Supporting Patients Who Use Languages Other Than English in Canadian Pediatric Hospitals
There are persistent gaps in the equitable provision of interpreter services and supports for families who use LOEs in Canadian pediatric hospitals. To ensure that language access becomes a foundational component of safe family-centered care, interpreter services must be embedded into clinical workflows, supported by institutional infrastructure, and implemented in ways that foster trust and relational safety.
Authors
- Gita Wahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5943-9702)
- Victor Do (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-238X)
- Matt Carwana
- Evangeline Tsagarakis
- Kim Zhou
- David M. Nicholas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-2835)
- Francine Buchanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6579-2489)
- Peter Gill
- Sanjay Mahant
- Keenjal Mistry
- Patricia Li
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- York General Hospital (US)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center (US)
- Children's Hospital 1 (VN)
- Network Technologies (United States) (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008801
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00