Here for Our Communities: Grand River Health is training its bilingual staff as certified medical interpreters – cutting costs, growing its Spanish-speaking patient base by 50%, and ensuring patients can be heard in their own language.
A Colorado hospital profits from resolving language barriers
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Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to addre...
.UCHealth is bringing innovative treatment options to Estes Park. Patients at UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center now have access to telestroke services, speeding up diagnosis and treatment.
UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center announces new telestroke service
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When it comes to stroke care, minutes can mean the difference between recovery and permanent disability. With that urgency in mind, UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center has launched a new telestroke s...Here for Our Patients: Wray Community District Hospital reduced uncontrolled diabetes in its community by 60% between 2018 and 2024 through targeted patient outreach and education — bringing rates down from over 35% to under 15%.
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Using Oracle Health Care Coordination Intelligence, the health system’s patient outreach and education helps lower uncontrolled diabetes 60%.