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March 28, 2006
Court orders hospital to improve services for hearing-impaired
A hospital has agreed to improve interpreter services for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. David Muise of Hinsdale, who is deaf, sued Cheshire Medical Center in 2004 after he was not provided with interpreter services on four separate visits.
The settlement between Muise and the hospital requires Cheshire Medical Center to make sure interpreters and other services for the hearing-impaired are available when needed. It also requires the hospital to increase staff training about services for the deaf and to post better information about patients' rights.
The hospital also agreed to pay Muise $85,000 for damages and legal fees.
By The Associated Press
Posted by 4HL on March 28, 2006 7:26 AM
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