Translation system crosses language barriers
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, December 13, 2007
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A California hospital has implemented technology that allows non-English speaking patients to speak to certified translators, a move that has helped nurses effectively care for patients.
Nurses at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center can tap on a computer screen and be linked to a translator who is ready to interpret for a patient in need. The hospital is connected to the Health Care Interpreter Network, a group of California medical centers that has brought together qualified, multilingual staff members. Membership in the network costs between $40,000 and $60,000 for a public hospital, and the equipment and installation amounts to about $150,000.
Statewide, about 200 languages are reportedly spoken in California, and about 20% of the state's residents are considered limited in their English proficiency.
Source: The Los Angeles Daily News
Other articles of interest:
Tech company receives $850,000 grant for translation system
California hospital debuts patient channel
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