When someone arrives at the hospital who doesn't speak English very well, it's common for workers at the hospital who are fluent in that language —doctors, nurses, even administrative staff — to step ...

For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), errors in medical interpretation are common--especially when the interpreter is a family member or other untrained person, reports a new study. For ...

Language barriers during medical emergencies may compromise care, highlighting the importance of medical interpreter services in emergency departments, an analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine ...

Inessa Dorofeeva leads a full day compliance training session. Alfredo Lorente left Puerto Rico in 1988, and after graduating from Macalester College vowed not to use his Spanish to find work — he ...

U.S. pediatricians are not using trained language interpreters as often as they should despite evidence that such services are vital to improving the care of children and families with limited English ...

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an Avengers blanket, as a doctor, two nurses, and medical interpreter Veronica Maldonado entered his hospital room. He wrapped ...

Whether starting a new business, looking for work or just getting around town, it can be hard to make one’s way in a community where the principal language is not one’s own. The La Plata Food Equity ...