Interpretation Services
The hospital cares for many non-English speaking patients and provides several translation services to bridge the language barrier.
Family Members and ML Employees
Many patients bring bilingual family members with them to assist in translation. In addition, a limited number of employees are on staff who, when available, translate for patients.
Language Line
Language line is an over-the-phone interpretation system. The service provides access to interpreters for more than 140 languages*, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In most cases, an interpreter is available within moments. Access to languages include the following areas:
- India
- Pakistan
- Southwest Asia
- Africa
- Middle East
- Asia
- Europe
- Pacific Islands
- North America
- South America
- Caribbean
*Languages listed do not guarantee availability of interpreters in these languages.