Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami

[dbiddy808]

I am wondering what percentage of patients at Jackson Memorial do not speak english as their first language and how many cannot speak english at all.

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[(nicedream)]

I don't have experience with the hospital, but I can tell you that 66% of Miami is hispanic, and 55% of the adult citizens did not complete highschool.

 

[Leche]

don't forget, jackson is public = poor, uninsured, immigrant patient pop.
so better brush up on your spansish

 

[neuro kid]

a large large percentage.
i would split the patients n 3 equal divisions. 1/3 can speak perfect english. the second 1/3 are okay, and can speak managable english, and the remaining 1/3 cant speak english at all, and are usually with relatives who cant speak much of it either.

so beware.

 

[chigirl]

I have been at JMH for the past two years and I speak spanish fluently. I would say that I spend the majority of the time speaking spanish. There is also another small percentage of patients that speak Creole. Most of the patient population consists of indigent Hispanic/Black/Haitian people. About 30-40% of the patients are white and speak English. I have noticed it is very frustrating for those who do not speak spanish but most people seem to pick up the key words needed to take a history, consent a patient, and explain treatment. There are translators available all the time and they usually arrive within 5 minutes of your page. Whatever your background is, you will end up finishing your residency with a decent knowledge of spanish. Its the nature of the beast here so I guess my advice is to be willing to have an open mind towards a different culture or go to a hospital where everyone is American.

 

[pikachu]

if you know French, can you get along in Creole? just wondering, I'm looking at JMH. Also I've heard the workload is INTENSE, can you speak to this?