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Allina Hospitals & Clinics Expands Interpretation Services to Include Video, Selects Industry Leader Language Access Network

"With LAN, we found a product and service that could address the on-demand needs of our hospitals" said Tom Falkowski, Director of Patient Access Strategies. He continued, "With over 11 hospitals throughout the state, we needed a solution that could meet the needs of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing populations in particular. As a company owned by medical providers, LAN understood our needs immediately and were able to provide a solution that exceeded our expectations."

"We are pleased to be partnering with Allina to provide best of breed video interpretation via our proven Martti platform," said Andrew Panos, COO of Language Access Network. "In a hospital environment, the quality of the service is directly related to the sound and image quality. We learned many years ago that traversing the public internet with video led to quality degradation, patient dissatisfaction and inhibited patient and provider communication. Missing frames can lead to critical communication errors and LAN is the only service we are aware of which has a dedicated broadband network to ensure our patients and providers don't miss a thing."

About Allina Hospitals & Clinics

Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, more than 90 clinics, and health care services, including home care, hospice care, palliative care, oxygen and medical equipment, pharmacies and emergency medical transportation.

More about Allina can be found online at allina.com

About Language Access Network, LLC

Language Access Network, LLC ("LAN" ) is a leader in providing remote language interpretation services to the healthcare industry. Targeted towards Limited English Proficient and Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing patient populations, LAN provides its rapidly growing client base (currently over 65 medical facilities nationwide) with 24/7/365 access to the highest quality & trained interpreters available via our centralized video language centers. The Company provides clients with real-time video and audio interpretation capabilities in over 170 languages that help clients improve operations, enhance financial performance and build trust relationships through clear communication.

More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com

Language Access Network
Andy Panos, 614-355-0900 ext 907