NPR'S EDWARD LIFSON VISITS COOK COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO TO EXAMINE THE DIFFICULTIES BEING FACED BY MOST URBAN HOSPITALS RESULTING FROM THE LACK OF TRANSLATORS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTOR AND PATIENT, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN IMPAIRED TREAMENT. A NEW SURVEY BY THE NON-PROFIT NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOSPITAL INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, WAS RECENTLY RELEASED.
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