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“Many immigrants to the United States may be getting inadequate medical care because of language barriers between patients and medical professionals. In response, some health facilities are working to add more multilingual staff and reduce errors based on miscommunication.
More than 22 million people who live in the United States don’t speak or understand English very well. And that can be deadly. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Glenn Flores highlights some cases where language barriers prevented patients from communicating with health care providers — with serious consequences.”
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