Diversity

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement (EEO/AA)

This is to reaffirm Pine Medical Center's policy of providing Equal Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies thereof, specifically, Minnesota Statutes 363.

Pine Medical Center will not discriminate against, or harass, any employee or applicant because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, veteran status or status with regard to public assistance.

Pine Medical Center will take Affirmative Action to ensure that all employment practices are free of such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are not limited to the following: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, selection, layoff, disciplinary action, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

Pine Medical Center will evaluate the performance of its management and supervisory personnel on the basis of their involvement in achieving these Affirmative Action objectives as well as other established criteria. Any employee of this Company or subcontractors to this Company who do not comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity Policies and Procedures set forth in this Statement and Plan will be subject to disciplinary action. Any subcontractor not complying with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations of the Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies thereof, specifically, Minnesota Statutes 363 will be subject to appropriate legal sanctions.

SMDC Health System's EEO/AA Officer is Diane Davidson, Vice President Human Resources. Her responsibilities will include monitoring all Equal Employment Opportunity activities and reporting the effectiveness of this Affirmative Action Program, as required by Federal, State and Local agencies. The Chief Executive Officer of SMDC Health System will receive and review reports on the progress of the program. Our Affirmative Action Program may be inspected by any employee or applicant during normal business hours by contacting the EEO Coordinator.

If any employee or applicant for employment believes he/she has been treated in a way that violates this policy, they should contact either Kari Matson, 109 Court Ave. S., Sandstone, MN 54072, or by phone to (320) 245-5604, or any other representative of management, including the Chief Executive Officer. Responsible parties will investigate allegations of discrimination or harassment as confidentially and promptly as possible, and we will take appropriate action in response to these investigations.