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Hospitals hire and train interpreters for non-native patients
Washington Post, January 22, 2008
Adventist Health Care Systems has developed a program that trains already-bilingual staff in the technical terms and cultural nuances of interpreting in a hospital setting. The program is one healthcare providers are trying to meet the demand for qualified interpreters to help inform and reassure the growing number of non-English-speaking patients.
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