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From: Jay.Croft@p0.f147.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Croft)
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Subject: Re: Hospitals and Interpreters
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Date: 4 Feb 91 21:46:43 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

The patient has the *legal right* to a competent interpreter, if
requested--by the patient.

A similar situation happened some months ago when I brought a deaf
person to a local hospital.  I sent off a stiff letter to the president
of the hospital, and received a rather self-serving reply from the chief
of emergency medicine.  Next time I'll take my Blue Cross card
elsewhere.

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