Fine for lack of sign-language interpreters</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Fine for lack of sign-language interpreters"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Fine,for,lack,of,sign-language,interpreters"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">09-12-2004</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Fine for lack of sign-language interpreters</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_XAK6UkO326AVQP645eP1_0.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Minneapolis, USA: After incorrect medication was given to a patient due to a lack of a sign-language interpreter, and the subsequent death of the patient, Fairview Health Services has agreed to pay $208,000 in federal and state penalties and in compensation to the family of the bereaved and three other deaf people. <br>Fairview also agreed to ensure that qualified sign-language interpreters are available at five of its hospitals. A judge will monitor its compliance for three years. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5126407.html " target="blank">www.startribune.com/stories/535/5126407.html </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show