Interpreters aid patient care at University Hospitals Iowa City
Esperanza Pavano’s heart surgery relies on interpreters at University Hospitals to bridge language gaps for 37 languages. Three staff interpreters plus 100 on-call community interpreters ensure clear medical communication and awareness of cultural context for patients like Pavano, who cannot speak English.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Esperanza Pavano
Davenport
Pavano
U of I
South America
Spain
Mary Solis
France
Department of Social Service
Solis
Ozzie Diaz-Duque
Nory Arango
Interpreters at University Hospitals list diverse languages
The roster shows interpreters fluent in Arabic Cambodian Chinese Cantonese Mandarin Shanghainese Haitian Hai Nan Chinese Dutch Farsi French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Laotian Tai Dam Thai Malay Polish Portuguese Philippine Russian Romanian Serbo Croatian Syrian Spanish Sign Languages American Sign Language Mexican Sign Language Swedish Taiwanese Turkish Vietnamese Yiddish and more.
Skywalk Upgrade Aims to Aid Disabled in City System
Securities Corporation of Iowa funds a renovation at the SGA building to add a wheelchair ramp to the downtown skywalk. The project, costing about $10,000, will make access easier for parents with strollers and others while the skywalk reopens by month’s end and full work completes by June 30. The ADA applicability remains undecided to private sections. The SGA site sits at 122 and 124 Second St SE, formerly Armstrong’s department store.
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SGA
SCI
Pat Stepanek
Mel Meyer
ADA
Stepanek
Second St. SE
Armstrong's Department
Burglary Report in Linn County details residence crime
The Log notes a burglary at 202 24th St. Dr. SE with $900 in stereo gear stolen between 8:00 and 9:10 p.m. Friday, entry via pried rear door. Fire calls list several medical emergencies and alarms Saturday across Linn County. Sheriff’s Rescue includes medical calls in Fairfax Central City an accident on I-380 near Center Point.
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24Th St. Dr. SE
Fairfax
Central City
Center Point
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