23.07.2007 12:59:00
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Miami Valley Hospital Signs Two Year Service Agreement With Language Access Network, Inc.
Language Access Network (OTC:LANW),
the leader in video interpretation services, announced today that Miami
Valley Hospital, an 848 bed hospital located in Dayton, Ohio, has signed
a two year service agreement for MARTTI™(My
Accessible Real Time Trusted Interpreter), the Company’s
live video/audio interpretation service.
Language Access Network, Inc. will now provide Miami Valley Hospital
with live video/audio interpretation services for American Sign Language
(ASL) for the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing, Spanish, and 150 other
languages, to its more than 800,000 patient encounters a year.
Miami Valley Hospital will be billed for the video/audio interpretation
service on a per minute usage fee, with a minimum usage requirement of
1000 minutes a month.
Language Access Network estimates an average of 20% of all patients in
the U.S. are Limited English Proficient, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, or do
not speak English well. LAN estimates that each patient encounter in a
hospital environment, ER, Labor and Delivery, Clinic, etc. lasts between
7-12 minutes of time on the MARTTI™ unit, with
a cost range of $1.75- $2.95 per minute.
All institutions receiving federal money are required through the
American Disabilities Act and Civil Rights Act are required to provide
interpretation services free of charge to Deaf and hard of hearing and
limited English proficient patients. MARTTI™
will help Miami Valley comply with ADA, JCAHO, and HIPAA regulations.
About Miami Valley Hospital
Miami Valley Hospital was Dayton’s first
healthcare facility more than 100 years ago and has introduced many "firsts”
for citizens of the region since 1890. The nationally ranked medical
center delivers health care excellence with more than 1,200 physicians
in 50 primary and specialty medical practice areas. With 848 licensed
beds, Miami Valley Hospital received coveted Magnet status in nursing
and is ranked among the nation’s top 100
hospitals for its size. MVH features the region’s
only Level I Trauma Center; the area’s only
air ambulance program CareFlight Air and Mobile; the region’s
only Adult Burn Center; the only Blood and Marrow Transplant Program;
the only kidney transplant program; and the only Level III center for
high risk maternity and newborn care. Miami Valley Hospital is a member
of the Premier Health Partners system.
About Language Access Network, Inc.
Language Access Network Inc.(OTC:
LANW),is a pioneer and the leader in video language interpretation
services for 150 foreign languages and American Sign Language. A
publicly traded company, Language Access Network provides pharmacies and
medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters 24 hours a
day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center,
interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign
Language (ASL) via real-time, interactive video technology.
More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com Safe Harbor Statement
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