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Call +1 617-355-5209 or email us to learn about our international patient services.

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International Patient Services

Pediatric international patient with thank you card for staff

We welcome patients from all over the globe who need advanced treatment and specialized expertise that is not available at home. Our staff who specialize in international patients can guide you through the process of becoming a patient and travelling to Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s.

All international patients are assigned a case coordinator to assist with logistical and financial considerations related to becoming a patient and receiving treatment here. Our staff strive to meet the cultural, dietary, and religious needs of patients of all backgrounds.

Contact us via email at pedi_international@dfci.harvard.edu or by phone at +1 617-355-5209 to speak with a representative.

Interpreter Services

Staff from our Interpreter Services Department are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. In addition to face-to-face interpreter services, the department uses technology like the dual-phone system and video conferencing to provide assistance remotely. If you need an interpreter, call 1-617-355-7198

We offer interpreter services for the following languages:

Albanian Greek Portuguese
American Sign Language Gujarati Punjabi
Amharic Haitian-Creole Romanian
Arabic Nausa-Nigeria Russian
Armenian Hebrew Serbian
Bengali Hindi Slovak
Bosnian Hmong Somali
Bulgarian Hungarian Spanish
Burmese Icelandic Swahili
Cape Verdean Indonesian Telegu
Certified Deaf Interpreter Italian Thai
Chinese Cantonese Japanese Tibetian
Chinese Mandarin Karen Tigrinya
Cued Speech Khmer Turkish
Czech Kinyarwanda Twi
Dinka Korean Urdu
Dutch Laotian Vietnamese
Ethiopian Mongolian Waray
Farsi Nepali Wolof
French Pashto Yiddish
German Polish Zulu