Multicultural Health
Cambridge Health Alliance is a safety net health system and a recognized leader in multicultural health. It works to maintain health care access to a large number of vulnerable and diverse patients through its interpreter services program and many bilingual primary care providers. It also has award-winning linguistic programs like:
- The Haitian Mental Health Team (the 2010 Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver of the Year)
- The Volunteer Health Advisor program (American Hospital Association NOVA Award).
The organization was also named a leader in Delivering Culturally and Linguistically Competent Patient Care by the American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity
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