Cantonese Now One of Languages Most Needed by California Hospitals; Number of Languages Confronting Health Care Providers Up 23 Percent.TUCSON, Ariz. -- Statistics released today by the country's major language services company showed that in California in 2004 Cantonese bumped Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. from among the five languages that more than 90 health care facilities most often requested for interpretation. CyraCom International, which provides over-the-phone interpretation services in 150-plus languages to more than 700 hospitals nationwide, reported that Spanish was again the language most requested by its California clients. Vietnamese was second, Russian third, Korean fourth (but almost tied with Russian), and Cantonese fifth. In 2003, Russian was a clear third, and Mandarin was fifth. Moreover, the number of languages requested in 2004 increased to 97 from 79 in 2003, a 23 percent increase. Michael D. Greenbaum, CyraCom CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said the increase emphasizes the diversity of the state, which has not had a racial or ethnic majority since 2000, and highlights the pressures on health care professionals. "In America, our melting pot melting pot America as the home of many races and cultures. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : America of cultures is bubbling on high, and nowhere is this more apparent than in California," Greenbaum said. "Thirty-nine percent of the state's population speaks a language other than English at home, and our health care facilities are dealing with near-scorching situations as they deal with the demands of coping with the diversity of many voices in many languages. "The reality today is that every hospital across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. needs to be prepared for a person speaking any language to show up for routine or emergency care. Language proficiency Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency[1], there is little consistency as to how different organisations becomes intertwined with diagnostic, treatment and liability issues," he said. More than one million immigrants a year have come to this country annually since 2004 according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Center for Immigration Studies The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is a right-leaning, immigration reduction-oriented, non-profit, non-partisan research organization and was founded in 1985 with roots in the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and anti-immigration activist John . The latest technology developed by CyraCom helps health care providers immediately bridge the language gap with patients. ClearLink, a new dual-handset telephone, connects them to medically-trained interpreters in less than 20 seconds around the clock. ClearLink is CyraCom's latest in a series of innovations that in 2004 won the company a national award from InfoWorld magazine for health care technology. The company, which is based in Tucson, Ariz., also was named in 2004 to the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the United States. For more information, see www.cyracom.com. |
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