v, the American company offering a modern approach to health and wellness, has reportedly launched access to primary care in the Spanish language.
According to sources, America has the world’s second-largest community that speaks the Spanish language after Mexico. Around 41 million in the United States alone speak Spanish at home. These people often prefer healthcare-related information and resources in the Spanish language.
The nation is currently facing a shortage of primary care physicians in inner cities as well as ruler areas and around 15.1% Hispanics are living without any kind of healthcare coverage.
According to the company, Spanish speakers are usually underserved in the nation due to numerous barriers like location, language, and cost. This is the region why the company is introducing Spanish language support on its telemedicine platform.
Sources cite that Hims & Hers’ USD 39 primary care consultations at the company’s websites will be in Spanish. All communications such as filling out the intake form of patients and preparing for the online primary care consultation will be in Spanish. Moreover, a Spanish-speaking consultant will offer care virtually with entire communications between consultants and the patient will be conducted in the Spanish language.
Speaking on the which, Andrew Dudum, Chief Executive and Co-founder of Hims & Hers said that the company had launched these services to break the existing language barriers and offer quality and convenient care to many people.
Mr. Dudum added that the company recognizes the need and understands the importance of catering to the Spanish-speaking population and hopes that people seeking access to quality care in Spanish language find its platform to be a highly inclusive, welcoming, and quality experience.
Source Credit - https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/hims-hers-launch-spanish-language-telemedicine-services/
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