We are proud that Avera McKennan is one of just a few sites in the country using this technology. Together with CSD s interpreting service we can provide access to emergency medical services and personnel throughout our network. How Video Interpreting Works In Sioux Falls, there are few professionally trained and certified sign language interpreters. Although these interpreters are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it can take them up to 30 minutes or more to arrive at the hospital. And, travel time is much longer in other parts of rural South Dakota.
VI can save time.
They simply dial a video phone number, and the interpreter appears on the screen. With VI, when patients are admitted to the Emergency Room, they can contact one of CSD s video interpreters through a special telephone device attached to a video screen or monitor. Likewise, the person who is deaf can respond through the interpreter, who voices everything that is signed. Video interpreting can then be discontinued once an interpreter arrives in person at the hospital. This valuable communication option saves a considerable amount of time and in some instances, can save lives.