Dr. Jennifer Servi-Roberts, third from left, observes, from left, community Spanish-interpreting students Cristal Castaneda of Clayton, Luis Vera of Smithfield and Rita Harrington of Coats as they ...

Going to the doctor can be an uncomfortable and intimidating experience. But imagine if you couldn't communicate with your doctor or nurse to describe your symptoms or explain your medical history. As ...

James Calderon, right, translates to a defendant during a court hearing Thursday, April 7, 2011. Calderon is a judicial and medical Spanish interpreter. James Calderón sits patiently in a chair in the ...

Many health care workers in the Tri-Cities — from doctors and nurses to those behind a clinic’s front counter — speak more than one language, industry officials and educators say. And they are ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Many of us take for granted the ability to talk with our health care provider but for many of our neighbors there is a language barrier to receiving adequate care. A program ...

Federal regulations bar bilingual staff from interpreting unless they become certified, yet many clinics rely on these employees anyway. So researchers tested whether a 1-week long training in medical ...

Bing Hong Liu (C) talks to to Dr. Alan Chun (R) through an interpreter at the International Community Health Services medical clinic in their assisted living facility, the Legacy House, on March 20 in ...

Anita LaPlaca has a specialty niche in the health-care industry - a medical Spanish interpreter who aids communications between Spanish-speaking patients and doctors at Rainbow Pediatrics at the ...