The Scarborough Hospital now has two full-time interpreters – one who speaks Tamil and one who speaks Mandarin and Cantonese – to better serve our global community. These interpreters are based in our Emergency Departments and are available to assist with communication between hospital staff and patients and their families in the Emergency Departments and throughout the hospital.

The hospital is committed to meeting the unique needs of each and every patient. While the full-time interpreters will help ease the process for many patients, the hospital also has several resources available to ensure accurate communication for our patients who speak other languages. Telephone interpretation services are available at no cost to patients. For non-medical related conversations – like scheduling appointments and getting directions – our employees, physicians and volunteers speak over 100 languages.

The Scarborough Hospital is committed to ensuring that language is not a barrier to excellent healthcare.

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