Healthcare Translation Services

Translation for Every Stage of the Patient Journey

Patients need information they can understand, from preparing for an appointment to following care instructions at home. Hospitals, health systems, clinics, and other healthcare providers need a way to deliver that information across languages and formats.

LanguageLine helps your team translate patient documents, localise digital content, and manage ongoing multilingual communications. Find the right service for your materials, timelines, and review needs.

For a broader overview of language access in healthcare, explore our complete guide.

Healthcare translation can help your organisation:

Provide written instructions patients and caregivers can refer to after a visit.
Make patient forms and educational materials available across languages.
Reach communities through multilingual websites, videos, and outreach.
Coordinate translation requests across departments and locations.

35,000+

Professional Linguists
410+

Languages for Translation
99%

Translation Accuracy

Healthcare Translation Service Use Cases

Patient Forms & Consent Materials

Make intake forms, consent documents, and patient rights information available in the languages your patients use.

Discharge and Follow-Up Instructions

Provide translated after-visit summaries, care instructions, and medication information for patients and caregivers.

Public Health & Community Outreach

Translate public health communications, vaccination campaigns, community education materials, and healthcare awareness initiatives to reach diverse populations effectively.

Digital Access to Care

Help patients find services and understand online information through localised websites, portal content, and digital guidance.

Match Healthcare Needs to Translation Services

Find translation support based on your patient materials, timelines, and workflows.

Your Healthcare Need	How LanguageLine Supports It
Translate patient forms and care materials	Document Translation: Professional translation for consent forms, patient education, discharge instructions, and other healthcare documents.
Translate patient care instructions within Epic	TranslateExpress for Epic: Translate eligible after-visit and discharge instructions with professional linguist review, returned directly to Epic in an average of 15 minutes during service hours.
Reach patients through your website	Website and software localisation: Localize service information, navigation, and online patient resources.
Make educational videos multilingual	Video and Audio Translation: Provide translated subtitles, voiceovers, and audio for patient education and outreach.
Improve patient materials before translation	Content Optimisation: Simplify complex language and organize information so materials are easier to understand and translate.
Translate lower risk internal content	AI Translation App: Use self-service AI translation for appropriate content, with options to request professional review.

Make Essential Patient Documents Available Across Languages

Patients and caregivers rely on written information to prepare for care, understand their options, and follow the next steps. LanguageLine Document Translation helps your team provide those materials across languages, with professional linguists and quality review processes.

Translate consent forms, patient rights information, educational handouts, medication information, and care instructions. Support individual requests or ongoing projects across your organisation.

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Translate Patient Care Instructions Directly Within Epic

Help patients understand their next steps with translated after-visit and discharge instructions. LanguageLine TranslateExpress for Epic combines machine translation with review by a professional linguist, with completed translations returned directly to the patient’s record.

Eligible requests are completed in an average of 15 minutes during service hours, with translation from English into 66 languages.

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Healthcare Translation Services FAQs

What types of healthcare documents can LanguageLine translate?

LanguageLine translates patient forms, consent documents, patient rights information, educational materials, medication information, discharge instructions, and other care materials. Services support individual requests and ongoing translation projects across healthcare organisations.

Can LanguageLine help improve patient materials before translation?

Yes. LanguageLine’s Content Optimisation service helps simplify complex language and organise information so patient materials are easier to understand and translate.

Can LanguageLine translate after-visit summaries within our Epic workflow?

Yes. LanguageLine TranslateExpress for Epic supports translation of eligible after-visit and discharge instructions from English into 66 languages. Translations are reviewed by a professional linguist and returned directly to the patient’s record in Epic in an average of 15 minutes for eligible requests during service hours. Explore our Epic Translation Integration to learn more.

Can LanguageLine translate healthcare websites and educational videos?

Yes. LanguageLine offers website and software localisation for online service information, navigation, and patient resources. Video and audio translation services include translated subtitles, voiceovers, and multilingual audio for patient education and outreach.

Does LanguageLine offer professional human review of healthcare translations?

Yes. Document Translation uses professional linguists and quality review processes, while TranslateExpress combines machine translation with professional linguistic review. For appropriate lower-risk internal content, the AI Translation App provides self-service translation with options to request professional review.

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Improve Healthcare Communication with Scalable Translation

Connect with our team to build a healthcare translation strategy that supports compliance, accelerates critical content delivery, and improves patient understanding across your organisation.

Help Patients Understand Their Care in Their Preferred Language