This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
May 18, 2020
Opinion & features

Hospitals Have Left Many COVID-19 Patients Who Don’t Speak English Alone, Confused and Without Proper Care

By: Andrea Capuselli

Covid pandemic coverage — When a woman who didn’t speak English arrived at the overrun emergency room of a Brooklyn hospital last week, she was initially placed in a unit for patients who didn’t have the coronavirus.

But on Thursday, a doctor realized she had a cough and fever and should be treated for COVID-19. The doctor brought her over to the coronavirus unit with a warning: “Good luck. She speaks Hungarian.” She died the following night.

Continue reading on ProPublica.

Comments about this article


Hospitals Have Left Many COVID-19 Patients Who Don’t Speak English Alone, Confused and Without Proper Care
Karine Gentil
Karine Gentil  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:59
Member (2002)
French to English
+ ...
No Interpreter May 22, 2020

The ER may have been busy with COVID 19 crisis and this is unacceptable to have treated someone in this fashion. She may have been Hungarian but she is still a human being and should have been treated with respect and patience. If she wasn't sick she would not have been in the ER in the first place. I have seen this on a daily basis where ER doctors and nurses do not have patience with patients in the ER. Even the admitting people up front have no patience. Some are done right rude. The same... See more
The ER may have been busy with COVID 19 crisis and this is unacceptable to have treated someone in this fashion. She may have been Hungarian but she is still a human being and should have been treated with respect and patience. If she wasn't sick she would not have been in the ER in the first place. I have seen this on a daily basis where ER doctors and nurses do not have patience with patients in the ER. Even the admitting people up front have no patience. Some are done right rude. The same way that it was hectic for them in the ER it was difficult for the interpreter to hear due to noise and mask issues. This situation was totally unacceptable to the patient and the hospital. ▲ Collapse


expressisverbis
 

Sign in to add a comment

To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(s) of this forum
Jared Tabor[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »
This discussion can also be accessed via the ProZ.com forum pages.


Translation news
Stay informed on what is happening in the industry, by sharing and discussing translation industry news stories.

Close search
All of ProZ.com
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search