
OpinionApril 24, 2021
Our Health System Is Failing Patients with Limited English
Better communication could help reduce inequities, but our medical infrastructure isn’t designed to take that into account
Gezzer Ortega, M.D., M.P.H., is lead faculty for research and innovation for equitable surgical care at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

Our Health System Is Failing Patients with Limited English
Better communication could help reduce inequities, but our medical infrastructure isn’t designed to take that into account

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