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 ...

Dr. Jennifer Servi-Roberts, third from left, observes, from left, community Spanish-interpreting students Cristal Castaneda of Clayton, Luis Vera of Smithfield and Rita Harrington of Coats as they ...

BOYNTON BEACH ­- Sometimes he's helping a woman in labor. Sometimes he's helping to save a life. Boynton Beach Spanish-language medical interpreter Habib Serrano is one of the first to be certified by ...

James Calderon, right, translates to a defendant during a court hearing Thursday, April 7, 2011. Calderon is a judicial and medical Spanish interpreter. James Calderón sits patiently in a chair in the ...

Lexington Medical Center is helping bridge language gaps in healthcare by offering interpreters, ensuring non-English ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – There’s one question a number of hospitals are adding to their list when checking in patients: what language do you want to speak for health care? East Tennessee Children’s ...

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 ...

As students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University learn to earn their patients’ trust and look for ways to better serve the underserved, many are honing their Spanish skills to ...

Abril Garcia has spent the pandemic cycling in and out of hospitals, sitting in waiting rooms a few feet from people being tested for the coronavirus. Garcia, a 28-year-old medical interpreter, never ...