Interpreters

MEDICAL INTERPRETERS

Our interpreters are aware of the stages in medical processes and the importance of clear accurate communication at each stage.

Sign Language

The complex nature of interpreting in hospital setting could be quite involved and demands that practitioners are well equipped for the task. Medical Interpreters must be aware of the stages in medical processes, and importance of clear accurate communication at each stage. With these in mind, we hand picked experienced, seasoned and grounded interpreters to help patients, their families and the medical team.

Required Compliance for Interpreters

  1. MedHub Professional Code of Ethics incorporate those of our client hospitals, facilities and clinics.
  2. Copy of Certification
  3. HIPAA regulations are strictly enforced
  4. Signed Confidentiality Agreement is required
  5. Infection Control Certification is required
  6. Flu shots
  7. Must complete hospitals online orientation.
  8. Routine Immunization/Vaccination records must be current
  9. TB Test

Proper Attire and Protection

  • Might need scrubs if required by the facility
  • Mask if applicable
  • Shoes cover if applicable
  • Nametag
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Sensible shoes
  • Identifying vest if required by the facility
  • Copy of ADA

What not to Wear

  • Blue jeans & shorts
  • T-Shirts, tube, halter or tank tops
  • Sweat shirts/pants
  • Sandals, casual shoes like flip-flops
  • Revealing clothing or clothing with low necklines, see-through clothing, bare midriffs, mini-skirts, or underwear that shows through clothing
  • Baseball caps or casual hats
  • High heels or shoes that might cause slips or falls
Appearance

Interpreters should have high standards of personal hygiene, conservatively applied cosmetics, jewelry and nails that are not distracting or unsafe, and well trimmed neatly styled hair.  Interpreters are required to wear socks or stockings in patient areas. Many patients and staff are allergic to heavily scented fragrances. Please avoid using these products.

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Languages and Dialects

We provide interpreters for the following countries listed below, with their corresponding languages and dialects. We also provide Sign Language Interpreters.

A

Afghanistan – Dari, Pashto, Usbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani
Albania – Greg, Tosk, Arberesh, Arvanitika
Algeria – Arabic, Tamazight, Hassaniya, Korandje, Berber, French, Dawsahak
Andorra – Catalan, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, French
Angola – Portuguese, French, Bantu, !Kung, Khoe
Antigua and Barbuda – English, Creole
Argentina – Spanish, Araucano, Guarani, Quechua
Armenia – Armenian, Kurdish, Yazidi, Assyrian, Greek, Russian,
Australia – English based, Torres Strait Creole, Norfuk, Kriol
Austria – German, Alemanic, Austro-Bavarian, Slovene, Hungarian, Czech,
Azerbaijan- Turki, Azeri, Azerbaijans,

B

Bahamas - English
Bahrain – Persian, Ajami, Sunni, Bahrani
Bangladesh- Bangla,Bihari,Burmese,Rohinga, Assamese,Chakma, Bishnupriya, Manipuri, Oroan Sadri, Khasi Koda, Mundari, Phar, Santali
Barbados – British English, Bajan
Belarus – Belarusin, Trasianka, Russian
Belgium – French, Dutch, German
Belize – English-based Creole, Kroil
Benin- French, Yoruba
Bhutan – Dzongkha, Lepcha
Bolivia – Quechua, Aymara, Spanish, Chiquitano, Chiriguano, Guyara
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnian, Shtokavian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana – Tsoa, Kua, Hiechware, Khoe
Brazil – Brazilian Portuguese, Talian, Brazilian German, Cabo Verde,  Mozambique Angola, Timor-Leste, Macau, Goa
Brunei – Malay, Melayu Brunei, Kedayan
Bulgaria – Torlakian, Central Balkan, Sofia, Erkech
Burkina Faso – French, Mossi: Moore, Ouagadougou, Dyula, Bobo, Samo, Fula, Gourmache, Bissa
Burundi – Kirubdi, Rundi, French, English

C

Cabo Verde – Portuguese, Creole
Cambodia – Khmer
Cameroon – French, Cameroonian Pidgin
Canada – English, French
Central African Republic (CAR) – French, Sangho
Chad – Chadian Arabic, Fulfulde, French
Chile – Spanish, Quechua, Mapudungun
China – Hokkien, Mandarin, Yeu, Beijing, Shanghainese, Cantonese
Colombia – Spanish, Chibchan, Tucanoan, Bora-Witoto, Guajiboan, Arawakan, Cariban, Barbacoan, Saliban
Comoros – Comorian, Shikomori, Shimasiwa, Swahili, Kiswahili
Democratic Republic of the Congo – French, Kituba, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba
Republic of the Congo – French, Kituba, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba
Costa Rica – English, Pachuco
Cote d'Ivoire – French, Baoule, Senoufo, Yacouba, Agni, Attie, Guere, Bete, Dioula, Abe, Mahou, Wobe, Lobi
Croatia – Chakavian, Torlakian, Shtokavian
Cuba – Spanish, Haitian Creole, Lucumi, Galician, Corsican
Cyprus – Cyproits Greek
Czech Republic – Moravian, Bohemian Moravian-Slovak, German, Polish

D

Denmark – Danish, Faroese Greenlandic, German
Djibouti – Arabic, French, Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic, Oromo Arabic
Dominica – English Creole, Dominican Creole, Kokoy
Dominican Republic – Dominican Spanish

E

Ecuador – Spanish, Quechua
Egypt – Egyptian Arabic
El Salvador – Spanish
Equatorial Guinea – Equatorian Spanish, Fang, Bulu, Gabon
Eritrea – Tigrinya, Tigre, Dahlik
Estonia – Tartu, Mulgi, Voru, Seto
Ethiopia – Oromo, Amharic, Tigrinya

F

Fiji – Fijian, Bauan, Nbukelevu, Ono, Tavuki, Lutu, Naimasimasi, Nandrua, Waidina, Lovoni, Namina, Tokaimalo, Baaravi, Savusavu,Korolau, Labasa
Finland – Finnish, Meankieli
France - French

G

Gabon – French
Gambia – English, Wolof, Sere-Sine, Sarahole, Pulaar, Maninkakan, Mandjaque, Mandigo, Jola Fonyi, Akus’ Creole
Georgia – Kartvelian
Germany – German
Ghana – English, Akan
Greece – Greek, English
Grenada – English, Grenadian Creole
Guatemala – Spanish, K’iche
Guinea – French, Fula, Malinke, Susu, Kissi, Kpelle
Guinea-Bissau – Portuguese, French
Guyana – Guyanese Creole, English

H

Haiti – Haitian French, Poitevin, Saintongeais, Gallo, Picard
Honduras – Spanish, Creole English
Hungary – Hungarian, Uralic

I

Iceland – Icelandic
India – Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Meitei, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telug, Urdu
Indonesia – Bahasa Indonesia, Rejang, Dairi, Toraja, Lampung, Makassarese, Toba batak, Sasak, Banjarese, Achenese, Balinese, Buginese, Minangkabau, Javanese
Iran – Persian, Azerbaijani, Turkic, Kurdish, Circasian, Assyrian, Hebrew
Iraq – Arabic, Kurdish
Ireland – English
Israel – Hebrew
Italy – Italian

J

Jamaica – English Creole, Limonese Creole, Bocas del Toro Creole
Japan – Japanese, Hakata, Osaka Ben, Hiroshima Ben, Kyoto Ben, Nagoya Ben, Sendai Ben, Hokkaido Ben
Jordan – Arabic, Hauran Arabic, Moab Arabic

K

Kazakhstan – Turkic
Kenya – Bantu Swahili, English
Kiribati – Kiribati
Kosovo – Albenian, Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish
Kuwait – Khaliji, Gulf Arabic
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz, Kirghiz

L

Laos – Lao, Vientiane Lao
Latvia – High Latvian
Lebanon – Lebanese Arabic
Lesotho – Sotho, Sesotho
Liberia – Kru Pidgin English, Mande, Kru, Mel, Gola
Libya – Libyan Arabic, Libi, Sulaimitian Arabic
Liechtenstein – German, Aliemanic
Lithuania – Samogitian, Tarmes, Aukstaiciu, Zemaiciu
Luxembourg – French, Luxembourgish

M

Macedonia – Macedonian
Madagascar – Merina, Malagasy, French
Malawi – Malawi Lomwe, Elhomwe
Malaysia – Malay, Iban, Dusunic, Kadazan
Maldives – Male, Huvadhu, Mulaku, Addu, Haddhunmathee, Maliku
Mali – French, Bambara, Bomu, Bozo, Dogon, Fulfulde, Hasanya Arabic, Mamara, Maninkakan, Soninke, Songhay, Syenara, Tamasheq, Xaasongaxango
Malta – Maltese, Zejtuni
Marshall Islands – Marshallese, Ratak Marshellese, Ralik Marshallese
Mauritania – Hassniya Arabic, Nemadi Imraguen
Mauritius – Mauritian Creole, Rodriguan Creole
Mexico – Spanish, Mexican Spanish
Micronesia – Pohnpeian, Kitti
Moldova – Moldovean, Daco-Romanian, Wallachian Dialect
Monaco – Monegasque, French
Mongolia – Mongolia, Oirat, Buryat, Khalkha, Chakhar, Khorchin, Baarin, Shilin gol, Ordos Mongolian
Montenegro – Montenegrin, Serbo-Croatian
Morocco – Moracan Darija, Hassaniya Arabic
Mozambique – Portuguese Mozambique, Lomwe, Makonde, Chopi, Chuwabu, Ronga, Kimwani, Zulu, Tswa
Myanmar (Burma) – Burmese, Shan, Karen, Kachin, Chin, Mon

N

Namibia – German, Bantu
Nauru – Nauruan
Nepal – Nipali, Khas Kura, Parbate, Bhasa, Gorkhali
Netherlands – Dutch, Frisian Language
New Zealand – Southland Speech
Nicaragua – Creole English, Spanish
Niger – Niger Congo, Dallol, Bitinkoore, Tera
Nigeria – Nigeria, Oworo dialect, Chandian Arabic, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Urhobo, Ibibio, Edo, Fulfulde, Kanuri
North Korea – Korea, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Hamgyong
Norway – Norwegian, Sami, Kven

O

Oman – Arabic, Swahili, Omani Arabic, Dhofari Arabic, Shihhi Arabic

P

Pakistan – Pakista, Wanetsi, Malwai, Kamkata-viri language, Wasir
Palau – Paluan, Palau
Palestine – Palestinian Arabic, Levantine Arabic
Panama – Spanish
Papua New Guinea – Tok Pisin, Papua, Hiri Muto, Inapang, Nabi
Paraguay – Spanish, Guarini
Peru – Peruvian Spanish, Quechua
Philippines – Filipino, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilongo, Ilocano, Kapampanhan, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Waray, Aklanon, Chavacano, Ibanag, Ivatan, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranoa, Sambal, Suriganon, Tausug, Waray, Yakan
Poland – Polish, Mosavian, Silesian
Portugal – Purtuguese, Barranquenho

Q

Qatar – Gulf Arabic

R

Romania – Romanian, Wallachian
Russia – Russian
Rwanda – Ruanda-Rundi, Karundi, Kinyarwanda

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Kitts Creole
Saint Lucia – English, Creole French
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – English, Creole, French
Samoa – Samoan English
San Marino – Italian, Sammarinese
Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tomean Portugese, Forro Creolo
Saudi Arabia – Gulf Arabic, Najdi Arabic, Yemeni Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Bahrani Arabic
Senegal – Wolof, Mande, Soninke, Mandinka, Jola, Guinea Creole
Serbia – Serbian Language, Shtokavian, Torlakian
Seychelles – Seychelles
Sierra Leone – Krio, Patois
Singapore – Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, Standard Chinese
Slovakia – Eastern Slovak
Slovenia – South Slavic, Slovene
Solomon Islands – English
Somalia – Somali Atabic, Oromo, Mushunguli
South Africa – Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
South Korea – Korean, Gyeonggi
South Sudan – Nuer, Dinka, Luo, Murle, Zande
Spain – Spanish, Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque
Sri Lanka – Sinhalese, Tamil
Sudan – Sedanese Arabic, Juba Arabic, Chandian Arabic, Fulfulde, Adamawa language
Suriname – Dutch, Surinamese Hindi, Javanese, Sranan Tongo Creole, Sarnami Hindustani
Swaziland – Swaziland, Swati, Bantu, Nguni
Sweden – Swedish, Scania, Scandinavian
Switzerland – Swiss German, Swiss French

T

Taiwan – Taiwanese Hokkien, Hokkien, Standard Mandarin Chinese
Tajikistan – Tajiks, Dari, Hazaragi, Aimaq, Bukharian
Tanzania – Swahili, English, Chaga, Makonde, Datooga
Thailand – Thai, Siamese
Timor-Leste – Tetum, Portuguese, Uba Meto, Fataluku, Bekais, Bunak, Galoli, Habun, Idalaka, Kawaaimina, Kemak, Lovaia, Makalero, Makasea, Mambai, Tokodede, Wetarese
Togo – Plateau Tonga, Valley Tonga, Leya, Mala, Ndawe, Dombe
Tonga – Zimbabwe, Plateau Tonga valley, Tonga We, Leya Mala, Ndawe Dombe
Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad Tobago English, Trinidad Creole, Tabagonian Creole
Tunisia – Tunisian Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic
Turkey – Turkish, Karamanli Turkish, Cypriot Turkish
Turkmenistan – Trukhmen, Teke, Chagatai
Tuvalu – Tuvaluan, Tuvalu

U

Uganda – Adhola
Ukraine – Russian, Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Gulf Arabic
United Kingdom (UK) – English
United States of America (USA) – American English
Uruguay – Uruguayan Spanish
Uzbekistan – Uzbek

V

Vanuatu – English, French, Bislama
Vatican City (Holy See) – Italian, Emiliano-Romagnolo
Venezuela – Caracas, Spanish
Vietnam – Hanoi, Hue, Saigon

Y

Yemen – Yemeni Arabic, Mehri, Soqotri, Razini

Z

Zambia – Bemba, Nyanja
Zimbabwe – Shona, Korekore Zezuru, Manyika, Karanga, Nd