Designed to improve communication between patients and caregivers.

The Patient Communicator by the Society of Critical Care Medicine is designed to improve communication among patients, families, and caregivers. With translations in 18 languages; a diary feature; options to easily communicate about pain, moods, and needs; a glossary of terms and other education materials for patients and families; the Patient Communicator app can help ease the stress of a hospital stay.

Features include:

- A diary function that allows patients to track their daily progress during and after a hospital stay

- Translation capabilities that allow for two-way communication in 18 languages on a variety of topics, such as pain, basic needs, feelings, and moods

- A scale that allows patients to identify where on the body they feel sensations of pain, itching, and nausea and express the intensity of these sensations

- More than 30 translatable phrases that allow patients to express various needs related to their care and well-being

- A glossary of terms to help educate patients and families about the intensive care unit

- A free download of the booklet Understanding Your ICU Stay: Information for Patients and Families

Available translation languages:

- English

- Español (Spanish)

- Mandarin (普通话 )

- Dutch (Nederlands)

- Hindi

- French (Français)

- Italiano

- Portuguese (Portuges)

- Russian

- Swedish (Svenska)

- Czech (Čeština)

- Polnisch (Polski/Polish)

- Turkish

- Ukrainian (українська)

- Lithuanian (Lietuvių)

- Arabic

- German (Deutsch)

- Japanese

Contact ​[email protected] for more information.