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Telephone Service Links Interpreters and Doctors

By Nicole Wallace

Interpreters who can help doctors communicate with patients who speak Haitian Creole, Somali, Twi, and 150 other languages are just a phone call away, thanks to a nonprofit organization in Portland, Ore.

The Institute for Cultural Competency uses a sophisticated telephone routing service to join medical professionals and their patients who...

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