Haitian Creole Becomes the 17th Language to be Included in InterLingua's Medical Point2 Series of New Medical Manuals That Help Solve Language Barriers in Health Care

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- InterLingua Medical Publishing has announced today the completion of its 17th medical language manual with the publication of the Haitian Creole Medical Point2.

According to the US Census, some 37 million Americans five years of age and older - nearly one in eight residents of this country - speak a language other than English at home. For the health care industry, not only does this represent a medical challenge, but it also presents legal and financial issues for hospitals.

To help solve the language problem, InterLingua Medical Publishing has introduced a series of innovative and cost-savings medical manuals called Medical Point2's. The Medical Point2's allow medical and emergency personnel to communicate with non-English speaking patients simply by pointing to questions and answers.

The two column format includes the foreign language and English questions and answers placed side-by-side, so both the English speaker and non-English speaker read the same questions and answers simultaneously, in the language each understands. Doctors, nurses and emergency medical personnel point to a question – such as, "are you in pain?" - and the patient points to an answer. There is no issue about mis-understanding each other, and no expense for an outside interpreter.

"The language barrier between patients and medical personnel is a crisis. Our goal with the Medical Point2's is to help hospitals and emergency services personnel improve the quality of health care, save money, and reduce legal risks," says Jack Bernstein, Publisher.

In addition to Haitian Creole, Medical Point2's are available in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Farsi, Polish, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, French, German, Somali, Bosnian, Vietnamese, and Tagalog, and they come in both single language editions for $16.95 each and in two composite editions for $79.95 each.

The series also contains eight illustrations of the human body with callouts in both English and the selected foreign language. (www.MedicalPoint2.com)

About InterLingua Medical Publishing

InterLingua Medical Publishing helps doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other medical personnel communicate effectively and cost-efficiently with non-English speaking patients through a variety of media, including books, decks of cards, posters and patient education handouts.

SOURCE InterLingua Medical Publishing