Policies & Procedures

 

 

Sexual Harassment

It is the policy of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic (DHC), Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (MHMH) and Northern New England Community Practices that all Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) employees are to be treated with respect and courtesy. Sexual harassment of any D-H employees by another D-H employee, supervisor or outside party will not be tolerated.

  • Sexual Harassment in the workplace is unlawful.
  • It is unlawful to retaliate against a D-H employee for filing a complaint of sexual harassment or for cooperating in an investigation of sexual harassment.
  • Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature from supervisors, coworkers, or in some cases non D-H employees.
  • Sexual harassment complaints will be investigated. Any D-H employee who commits sexual harassment will be subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, discharge.

Any D-H employee who has work place sexual harassment concerns about supervisors, co-workers, or visitors should bring the problem to DHC, MHMH or Northern New England Community Practices attention by calling the Interim Director Education/Employee Relations at (603) 653-1570.