Language Line Services
Demand for Language Assistance in U.S. Hospitals Grows, Language Line Services Reports 20 Percent Increase in Call Volumes Nationwide
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, February 28th, 2008
From 2006 to 2007 medical interpreting usage increased 19.8 percent nationally among health care clients of Language Line Services, the leading provider of language services. Some urban areas like Boston, New York City and Chicago experienced even larger increases of 41, 34, and 31 percent, respectively. This rising demand for improved communication in health care delivery mirrors the nation's growing immigrant population, where every 19 seconds a limited English speaker enters the United States.
One in five, or over 60 million people in the country, speak a language other than English at home, according to the most recent U.S. Census reports. Of those, approximately...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-02-28)
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