How Interpreters at One Oakland Hospital Save Lives, Cross Cultural Divides Born from the Bay Area’s multiculturalism, UCSF Benioff Oakland interpreters answer hundreds of calls a day to interpret ...

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However, there is a solution. The Deaf Access Program at Mt. Sinai Hospital is making health-related communications available 24/7 to deaf and hard of hearing patients at several hospitals ...

As part of the agreement, Connecticut Hospital Association contracted with sign language interpreters on behalf of all the hospitals. Without the decree in effect, advocates say compliance has lapsed.

Hospitalized patients who aren't fluent in English end up spending fewer days in the hospital when they get help from a language interpreter at certain crucial times, according to a new U.S. study.

DALLAS - Interpreting a doctor's information for her Spanish-speaking husband was the last thing Barbara Rayes wanted to do as she held her dying newborn daughter.

He said he has worked with the interpreters to set up testing, imaging, follow-up appointments, lab call backs and explain medication administration. Retiring RWJBarnabas CEO: NJ hospital mergers ...

Imagine being sick, afraid and in the hospital. Now picture not understanding anything the doctors are saying. This is how patients who speak limited English can feel — until an interpreter ...