Tagalog Medical Records Translation
Tagalog medical records translation for a US doctor, an insurer, a disability claim or a family caring for a parent. Philippine hospitals chart in English, so a full file rarely needs translating. The Filipino turns up in barangay health station records, consent forms, the patient's own words in the notes, and in US records a lola needs to read in Tagalog.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Tagalog medical records records
Where Filipino shows up in a Philippine medical file
A doctor in Manila or Cebu writes orders and diagnoses in English. The nurse, the health worker and the patient often do not.
Chief complaints and nurses' notes in Taglish
Philippine charts often record the chief complaint in the patient's own words: masakit ang dibdib, nahihilo, may lagnat at ubo for three days. Nurses' notes switch between English and Filipino inside one line. A US reviewer in a disability or malpractice file reads those lines closely, because they show when a symptom started and how the patient described it. We translate the Filipino phrases in place and leave the English as written, so each line reads the way it did on the ward.
Barangay health station and RHU records
Care in the provinces often starts at the barangay health station, run by a midwife and barangay health workers, then moves to the Rural Health Unit. Their logbooks, referral slips and record cards mix printed English with handwritten Filipino, such as pinayuhang magpatingin sa ospital, advised to go to the hospital. A referral slip proves when a condition was first seen, which an insurer asking about a pre-existing condition wants to know. We translate the handwriting and mark what cannot be read.
Consent and discharge forms in Filipino
Government hospitals print some patient forms in Filipino or in both languages: the pahintulot, the consent to an operation; the waiver signed when a patient goes Home Against Medical Advice, which Philippine charts abbreviate HAMA; and discharge instructions. In an insurance or malpractice dispute these pages show what the patient agreed to. The translation keeps the signature blocks, the witnesses and the thumbmark where a relative signed for the patient.
Who is asking for your Tagalog medical records translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Doctors and hospitals
A new physician needs your diagnoses, medications and reports in English before the first visit. Each report is translated in full and certified, so it can go into your chart as it is.
Insurers
Health, travel and disability insurers ask for the medical report and the itemized bill in English, translated completely and certified, before they pay a claim for care received abroad.
ECFMG
ECFMG accepts a word-for-word translation on a translation service's letterhead, signed by the translator with a certification statement. Summaries and extracts are refused. Our certified translations follow that format.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Tagalog medical records.
Send the pages a doctor would read
The discharge letter, the current medication list and the reports it relies on cover most visits. A full hospital file can run to hundreds of pages, so start with those and add the rest if the recipient asks.
Letterhead, stamps and signatures count
The hospital header, the doctor's stamp and the registration number on a prescription identify who wrote the record. Scan each page whole, including forms and the back of any page with a stamp.
Tell us who will read it
A physician needs the clinical pages, an insurer the diagnosis and the itemized bill, ECFMG a word-for-word translation of the entire document. Say which in the order notes, with the patient's name as the passport spells it.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Tagalog medical records translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the medical records is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Tagalog Medical Records FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Which pages should I send for a new doctor in the US?
- Most of a Philippine file is English and can go to the doctor as it is: the discharge summary, the operative report, lab results, imaging reads. Send us only the pages with Filipino on them, plus any handwritten referral or health station record that shows the history. Each page of up to 250 words is $25, and you pay only for those.
- Can you translate records for a US insurance claim after treatment in the Philippines?
- Yes. A travel insurer usually wants the medical abstract, the statement of account and the official receipts, which are normally in English. What we translate are the Filipino nurses' notes, a barangay certificate about an accident, or a relative's sworn statement describing what happened.
- Do you translate US medical records into Tagalog?
- Yes. The usual reader is a parent or grandparent who reads Filipino better than English: discharge instructions, a medication list, a care plan after a stroke or a surgery. Terms with no everyday Filipino word, such as dialysis or anticoagulant, stay in English with a short Filipino explanation the first time they appear.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Tagalog documents we translate
Medical records translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's medical records records.
Sending it with an application? Read the Insurance claim translations, Certified translations before you order.