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Demand for Bilingual Spanish Health Care Services Is Growing — Can Utah Keep Up?

Source
Utah News Dispatch
Date
Sep 3, 2024
Summary
Highlights the growing need for Spanish-language healthcare services in Utah, particularly in rural areas with large immigrant populations. Discusses the role of partnerships and diverse organizational leadership for meeting the needs of bilingual patient populations. Details efforts to address bilingual provider shortages through pipeline programs and regulatory changes.
Tagged as
Access · Culture and cultural competency · Health workforce pipeline · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · Utah