The County of Monterey is enhancing health care access for indigenous communities by training interpreters and expanding services in local hospitals, with Natividad Hospital leading the initiative.For ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New rules that go into effect July 1 will require health care providers reimbursed with public funds to work with credentialed health care interpreters qualified or certified ...

TINTON FALLS - Until the mid-2010s, George and Linda Chen of Point Pleasant would go out of their way to travel to New York City to see a Chinese-speaking doctor. “Every time we saw a doctor, we had ...

Groups are joining Legacy Health to ask lawmakers to beef up the training and accreditation program for interpreters to help people access care, other services. This story was originally published by ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Taking medicine correctly is important. Mayo Clinic Health System staff work to make sure every patient — no matter their language — understands how to take their medicine ...

In 2023, the US witnessed the most considerable upsurge in refugee arrivals since 2017. Notably, major urban areas such as New York City and Chicago have experienced a recent influx of asylum seekers, ...

Being admitted to the hospital is an inherently stressful experience—you’re concerned about your health, worried about a procedure, and feeling isolated from friends and family outside of visiting ...

The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the National Latino Behavioral Health Association and All Our Kids Early Childhood Network, is hosting a no-cost specialized Behavioral Health ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nothing should stand in the way of someone getting quality health care, not even a language barrier, which is why interpreters are important. In this “Healthy Living with UNM ...

"As a result, health care access for a huge number of people without functional English is limited, and that can have a real cost in terms of health outcomes." Australia was regarded as a world ...