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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

Huhya 
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