Language Assistance
We are committed to giving all patients information in the way that they will best understand it. If you or your family member need the help of an interpreter while receiving services at Trinity Health, you can receive language assistance at any time.
At no cost, interpreter services for most languages are available to ensure that you receive the best medical treatment and interactive communication during your stay. Our interpreter services also include American Sign Language.
We provide the following forms of interpretation:
- In-Person - Live interpreters are available for more than 50 languages
- Telephone - Through an interpreter line, we provide interpreters for more than 200 languages
- ALS Patients and Visitors - Video remote interpretation
Request an Interpreter
If you let your health care provider know before you come to the hospital or outpatient clinic for services, we will do our best to schedule an interpreter for your appointment. If that is not possible, please do not hesitate to ask for an interpreter. You may ask at any time during your stay.
Available Languages
The languages listed below are available by request if an interpreter is available but are not guaranteed:
Albanian
Amharic
American Sign Language (ASL)
Arabic
Arakanese
Armenian
Assyrian
Bengali
Bosnian
Burmese (Hakka, Kachin, Kayah, Karenni, Falam, Lautu, Lai, Mara, Matu, Mizo, Siyin, Tedim, Thantlag, Zo, Zomi, Zophai)
Cambodian
Chaldean
Chichewa
Chinese (Shanghainese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese)
Cebuano
Creole (Haiti)
Creole (African)
Croatian
Dari
Darfur Arabic
Dinka
Dutch
Ewe
Farsi
Fon
French
German
Gorbo
Gujarajati
Hawsa
Hindi
Ibo
Indonesian
Italian
Kalenjin
Karen (Sgaw & Poe)
Kifulir
Kihavu
Kikongo
Kikuyu
Kiganda
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
Korean
Kpelle
Krahn
Krio (Liberia)
Kru
Kunama
Kurdish
Japanese
Laotian
Latvian
Lebanese
Lingala
Lithuanian
Lorma
Luganda
Luo
Malayalam
Mam (Guatemala)
Mandingo
Marathi
Mende
Mina
Nepali
Nigerian Pidgin English
Nuer
Oromo
Polish
Portugese
Punjabi
Rohingya
Romanian
Ruayoro
Runyankole
Russian
Serbian
Setswana
Spanish
Somali (Barawan, Maimai, Zigula)
Sudanese
Swahili (Kiswahili)
Swedish
Tagalog
Tamil
Tchien
Telugu
Tonga
Tshiluba
Thai
Tigrinya
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
Yoruba
Zaghawa
Zambia
Zulu