The Justice System and Medical & Healthcare industries sadly seem to always compete for which most feels the dramatic impacts of an acute and chronic lack of language resources.

Over the years, the need for compliance with federal/state language access requirements such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Disability and Language Acts have been addressed using uncontrolled and costly language services. But language lines and contract interpreters alone do not suffice to brake down all the barriers faced each and every day by the medical and healthcare system and the thousands of Limited English proficiency (LEP) – now English Language Learners – patients it encounters daily. In response to this direct consequence of increased LEP immigrant population, a successful solution lies within Diversity Initiatives that get Hospitals, Pharmacies, and Nursing/Care Centers… to have their workforce reflect the very communities they serve. These initiative must be supported by continuous rigorous testing/training to ensure staff competence across cultures and beyond language barriers.

When well trained for the job and certified/proved competent in both English and their foreign languages, on-staff employees prove to be more effective and committed to bridging gaps, as their achievement in their language and cultural role directly ties to their professional performance and the organization’s success. Naturally, a continued success is hence ensured as they are fully engaged for constructive results throughout each and every encounter with LEP/ELL patients and their relatives.

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