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title: "Why so important to learn Medical Spanish in 2020? — #1 Medical Spanish eLearning | Canopy Innovations"
description: With 40 years passed by, have the language barriers in healthcare really been improved now? With the growing population of Spanish-speaking patients in the U.S., the demand for Spanish-speaking healthcare providers is also increasing over the years.
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# [Why so important to learn Medical Spanish in 2020? — #1 Medical Spanish eLearning | Canopy Innovations](https://blog.withcanopy.com/blog-list/why-so-important-to-learn-medical-spanish)

 Written by [Anny Zhang](https://blog.withcanopy.com/author/anny-zhang) | Feb 20, 2020 5:00:00 AM

 

If you have never heard of the tragic case of "Intoxicado" vs "Intoxicated," you should probably read this heart-breaking story of [how an 18-year-old boy Willie Ramirez became a quadriplegic due to the misinterpretation of a single word](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/10/27/358055673/in-the-hospital-a-bad-translation-can-destroy-a-life#:~:text=Consider%20the%20story%20of%2018,certified%20medical%20interpreter%20in%20Oregon.&text=But%20the%20interpreter%20translated%20their%20Spanish%20as%20%22intoxicated.%22) between his physician and his Spanish-speaking families in 1980. 

 

[Learn more about how Canopy is breaking the language barriers in healthcare.](https://www.withcanopy.com/)

 

**With 40 years passed by, have the language barriers in healthcare really been improved now?**

With the growing population of Spanish-speaking patients in the U.S., the demand for Spanish-speaking healthcare providers is also increasing over the years.

### *"I can't remember how many times I've been asked if I could speak Spanish during the interviews," a statement shared by many Canopy learners.*

Though Spanish is the most widely spoken second- language among U.S. doctors, the shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare providers is still significant. 

Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a healthcare provider due to a language or cultural barrier, according to a study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. 

[Learning Medical Spanish](https://info.withcanopy.com/canopymedicalspanish) can not only help you improve communication with your Spanish-speaking patients, but also improve the quality and safety of your patient services. 

"When Hispanic diabetes patients with limited English switched to a doctor fluent in Spanish, their blood sugar control improved," revealed in recent [research](https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-10-23/language-barriers-may-mean-repeat-visits-to-the-hospital?src=usn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0p2r2KpQmYeYG7Z66YeLd0fw1lkx3h7MLDl-fQoRJvLLkj98Rd8LhK1s0) based on nearly 9,900 patients treated at either of two Toronto hospitals over eight years. 

**With the mission of breaking the language barrier in healthcare, Canopy is proud to present our groundbreaking **[**Medical Spanish Online Courses**](https://info.withcanopy.com/canopymedicalspanish)**, as the #1 Selling Medical Spanish Courses in the U.S. to you.**

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