interpreter services

José Ontiveros, center, and his wife, Isela Morales, to his left, are surrounded by some of the team members who helped save his life as he battled post-COVID complications, including from left, infectious disease specialist Karen Bloch, MD, MPH; interpreter Eleazar Jimenez; orthopaedic surgeon Amir Abtahi, MD; infectious disease specialist Christina Fiske, MD, MPH; and otolaryngologist Sarah Rohde, MD, MMHC.
March 16, 2022

Teamwork returns man with severe post-COVID complications to his life

A multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt helped José Ontiveros cope with a long list of severe complications arising from his COVID-19i infection.

By Jill Clendening
June 1, 2017

Program offers medical interpretation career training for speakers of dual languages

The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute will launch a medical interpretation training program in August with help from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Interpreter Services.

By Tom Wilemon
November 12, 2015

New video initiative enhances Interpreter Services’ offerings

Interpreters at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are joining forces with counterparts at other hospitals to better serve non-English speaking patients.

By Tom Wilemon
September 13, 2012

Collins to manage Interpreter Services for hospitals, clinics

Hope Collins has been named to the new position as manager of Interpreter Services.

By VUMC News and Communications