Medical Interpreting

Global Link offers consecutive medical interpreter services in all major languages and dialects to help your organization meet the needs of a growing cross-cultural, multilingual population.

The following is a partial list of services provided to medical facilities:

Diabetic Teaching
Diagnostic Procedures
Discharge Instructions
Explaining Medical and Surgical Procedures
Explaining Medication
Family Conferences
Follow-up Appointments
Labor Coaching

Obtaining Informed Consent
Obtaining Medical History
Obtaining Permission for Treatment
Psychological Evaluations
Responding to Emergency
Triage

Global Link‘s Medical Interpreter Services goes beyond providing technical accuracy. We believe that professional interpreters must serve non-English speakers with integrity and compassion, providing support in communication through an understanding of linguistic and cultural issues.

Global Link is committed to providing the highest-quality interpreting services to the medical community. We strive in assisting health-care providers facilitate direct communication with their non-English or limited-English-proficient patients through precise and complete interpretation that delivers successful results.

What you can expect from Global Link medical Interpreters:

Accurate Information

Our interpreters are trained to interpret accurately and faithfully verbally and nonverbal communication.

Confidentiality

Our medical interpreters maintain absolute confidentiality about everything pertaining to an interpretation assignment.

Professionalism

Global Link interpreters adhere to a strict code of ethics by staying within the limits of their role and sticking to the facts. We follow the standard practice set forth by Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association and[Association titles aren’t italicized] National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care set forth by the National Council on Interpreting Health Care.

Training

Our interpreters are specially trained to help health-care providers communicate with their non-English or limited-English-proficient patients.

Linguistic Competency

Interpreters are screened carefully for linguistic competence. This includes not only fluency in source and target languages, but also the ability to interpret speech from one language to another.

Global Link is recognized as a Massachusetts State vendor for translation and interpretation currently authorized under state contract.

Complete confidentiality guaranteed.

To learn more about how Global Link can assist you, contact us.