About Us

The UCLA Health Language Services program provides services to all UCLA Health inpatients, outpatients and their relatives at no cost. Every attempt is made to provide services in any language. The service will be provided by an in-person interpreter, video conference or by telephone.

UCLA interpreters contribute to quality patient care, assuring effective and efficient communication that increases Limited English Proficient patients and staff satisfaction resulting in better clinical outcomes.
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Did You Know?

• One in five Californians (6-7 million) are Limited-English Proficient (speak English less than "very well"). In four counties (Imperial, Los Angeles, Monterey and San Francisco), between one-quarter and one-third of the population is LEP.
• Almost 50% of Medi-Cal managed care and Health Family Program members primarily speak a Language other than English.
• California's Medi-Cal and Healthy Families (SCHIP) managed care contracts require that HMOs provide medical interpreter services to all their LEP members. • Over 200 languages are spoken in California.
• Spanish-speaking Latinos make up one-third of California's population.
• There are probably fewer than 500 professional health care interpreters in California and only a fraction of these have been formally trained in health care interpreting and work full time as health care interpreters.

Our Services

• Schedule on-site interpreters by completing the interpreter request form online. For languages other than Spanish, please submit at least 24 to 48 hrs. in advance. Click here to access the Interpreter Request Form.
• For Deaf and Hard of Hearing patients schedule in advance by calling Language Services at (310) 267-8001 or by using the Interpreter Request Form.
• For unforeseen medical interpreter needs during office hours, after hours, and holidays, contact us at Ext. 78001.

To learn more about UCLA Health's commitment to providing quality and efficient language access services to our patients, please enjoy the video below.