Notice of Non-Discrimination

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


WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us:
  1. Qualified sign language interpreting service
  2. Written information in other formats (large print, verbal)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English
  1. Qualified language interpreting service. 

If you need these services, notify any staff member for assistance.

If you believe that WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals 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:

Director of Risk Management
PO Box 8128, 1 Medical Center Dr.,
Morgantown, WV, 26506
304-598-4167
Fax 304-598-4292
manillaja@wvumedicine.org 

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Patient Advocates 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. Click for the link to the portal. Or,  you can file a complaint 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, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

You can learn more from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources Office for Civil Rights.