Imagine that you woke up with weakness in your right arm and difficulty speaking. You’re a Spanish speaker and you go to the emergency room, where the doctor attending to you took Spanish in high ...

WASHINGTON — Integrating medical interpreters as part of the HF team and designing practical discharge plans could reduce disparities for patients with HF and limited English proficiency. Patients ...

YORK, Pa. — The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the surface the need for effective communication with patients who have limited English proficiency or who are deaf or hard of hearing. "This pandemic made ...

One in five households in the United States speak a language other than English at home, and 25 million people in the U.S. — the majority of whom are U.S. citizens — have limited English proficiency ...

Language access in healthcare is a crucial component in minimising inequities among patient populations with limited proficiency in the dominant language. Extensive research has demonstrated that ...

This study evaluated whether limited English proficiency modifies the association between cardiovascular risk factors or cardiovascular disease and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

As an institution of higher education, the University’s admission standards for undergraduate and graduate student degree programs generally require English proficiency in accordance with U.S. student ...

As immigrant communities grow so does the need for court interpreters. A new Nebraska program trains interpreters to get certified and help non-English speakers testify in court. In Nebraska, court ...

Purdue University seeks to ensure meaningful communication with individuals who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP). As an institution of higher education, the University’s admission standards for ...