Language Services Toronto is launched in Canada

An ambitious telephone service gives newcomers to the Greater Toronto Area in Canada access to 24/7 medical language interpretation.The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is a major metropolitan area in Canada and 41 per cent of its population is comprised of …

Five benefits of healthcare language translation technology

Increasing state and federal requirements for communicating with limited English speakers have challenged hospital administrators to find cost-effective solutions for this problem.??There are an estimated 47 million residents in the United States w…

Do hospital-based language interpreters allow for better patient care?

While federal regulations requiring the use of certified hospital language interpreters are clear, the data on their benefit is more or less mixed.Last April we reported on a study conducted at two pediatric ERs which revealed that mistakes with potent…

Medical translation training provides low-income women with the means to overcome poverty

Innovative program offers economically disadvantaged multilingual women a way out of homelessness and poverty through the use of their language skillsWith the need for bilingual translators on the rise, a new nonprofit called Found in Translation is of…