
Fax: 901-227-5929
1557coordinator@bmhcc.org

You may also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal or by mail or phone:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201
1-800-368-1019
1-800-537-7697 (TDD)

Language Assistance

Patients or their caregivers who are not proficient in English may use free language assistance (translation) services. Call 1-800-422-7847.

Español (Spanish) ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-855-938-0590.

Português (Portuguese) ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 1-800-422-7847.

Français (French) ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d'aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-800-422-7847.

Italiano (Italian) ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l'italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 1-800-422-7847.

ગુજરાતી (Gujarati) ચુ ના: જો તમે જુ રાતી બોલતા હો, તો િન:લ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટ ઉપલબ્ધ છેફોન કરો 1-800-422-7847.

हिंदी (Hindi) अगर आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं तो भाषा सहायता सेवा निःशुल्क उपलब्ध है। 1-800-422-7847.

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ: ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੁਫਤ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ। 1-800-422-7847 'ਤੇ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ।.

Deutsch (German) ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-800-422-7847.

Русский (Russian) ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-800-422-7847.

فارسی (Farsi) ﺎﻣﺷ یارﺑ نﺎﮕﯾار تروﺻﺑ ﯽﻧﺎﺑز تﻼﯾﮭﺳﺗ ،دﯾﻧﮐ ﯽﻣ وﮕﺗﻔﮔ ﯽﺳرﺎﻓ نﺎﺑز ﮫﺑ رﮔا :ﮫﺟوﺗ.دﯾرﯾﮕﺑ سﺎﻣﺗ 1-855-938-0590.

አማርኛ (Amharic) ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-800-422-7847.

العربية (Arabic) ﻢﻗر) ﻢﻗﺮﺑ ﻞﺼﺗا .نﺎﺠﻤﻟﺎﺑ ﻚﻟ ﺮﻓاﻮﺘﺗ ﺔﯾﻮﻐﻠﻟا ةﺪﻋﺎﺴﻤﻟا تﺎﻣﺪﺧ نﺈﻓ ،ﺔﻐﻠﻟا ﺮﻛذا ثﺪﺤﺘﺗ ﺖﻨﻛ اذإ :ﺔظﻮﺤﻠﻣ 1-855-938-0590.

繁體中文 (Mandarin) 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 1-855-938-0590.

日本語 (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。1-800-422-7847.

한국어 (Korean) 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-800-422-7847.

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-855-938-0590.

Hmoob (Hmong) LUS CEEV: Yog tias koj hais lus Hmoob, cov kev pab txog lus, muaj kev pab dawb rau koj. Hu rau 1-800-422-7847.

ພາສາລາວ (Lao) ໂປດຊາບ: ຖ້າວ່າ ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາ ລາວ, ການບໍລິການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດ້ານພາສາ, ໂດຍບໍ່ເສັຽຄ່າ, ແມ່ນມີພ້ອມໃຫ້ທ່ານ. ໂທຣ 1-800-422-7847.

ខ្មែរ (Khmer) ប្រយ័ត្ន៖ បើសិនជាអ្នកនិយាយ ភាសាខ្មែរ, សេវាជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា ដោយមិនគិតឈ្នួល គឺអាចមានសំរាប់បំរើអ្នក។ ចូរ ទូរស័ព្ទ 1-800-422-7847.

Kajin Ṃajōḷ (Marshallese) LALE: Ñe kwōj kōnono Kajin Ṃajōḷ, kwomaroñ bōk jerbal in jipañ ilo kajin ṇe aṃ ejjeḷọk wōṇāān. Kaalọk 1-800-422-7847.

Tagalog (Tagalog/Filipino) PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-800-422-7847.

Nondiscrimination Policy

In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, Baptist Memorial Health Care, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, admits and treats all persons without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, or national origin in its provision of services and benefits, including assignments or transfers within the facility and referrals to or from the facility. Staff privileges are granted without regard to race, color or national origin.