The federally subsidized clinic in East Fordham employed full-time interpreters speaking Vietnamese and Khmer, the Cambodian language.
But in April, because of financial pressures, the hospital reassigned its two full-time interpreters to clerical jobs.
But the guidelines do not require all institutions to employ full-time interpreters.
Some staff members also said the full-time interpreters were crucial in offering a sense of safety to refugees still traumatized by war and dislocation.
Yosemite and some other parks employ full-time interpreters for deaf hikers.
The Hanshin Tigers paid him $1,050,000 ($1,968,644 today), including a chauffeur and a full-time interpreter.
He said there are 86,000 Hispanic residents in the county, but the District Attorney's Office does not have a full-time interpreter.
They hired a full-time interpreter for him and have given him one of the five spots in their rotation.
The Red Sox gave pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka a six-year, $52 million contract that includes a full-time interpreter.
In addition, as many as 75 new full-time interpreters will be hired.