Question

A physical therapy office in “Little Haiti” in Miami, Florida is closed due to lack of funds. All patients’ appointments are routed to a nearby hospital’s physical therapy department in which the predominant population served is Cuban. List and describe a minimum some steps you believe the department has to take to meet the needs of the patients from a culturally competent prospective.

Answer 1

The department needs to ensure there is respect for various people who come from socially different and culturally diverse communities. This will ensure there is proper respect and dignity maintained for one and all. They also need to ensure a process and procedure to accommodate all these people in a common place and that proper medical facilities are given to one and all. The provisions need to be made in advance to accommodate the surge of patients . They also need to ensure proper law and order so that we maintain the smooth flow of people in the building,