Sunday, July 23, 2006 Growing Demand for Interpreters in USA Hospitals USA Today recently reported that in 2004, the number of U.S. residents who speak a language other than English at home grew to almost 50 million, 19% of U.S. residents. And there were 22 million residents that year with limited English proficiency. This has led to a dramatic increase in the need for interpreters in hospitals and medical facilities. Federal rules require that any medical provider receiving Medicaid or Medicare offer interpreters. Forty-three states have one or more laws about language access in health care, up from 40 in 2003, according to a survey by the National Health Law Program. Hospitals today can gain access to interpreters in over 100 languages using specialized telephone language services. 7:26:32 PM    comment [] © Copyright 2007 Global Translations.

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