Many health care workers in the Tri-Cities — from doctors and nurses to those behind a clinic’s front counter — speak more than one language, industry officials and educators say. And they are ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Imagine going to the doctor and not understanding what is being said at your appointment. That's the reality for some East Tennesseans in the Latino community. An East Tennessee ...

Hospitals across the country face a demand for medical interpreters--and solutions such as conferring with a family member or an interpreter via a phone service don't always meet the need, NPR reports ...

LAPORTE | Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital is offering a Spanish/English medical interpreters course to the public, taught by Medical Communications Ambassadors. The 10-week course, ...

In the best of times, visits to a physician can be daunting if the medical provider and the patient speak different languages. A pandemic, and all of the fears it generates, makes the visit even more ...

Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

Medical interpreters must now work remotely, multiplying the challenges for front-line doctors and non-English-speaking patients. By Emma Goldberg Recently Dr. Alister Martin faced his patient, a ...

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A baby wasn’t in the plans when Beatriz Navarro immigrated to the U.S. In January, Navarro arrived in Colorado from Mexico “to work and to learn English.” She felt something move in her abdomen soon ...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) -- Marta Day's job is crucial to many COVID-19 patients at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. And these days, she's busier than ever. Day is a hospital interpreter who ...