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Found in Translation International Patient Services 24-hour Call Center now offers interpretation to all Hopkins Medicine entities, including Hopkins, Bayview and Howard County General hospitals, the Home Care Group and all its community clinics. The Call Center receives 350 requests a month, on average, for translation and cultural assistance over the telephone or onsite. Spanish is the language most commonly requested, followed by Korean and then Russian. As a back-up for translations over the phone, International Patient Services has contracted with Bowne Global Solutions, an international language service, which can provide translations in 300 languages. Call the Call Center at 410-614-4685.
Give your friends and family the gift of good health with Health After 50, the Johns Hopkins medical letter that brings clinical information to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. A one-year, holiday subscription (12 issues) now is available to Hopkins employees at a special, reduced rate of only $14, or 50 percent off the regular price. Info: Kathleen Weaver, Corporate Communications, 410-955-4255. The Johns Hopkins Cookbook Library helps preserve health and fight disease through science-smart nutrition. Hopkins physicians and nutritionists collaborated with chefs and recipe developers to create the series of three: Recipes for a Healthy Heart, Recipes for Weight Loss and Recipes for Arthritis Health. Recipes feature comprehensive nutritional analyses, step-by-step instructions and insights into choosing the best ingredients. Priced at $19.95, the 160-page cookbooks (as well as other Johns Hopkins home medical references) can be ordered at rebus.com. Community Services is collecting gifts for children of East Baltimore families of Hope Village, formerly the Broadway Homes Tenants Association. For information and a list of gift ideas, visit Community Services online. Drop off unwrapped, new toys, clothes and other items by Dec. 17. Details: communityservices.jhmi.edu.
Stuck On You, the conjoined-twins saga starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Cher, with a cameo by Ben Carson, opens this month with a special showing in Baltimore. Proceeds benefit Carson's charities: Carson Scholars Fund and the BEN Fund (Benevolent Endowment Network), a newly established endowment that will provide access to medical care for children with complex neurological problems. Sunday, Dec. 7, the Senator Theater. VIP reception: 2 p.m; movie premiere: 5 p.m. VIP tickets: $150; movie tickets: $50. Info: 410-828-6433; e-mail: info@thebenfund.org
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