Discrimination is Against the Law

Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital (KSSH) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. KSSH does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Kansas Spine & Specialty 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
  • 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, please contact Melissa Briscoe, Quality/Risk/Infection Prevention/Employee Health Manager.

If you believe that KSSH 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:

Melissa Briscoe
3333 North Webb Road
Wichita, Kansas 67226
Phone: 316-462-5000
Fax: 316-462-5345
Email: mbriscoe@ksspine.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Melissa Briscoe 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
https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.