To help ensure a smooth hospital stay, please let your doctor and admitting account representative know in advance about your communication needs. If you need an interpreter or translator while you are staying in the hospital, please contact your nurse or doctor.
Spoken Language Interpreters (other than English)
For those who speak a language other than English or who have limited English proficiency, interpreter services are available 24 hours a day.
Translation Services
We provide written translation services to patients for discharge instructions and other medical documents. This service is requested through your care provider.
To request a translator, please ask your care provider to contact Interpreter Services.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Assistance
A Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Coordinator is on staff during regular business hours. We also employ the services of outside agencies to provide both in-person and video remote interpreters. Sign language interpreters, video phones, TTYs, assistive listening devices, volume-controlled telephones and pictographs are also available free of charge.
If you have questions about these services, please contact the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Coordinator at VP 203.909.6772, TTY 203.688.8159 or voice 203.688.4567.