Language Line Services Launches Foreign Language Center of Excellence (COE) to Support Government Agencies, Meet Mandates

     

    Center to enhance operational efficiency and lower governmental operating costs as directed by President Obama
    MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 — In response to federal government foreign language mandates for limited English proficient (LEP) populations and the need stressed by President O…

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    National and International Leaders to Address Critical Language Access Issues at the 5th Annual Open Forum in Los Angeles

     

    National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum spotlights the well-being of limited English proficient population in U.S.
    LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2011 — Leaders, advocates and stakeholders in the medical interpretation industry will travel across the globe to convene on Saturday, April 3…

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    Oregon Awards Grant to National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters for Test Expansion in Five Additional Languages

     

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2010 — The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, which launched the first national certification exam in Spanish in October 2009 and bestows the Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) designation, has been awarded a grant effective December 21, 2010 by t…

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    Language Line Services Plans to Expand Workforce for Second Time in 2010

     

    Mid-Year Demographic Research Reveals Substantial Increases in Demand for Interpretation
    MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 5, 2010 — Language Line Services, the world’s leading provider of language-based solutions, today announced plans to expand its sales and marketing division by up to 20% t…

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    The International Medical Interpreters Association Bestows the Raquel Cashman Language Access Award to Language Line Services

     

    BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2009 — The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) recently awarded Language Line Services, a leading interpretation and translation provider, with the Raquel Cashman Language Access Award at the organization’s 2009 conference. This is the first time…

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    National Certification for Medical Interpreters Launched in the US

     

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2009 — Patients in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP) continue to face language barriers that threaten their health and undermine their well-being. But they are one step closer to equitable healthcare with the launch of the first National Certificati…

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    AT&T and Language Line Services Partner to Provide Customer Service Assistance in More Than 170 Languages

     

    Language Line Services Chosen as Exclusive Interpretation Provider for AT&T U-Verse and All of AT&T’s Telecommunication Services
    MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 17, 2009 — To better serve its multilingual customers, AT&T has chosen leading interpretation and translation compa…

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    Limited English Speaking Patients Closer to Being Guaranteed Quality, Equitable Healthcare

     

    National Certification for Medical Interpreters Launches; Inaugural Members of the National Board of Medical Interpreters to Oversee Certification Announced
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2009 — Patients in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP) continue to face language barrier…

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    Market Research Report Pinpoints 14 Sections of Proposed U.S. Health Care Reform Legislation That Will Influence the Nation’s Provision of Health Care Interpreting and Translation Services

     

    BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2009 — With an estimated 50 million people who speak languages other than English at home, the United States health care system serves one of the most linguistically diverse patient populations in the world. A new report from market research firm Common Sense Advisory answers the…

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    Better Business Bureau Selects Language Line Services for New Language Access Program

     

    MONTEREY, Calif., July 7, 2009 — In an effort to better serve consumers and constituent organizations, Better Business Bureau (BBB) has chosen leading interpretation and translation provider Language Line Services to implement a language access program allowing for instant communication i…

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