Nondiscrimination Policy Update
Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.
To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
Adjective
Describes people who speak Spanish and/or who descended from Spanish lineage; includes people from Spain. Though there is some overlap, the term Hispanic is not interchangeable with Latin American, Latino/a, or Latinx which includes anyone from Latin America but not Spain. For instance, a person from Brazil, which is Portuguese-speaking, is considered Latino/a/x but not Hispanic.
Adapted from Merriam-Webster
