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PLEASE NOTE: Federal & state law as well as the Joint Commission mandate that Baystate Health provides trained medical interpreters to patients with limited or no fluency in English. Use of educational tools is for relationship-building purposes only.

CareNotes: Patient Handouts in 15 Languages

Patient Education materials in 15 languages, accessible any Baystate Health location.

CareNotes® System

Online Tools for Language Learning

DeafHealth showcases people using ASL to talk about medical issues.

Radio Lingua Network offers many Coffee Break podcasts.

LiveMocha connects users with lessons and learning communities.

 

Library Resources for Language Learning

Learning to communicate with people in a second language is a thrilling experience.  Please keep in mind that you must study for years to become sufficiently fluent to interact with patients or their family members in your non-native language in a medical setting. 

 

 
 

Pimsleur

Borrow Pimsleur Spanish(Latin American) audio CDs and mp3s. 

The Baystate Library & Knowledge Services is located on the ground floor of the Chestnut Building.  We are open Mon-Fri from 7:00am-5:00pm.  We use your work badge as a library card.  For more information, call 4-1865 or email library@baystatehealth.org.