Medical translation in Herisau
Herisau sits in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and the medical files that reach us from here follow the same pattern as elsewhere in Switzerland: a report written in one national language, a patient or a relative who reads another, and an office that will only accept a certified version.
Documents issued by Spital Herisau and by practices in the area arrive here regularly, so their layout and house abbreviations are already familiar to the team.
Send a scan or a phone photo and you will have a fixed price the same day; the certified translation goes back by email and, when a paper original with stamp is needed, by A-Post or courier to any address in Herisau.
Insurers and disability offices compare the translation against the original line by line, so completeness matters more than elegance. We keep the numbering, the headings and the tabular structure intact, which is what shortens the assessment rather than restarting it.
Where we work in Switzerland
Medical specialities we cover
How an order works
Send the document
A phone photo is enough to start. Attach the file to the form, by email or on WhatsApp.
Receive a fixed quote
Within 60 minutes on working days: price, deadline and the exact form of certification required.
Translation and revision
A subject specialist translates, a second linguist revises, and terminology is checked against your earlier files.
Certification and delivery
You receive a signed PDF the same day and, where needed, the stamped paper original plus apostille or embassy legalisation by post.
Frequently asked questions
Will a Swiss authority accept your translation?
Yes. Every certified translation is bound to a copy of the source document and carries our stamp, the translator's signature and a declaration of completeness and accuracy. Switzerland has no single national register of sworn translators, so authorities look at the certification and, where the document travels abroad, at the notarisation and apostille. Tell us which office will receive the file and we will apply the exact form it requires.
How much does a medical translation cost?
Price depends on word count, language combination, the level of specialisation and whether certification, notarisation or an apostille is needed. A one-page medical certificate is a small fixed fee; a fifty-page oncology file is quoted per word. Send the document and you get one figure that includes certification and postage, valid for thirty days.
Do you handle the apostille yourselves?
Yes. After certification we take the file to a notary, then to the state chancellery of the canton concerned for the apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention. If the destination country is not a party to that convention, the document continues to the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then the relevant embassy or consulate. You approve the route and the fees before we begin.