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LA Times: "Medical interpreters are a patient's right"
Article features Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which is joining Paras-managed Health Care Interpreter Network.
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Long Island’s NUMC Joins ALVIN
Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY has joined the All Languages Video Interpreter Network ... Read more...

GUH Launches MedStar Interpreter Network
Georgetown University Hospital's language services team recently helped MedStar Health launch the MedStar Interpreter Network (MIN) ... Read more...

Kaiser Award for Paras-built Interpreter Network
Paras and Associates (PAA) wins coveted Kaiser award - the R.J. Erickson Diversity Achievement Award,..
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Paras and Associates is the premier provider of technology systems that enable immediate access to language interpreting via video and telephone.

ALVINsm — the All Languages Video Interpreter Network — is a unique, automated video and voice call center that instantly matches user needs to the best available interpreter. ALVINsm is perfect for hospitals, courts, and settings where language barriers may emerge on a moment's notice.

Our customers use ALVINsm to improve customer service, boost productivity, and save money relative to the cost of contracted interpreting services.

Today's world is multi-lingual. One, or even two languages are not enough. Read the How It Works section to learn more about what ALVINsm can do for you.

- Key Benefits

• Instant Access to trained healthcare interpreters.

• Lowest Cost Solution using your own trained hospital interpreters and bilingual staff

• Comprehensive Language Coverage including American Sign Language, with 24/7 service in conjunction with commercial interpreter services.

• Full Access at Every Point of Patient Care in a hospital or clinical network. Video and telephone devices are connected to a single call center.

• Opportunity to Collaborate with other hospitals within your healthcare system or in local or regional networks. Networked hospitals can share interpretation services, increasing the breadth of languages, and taking advantage of economies of scale.

Click here to see how ALVIN works.