Valley Hospital does not discriminate and does not permit discrimination, including, without limitation, bullying, abuse or harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status, or based on association with another person on account of that person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status.

Each patient or resident who has experienced discrimination may file a complaint with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH):
4150 Technology Way, Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4200 | FAX: 775-684-4211.
Email: dpbh@health.nv.gov

Valley Hospital:

  • 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 Dana Thorne.

If you believe that Valley Hospital 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:

Talia Atienza
Valley Hospital Medical Center
620 Shadow Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Phone: 702-388-4694
Fax: 702-388-8481
MaryTalia.Atienza@uhsinc.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Talia Atienza 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: Office of Civil Rights.