Welcome to Interpreter Services
Serving Limited English Proficient patients can be challenging. Interpreter Services is dedicated to making it easier. We provide interpretation and translation to patients of all languages, 24/7, throughout the University of Michigan Health System. Our services include:
- Face-to-face interpretation in over 40 languages from trained, professional medical interpreters
- High-quality telephone interpretation in over 140 languages, for when our staff are unavailable
- Fast, accurate translations of patient education materials and medical records
- Innovative communication assistance for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients
- Language and cultural competency training for UMHS employees and others
Our mission is to make the UMHS's outstanding medical care accessible to all patients, regardless of their English skills.
Most of our services are free of charge for UMHS patients and providers. But for a fee, we also work with clients outside the university, including businesses, non-profits and other health centers.
We can provide outside clients with affordable interpretation and translation of Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, American Sign Language and Spanish. Contact Interpreter Services for details.
Whether you're a UMHS provider, a patient or an outside client, please take a moment to explore this website. You’ll find everything you need to schedule an interpreter, request a translation, enroll in a class, or use our other services. We welcome your suggestions on how we can improve. Thank you and we look forward to working with you.
SPECIAL NOTE TO UMHS STAFF
If you're looking for translated materials, after-hours interpreters, Over the Phone Interpretation codes and other content "for UMHS eyes only," click here or go to the Internal Resources links on the right side of this page. Please note that these webpages are not open to the general public. These links will only work if your computer is connected to the UMHS's secure network.
