#439 - 🔵 [PAS 2026] - Are We Visiting Language-Minority Families Less Often in the Hospital?

Send us Fan MailDr. Christina Rojas, from Lurie Children's Hospital, presents findings from a multi-center study across eight hospitals examining how often hospitalized patients and families receive communication touchpoints from their care team — and whether that differs based on preferred language. Across more than 30 languages represented in the study, families who preferred a language other than English experienced significantly fewer room visits, less direct communication when staff did enter the room, and a 55% gap in language-concordant interactions. She discusses what this means for patient safety — since missed touchpoints are missed opportunities to catch medication errors and address family concerns — and makes the case that interpreter access needs to stop being an extra step and start being the cultural default built into every care process.Support the showAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: [email protected]. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!