Spanish interpretation services are a critical part of ... 37,000 Spanish-speakers in Yakima County described themselves as speaking English "less than very well," a term used by the bureau to ...

The hospital now aims to assign a Spanish-speaking doctor to each medical team whenever possible, so that patients can rely on their physicians to interpret rather than having to use remote services.

On average, the cost to provide interpretation services is around $1,000 per meeting. Translation services range from $200 to $1,000 for each agenda depending on which third-party service is used.

Though a majority of the San Bernardino City Council signaled its support for providing Spanish-language interpretation services at its future meetings, Councilman Fred Shorett said Wednesday ...