Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Lack of interpreters harms immigrant patients, charges community organization VTMBH Article: Author Ana Ledo VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Latino immigrants protested of the lack of interpreters in public Brooklyn hospitals last month, after the Brooklyn community organization Make the Road by Walking released a report detailing immigrants inability to communicate with their doctors. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Dozens of Latino immigrants protested discrimination against Spanish-speaking people by Brooklyn hospitals on Thursday, Feb. 21. The community organization Make the Road by Walking organized the protest in front of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center after releasing a report detailing immigrants inability to communicate with their doctors because hospitals lack interpreters. The report included interviews with patients at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center and Wyckoff, the majority of whom were unable to communicate with healthcare providers. According to a representative of Make the Road by Walking, the majority of the 145 interviewed for the report said neither hospital informed them of their right to interpretation. Juana Alvarez, a Mexican woman and member of Make the Road by Walking, said because of the lack of interpretation, she was unable to tell doctors that she was pregnant and suffering a hemorrhage. Ultimately, she lost her baby. I waited too long to be seen. There was no one who spoke Spanish. I couldnt communicate with anyone. I tried to explain to the doctor that I was giving birth but he didnt understand me. The baby was born and fell off the bed, Alvarez said. What I lost that day because of lack of interpretation services will never be recovered, she added. Josefina Marín, a Mexican woman, said because she couldnt communicate with emergency room doctors at Woodhull Medical Center, she was accused of neglecting her youngest son, of whom she lost custody for a month. My son needed x-rays and we had to wait almost 12 hours to be seen. When we were seen by the doctor, he told me that they did not offer the treatment my son needed. I was accused of abusing my son and they opened a case, Marin said. Representatives of Wyckoff Medical Center denied these accusations and indicated that the institution offers interpreting services and information in English and Spanish. These allegations are very unjust and untrue. We have a committee which focuses on the needs of the Hispanic community, said Yamil Pujols, assistant to the director of internal relations at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, who indicated that yesterday the hospital tried to meet with the representatives of the Make the Road by Walking but they refused to speak with us. Andrew Friedman, an organizer with the community group, denied the accusations. He indicated that the representatives of Wyckoff offered to speak to them but arrived in an inopportune time when our attorney and our members were not present. Woodhull Hospital denied the complaints, adding that they do provide translation services to their patients. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-22 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File n3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lack of interpreters harms immigrant patients, charges community organization 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Latino immigrants protested of the lack of interpreters in public Brooklyn hospitals last month, aft Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-02-22