The economic downturn heaped on top of an already-broken health system has many families and communities across the nation feeling much pain these days. But health pain in the community of South Los Angeles is a story that is decades old. The pain is symbolically captured by the shuttered Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center...

The findings from Improving Care for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency: Facilitators and Barriers to Providing Language Services in California Public Hospitals suggest that systems for providing language services in California public hospitals are continuing to evolve, but it should also be noted that despite environmental challenges and ongoing financial and budget constraints, California public hospitals are making great strides.