Your Location: Set Your Location HomePatients & VisitorsInterpreter Services Patients & Visitors A New Standard of Care Advance Care Planning Billing & Financial Assistance Compliments & Complaints Interpreter Services Medical Records MyChart Volunteer Opportunities Patient & Family Advisory Councils Spiritual Care Tobacco Policy Making Care Convenient For You Legal Notices Ask for an Interpreter If you need an interpreter, ask for one when you make your appointment. Or, in an emergency situation, tell the triage nurse that you or your loved one needs language assistance. Interpreter Services If you or your loved one is deaf or hard of hearing, or prefers to communicate in a language other than English, take advantage of Essentia Health’s free interpreter services. Trusted, Professional Interpreters Count on Essentia Health to provide experienced, professionally trained interpreters. That means you can feel confident that everything you and your health care team say is being relayed calmly, accurately, confidentially, and free of personal opinion or judgment. How Are Interpreter Services Provided? Depending on your location and language, interpreter services may be available: In person Over the phone, using a portable speaker to connect you and your providers with a spoken language interpreter Through a video relay service, using a television or computer with a video camera device and a high-speed internet connection to connect with a sign language interpreter Interpreter services are available 24/7 and at no cost to you. Services in the Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin At Essentia Health locations in Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation may be provided by a member of the Essentia Health staff either in person or via video relay service. In addition, all world languages are available through our partners at Clarity Interpreting Services. This service can be used as a secondary provider for ASL if the Essentia Health interpreter is unavailable. Services in Central Minnesota At Essentia Health locations in Central Minnesota, interpreter services are provided by our partners at LanguageLine Solutions and American Sign Language Interpreting Services. Services in Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota At Essentia Health locations in Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota, in-person interpreters are available in Spanish, Kurdish, Arabic, Somali and several other world languages through our partners at Family HealthCare. Additional services are provided via LanguageLine Solutions and American Sign Language Interpreting Services. Contact Us For general questions or concerns, please call the interpreter services in your area: Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin: Natalie Stanley, 218-786-4101 Central Minnesota: Sara Patton-Sarvie, 218-855-5304 Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota: Jan Schlaht, 701-364-3217 SCROLL TO TOP Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. News For Vendors For Employees For Medical Professionals Contact Us Privacy Policy Language Services Copyright 2021 Essentia Health. All rights reserved. Like most websites, we use cookies and other technologies to keep our website reliable, secure, and to better understand how our site is used. By using our site, you agree to our use of these tools. Learn more.