Hundreds Turn Out for Healthcare “Fiesta” in Reading

'Entry point to care': Fiesta de la Salud brings free health resources to Reading Hispanic community

Fiesta de la Salud was held in the city of Reading on Saturday.

Hundreds turn out for healthcare “fiesta” in Reading

Dr. Sarah Inez Ramirez knows what it’s like to have access to healthcare stifled by a language barrier. “I grew up in Jersey City, NJ,” Ramirez said. “In a city plagued by crime, low resources and lack of health insurance…I didn’t speak English until later in life.” She eventually began translating for her Spanish-speaking mother at the doctor’s office. “I was often angry at how she was being treated because she didn’t speak English,” Ramirez, o…