UNMH launches Zuni interpreter program to overcome language barriers in healthcare

UNMH launches Zuni interpreter program to overcome language barriers in healthcare

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico Hospital has rolled out a new Zuni interpreter program which is training people who speak the language how to communicate with patients. The hospital offers interpreter services for more than 200 languages but they said Indigenous languages like Zuni bring unique challenges. Judge orders UNM to stop imposing…