Olympia Medical Center Goes Live with Martti(TM) Interpretation Service.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Language Access Network (Pink Sheets:LANW) announced today that the company is now providing live video interpretation services at Olympia Medical Center Olympia Medical Center (OMC) is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. History Originally founded in 1948 as Midway Hospital Medical Center, the hospital has undergone several owners. In 1993, Summit Health Ltd. sold the hospital to OrNda HealthCorp. , Los Angeles, California. The service, known as Martti(tm) (My Accessible Real-Time Trusted Interpreter), is now available free to patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Through a services agreement announced in October, Language Access Network will provide Olympia Medical Center's Emergency Department with live video interpretation services in 150 languages, including American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. (ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language ). "Through our partnership with Olympia Medical Center, Language Access Network is now serving the nation's largest limited English proficient and Deaf and hard of hearing population," stated Michael Guirlinger, 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. of Language Access Network. "Our growing team of medically trained interpreters is prepared 24 hours a day to handle Olympia's high demand for interpretation services," continued Guirlinger. Olympia Medical Center is a 204-bed facility that sees 44,000 patients per year, with 21,600 in the Emergency Department last year. Olympia Medical Center's most requested languages include: Farsi, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Los Angeles County is home to approximately 100,000 limited English proficient people. All institutions receiving federal money are required though the American Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act to provide interpretation services free of charge to Deaf and hard of hearing patients as well as limited English proficient patients. The Martti(tm) system will assist Olympia Medical Center comply with all ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. , JACHO JACHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, regulations. Olympia Medical Center is known for its specialty programs which include the California Digestive Diseases Institute; Center for Geriatric Health; Memory Institute, Joint Replacement Program; Spine Program; Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and , Surgical Weight Control Center; East-West Pain Management Institute; Cardiology; Critical Care Services; 24-hour Emergency Department; and Surgical Services, among others. www.olympiamc.com Language Access Network Inc. (Pink Sheets:LANW), based in Nevada, is a pioneer in video language interpretation services with operations in Columbus, Ohio. A publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , Language Access Network provides pharmacies and medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via real-time, interactive video technology. www.languageaccessnetwork.com. 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