We would like to thank the following hospitals that we know of that paid for their interpreters' registration fees so that they could attend the conference. Their support is at the heart of promoting the profession, and their leadership has made a huge difference.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Shari Gold-Gomez (Director, Interpreter Services)
Boston Medical Center - Oscar Arocha, MM (Director of Interpreter Services, Healthcare Administrator)
Sisters of Providence Mercy Medical Center
Hospital for Special Surgery - Bella Elogoodin (Director, Language Services Department )
Christiana Care Health System - Rosa M. Colon-Kolacko, Ph.D. (VP System Learning)
Holyoke Medical Center - Xenia Rosado Merced
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Brigham and Womens - Yami Solis
Tufts Medical Center - Yilu Ma, MS, MA (Director - Interpreter Services Department)
Children's Hospital Boston
Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Harrington Memorial Hospital - VP of Nursing Tom Hijek and Catherine Montigny RN D.O.
Great Brook Valley Health - Grace Andrade
Shriners Hospital for Children Boston - Arlene Swan Mahony
Massachusetts General Hospital - Anabela Nunes
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Eric Jahn, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Community Health
Children's Medical Center (Dallas, Texas)
UMASS Memorial Marlborough Hospital - Leda Celedon Melo
Sherman Health (Elgin, Illinois)
Lawrence General Hospital
St. Vincent Hospital (Indiana) - Sherry E. Gray: Director, Rural & Urban Access to Health (RUAH)
Regions Hospital (Saint Paul, MN) - Sidney Van Dyke, Interpreter Services Director
San Luis Valley Mental Health Center (Alamosa, Colorado)
Yuma Regional Medical Center (Yuma, Arizona)
The Children's Hospital (Aurora, Colorado)
Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, Texas)
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Yale-New Haven Hospital (New Haven, Connecticut)
North Hamilton Community Health Centre (Hamilton, ON)
Wheaton Franciscan Heathcare (Glendale, Wisconsin) - Theresa Jones, Corporate Director of Diversity & Inclusion Strategies
Agnesian HealthCare (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) - Barb Knutzen, Vice President of Performance Excellence & Clinic Administration
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) - Jane Hughes, Language Department Supervisor
If your Hospital is interested in sponsoring IMIA Conference attendees, please contact us at info@imiaweb.org.