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Access to healthcare services is essential to preserving health and quickly attending to medical needs. Nonetheless, several obstacles frequently prevent patients from getting the care they require. Many have substantial challenges due to financial limitations, such as high out-of-pocket expenses or no insurance. Geographical variables also restrict access, such as residing in rural or underdeveloped areas with few medical facilities. Language hurdles and a lack of knowledge of healthcare institutions are cultural and linguistic barriers that may play a part. Structured barriers like lengthy wait times, difficult transportation, and a shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly experts, worsen access issues. Barriers related to language can make it difficult to maintain patient safety, deliver high-quality healthcare, and achieve high levels of satisfaction among medical staff and patients. Numerous healthcare facilities provide interpreting services to overcome these obstacles and enhance patient happiness, communication, and healthcare accessibility. However, these services increase the cost and length of treatment. There is growing evidence that language difficulties indirectly affect the standard of care that patients get. Language limitations harm communication between medical professionals and patients, as well as patient and provider satisfaction. (Shamsi et al., 2020). As someone who has personally faced obstacles in accessing healthcare, particularly