For a limited time until January 2019, medical interpreters in Portuguese and Spanish will be in resident at three medical institutions in the prefecture.
You can receive interpretation service from the reception desk such as inquiries, consultation, examination, health guidance, taking medicine, medical cost, explanation at the time of admission and discharge, etc.
Please apply at the reception of each medical institution when you wish to acquire the service. Interpreter usage fee is free.
The patient’s personal information is managed by the hospital, and the interpreter keeps the confidentiality.
Besides Portuguese and Spanish, there are medical institutions in Mie prefecture where medical interpreters in Chinese and Filipino are in resident.
Please refer to Mie prefecture international exchange foundation (MIEF) website for medical institution name, time etc.
- Medical institution with medical interpreter
- http://www.mief.or.jp/jp/iryouhaichi.html (Japanese)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/po/iryoumodel.html (Portuguese)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/sp/iryoumodel.html (Spanish)
- Medical institutions that can provide foreign language assistance
- http://www.mief.or.jp/jp/iryou_kikan.html (Japanese)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/po/medical_list.html (Portuguese)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/sp/medical_list.html (Spanish)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/fi/medical_list.html (Filipino)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/ch/medical_list.html (Chinese)
- http://www.mief.or.jp/en/medical_list.html (English)
※Medical institution with limited medical interpreter
| Name of medical institution | Supported language | Period･Day of the week･Time |
| ◆Okanami General Hospital (Okanami Sougou Byouin)
Iga-shi Ueno Kuwamachi 1734 TEL: 0595-21-3135 |
Portuguese
Spanish |
Until January 2019
Every Monday and Thursday 10 am ~ 2 pm |
| ◆Ueno General City Hospital (Iga Shiritsu Ueno Sogo Shimin Byouin)
Iga-shi Shijuku-cho 831 TEL: 0595-24-1111 |
Portuguese
Spanish |
Until January 2019
Every Tuesday and Friday 10 am ~ 2 pm |
| ◆Mie Kenritsu Kodomo Shinshin Hattatsu Iryo Center
Tsu-shi Ozatokubota-cho 340-5 TEL: 059-253-2000 |
Portuguese | Until January 2019
Every Monday and Thursday 12 pm ~ 4 pm |
