hospital translation services

I understand there is a translation service now available in the hospital?
How does it work?
Can outpatients use it?

WEll!!!! i was there last Friday i took my own interpreter Chloe from Cortes de Baza she did an excellent job !! although new at the work !! she was very confident !! with not a very nice consultant to say the least !! empathy is all that was needed !! there was no mention of any other interpreters available !!! and i have been with the hospital for about 13 months now !! well hopefully there maybe from now on an interpreter for anyone else!! because its been an experience !! but we got through with great neighbours !

I think Taurus is thinking about the telephone translation service.I haven't used it,however,it has been talked about on this forum in the past.If you look back I'm sure your will find all the info you need.

The number is on the posters which are scattered around the hospital, for example in the main reception. I haven't used the service yet either, but we found we didn't need to, despite a complicated and ongoing healthcare requirement.

I have found the consultants, nurses, administrators, and even theatre staff, all to be very helpful, understanding and patient with me. I have received and continue to receive a far better treatment at Baza hospital than I ever did in the UK.

I was wondering around the hospital one day and a fella collared me and asked what I was up to (I was trying to find a friend) he told me he was the hospital translator, he was spanish around 50 and very helpful however I forgot to ask him how we would locate him if every needed. Because I was only visiting I didnt think about the services so, there is someone but no idea who is he, sorry but whenever anyone goes ask in the little office with the blinds near the shop as thats where he took me to find my friend and maybe they will know,

david kirby wrote:WEll!!!! i was there last Friday i took my own interpreter Chloe from Cortes de Baza she did an excellent job !! although new at the work !! she was very confident !! with not a very nice consultant to say the least !! empathy is all that was needed !! there was no mention of any other interpreters available !!! and i have been with the hospital for about 13 months now !! well hopefully there maybe from now on an interpreter for anyone else!! because its been an experience !! but we got through with great neighbours !

Hello - you clearly recommend "Chloe". Is she available for other patients to Baza hospital? If so, can you provide me with her contact details? Thanks - Mike Daily (new member).

Translator ! This is the young lady i used !! when I saw consultant at Baza hospital chloe 958736584 land line 675322716 moby ! please note Chloe does not have transport she live in Cortes de baza.

Also fusions have translators too !

My wife is good with languages so we get by, but when we go to a specialist or consultant we take Natalie with us she knows all the medical terms. I understand she used to work in the medical profession her Spanish and English is exhalent, all the medical specialists at the Baza hospital respect her, she stands no nonsense. She is not expensive. Phone number 662464382