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14-12-2006
Medical interpreters lacking in Connecticut
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 Connecticut, USA (Hartford Courant): A dearth of medical interpreters remains a major barrier to care for non-English speaking patients. Although a federal law directing hospitals to provide qualified language interpreters is 40 years old, grade-school children and custodians still are often on the front line of efforts to bridge the language barrier between patients and professionals throughout Connecticut. The report found that 44 percent of Latino adults report that they usually or sometimes have a hard time understanding the doctor because of language issues.
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www.courant.com/news/health/hc-health1213.artdec13,0,3363110.story?coll=hc-headlines-health
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