The Zurich city parliament approved 2.4 million francs for a four-year pilot project on Wednesday evening.
The city of Zurich wants to improve communication between foreign-language patients and healthcare workers.
Anyone who comes to the hospital or has to see a doctor not only wants to be treated as quickly as possible, they also want to be understood. For patients who do not speak German or English, the language barrier is an additional burden in an otherwise unpleasant situation.