August 16, 2024- Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital has added a sleep disorders clinic to the programs it offers to meet the unique needs of Hispanic patients in the community. The new clinic, which is being directed by Cinthya Pena Orbea, M.D., will be offered on Wednesdays initially, with more days added as needed to meet patient demand.
More than half of Hispanic people in the United States get less than 7 hours of sleep at night. Sleep apnea, which is one of the most common sleep disorders, is widely underdiagnosed and people who are Hispanic are particularly at risk for that due to structural and psychosocial barriers, even more than members of other minority populations