Northern Light Health, and its member organizations, comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical ability or disability, political affiliation, religion, culture, socio-economic status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, or language.
Northern Light Health, and its member organizations, do not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical ability or disability, political affiliation, religion, culture, socio-economic status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, or language.
Northern Light Health, and its member organizations, provide 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)
Northern Light Health, and its member organizations, provide free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages
If you need any of these services, please contact the Civil Rights Coordinator, listed below, at the Northern Light Health organization you are accessing. If you have a TTY, you may also dial 711.
Grievance Procedure for Northern Light Health
If you believe that Northern Light Health, or one of its member organizations, has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical ability or disability, political affiliation, religion, culture, socio-economic status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, or language, you can file a grievance with Northern Light Health's Civil Rights Coordinator. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, a Civil Rights Coordinator is available to help you.
List of all Northern Light Health Civil Rights Coordinators
Eric Hafener, Northern Light Health Vice President, Compliance and Privacy
43 Whiting Hill Road, Suite 200, Brewer, ME 04412
Phone – 207-973-6601
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
ehafener@northernlight.org
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Jennifer Lee, Compliance and Privacy Officer
268 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-6010
TTY – 207-973-6142
Fax – 207-973-6109
Email –
jelee@northernlight.org
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Stephanie L. Baillargeon, Director, Patient Experience & Employee Engagement
57 Water Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Phone - 207-664-5621
TTY - 207-374-2629
Fax - 207-374-3983
Email -
sbaillargeon@northernlight.org
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Sarah E.D. Joy, SHRM-SCP, Director, Patient Experience & Relations
489 State Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone -
207-973-8110
TTY - 711 (Maine Relay)
TTY - 207-973-5768 (Emergency Room)
Fax - 207-973-7348
Email -
emmcpr@northernlight.org
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Cheryl Theriault, Compliance and Privacy Officer
897 W Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Phone – 207-564-4516
TTY – 207-564-8404
Fax – 207-564-4183
Email –
chtheriault@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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Dayna Emerson, Compliance and Privacy Officer
Address – 931 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone – 207-973-7649
TTY – 711 (Maine Relay)
Email –
dmemerson@northernlight.org
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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.
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