Basques identified in Osakidetza: a step towards ensuring healthcare in Basque?

Hospitalized patients will wear the “e” symbol on their bracelet. This way, health workers know that these citizens have requested to be treated in Basque. Osakidetza says that it is yet another tool to facilitate communication in Basque. It is one more step in a broader project. Osakidetza's main objectives are to recognize the preferred language and to keep the patient identified. However, when they announced the new tool, they did not explain…