Inova Fairfax Hospital

Washington, DC: (Apr-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Inova Fairfax Hospital, a hospital serving the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC accusing it of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The hospital was accused of not appropriately responding to requests to provide a qualified sign language interpreter for the deaf mother of a pregnant patient who had been involved in a car accident. The suit alleged that approximately 30 minutes after arrival, while still in the ER, the patient expressly requested a sign language interpreter for her mother; however, Inova failed to call for an interpreter until 5 ½ hours after the initial request. In a settlement reached, the hospital agreed to pay the patient and her mother a total of $55,000 in damages. [WEB WIRE: SIGN LANGUAGE PROVISION]

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Published on Apr-13-07