Compliance

Federal and state laws give you the right to have your health care complaints heard, reviewed and resolved. Please direct any complaints about Hospice of Northwest Ohio to the following:

 

President / CEO, Rick Russell
Hospice of Northwest Ohio:              rrussell@hospicenwo.org

 

Ohio Residents:        Ohio Department of Health Complaint Line
                                   800-342-0553, Medicare-Certified Organizations
                                   800-669-3534, State -Licensed Organizations

 

Michigan Residents:  Michigan Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs

Mail:    Bureau of Health Care Services
                                 Health Facilities Division
                                 PO Box 30664
                                 Lansing, MI 48909


     Complaint Hotline: 1-800-882-6006     Phone: 517-241-4712

 

For concerns specifically about patient safety or quality of care, please contact The Joint Commission:

Email:                         complaint@jointcommission.org

Mail:                         Office of Quality Monitoring
                                  The Joint Commission
                                  One Renaissance Boulevard
                                  Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Phone:                        Main:                   1-800-994-6610
                                   Customer Service:  1-630-792-5800

 

Non-Discrimination

Hospice of Northwest Ohio does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, the basis of disability or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Hospice of Northwest Ohio directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Hospice of Northwest Ohio arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

Please refer to the full statement in English and information for those with Limited English Proficiency here.