AI medical interpreter for neonatology and NICU
Opalite gives NICU teams real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, 24/7, for parents at rounds, bedside updates and discharge teaching.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in the NICU today
An aunt softens the brain scan news
An aunt translates the head ultrasound result to the parents in softer words.
A respiratory therapist pulled to interpret
A bilingual nurse or respiratory therapist leaves their own babies to relay a parent's questions about feeds, oxygen and results.
Farsi for a Dari-speaking father
A Dari-speaking father gets an Iranian Farsi phone interpreter for his daughter's jaundice update.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in neonatology and the NICU
4.9x the odds
Infants with neonatal seizures and parents preferring another language more often had impairment at age 2 across 9 level IV NICUs.
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits the NICU stay
| Stage | What happens | How Opalite supports it |
|---|---|---|
| Admission and rounds | Family-centered rounds, first questions from parents | A tablet at the isolette lets parents join rounds in their language without a booked interpreter. |
| Daily updates and consent | Breathing support changes, procedures, transfusion consent | Interpretation in person or on any phone line for parents away from the bedside that day. |
| Discharge to home | Feeding plan, medicines, safe sleep, follow-up visits | Parent teach-back on the feeding and medicine plan, plus translation of the written discharge packet. |
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Holding skin to skin
EnglishYou can hold your baby skin to skin today. The nurse will help you with the wires.
SpanishHoy puede cargar a su bebé piel con piel. La enfermera le ayudará con los cables.
Pumping and labeling breast milk
EnglishPump every three hours, even at night, and put a label with your baby's name on every bottle.
Chinese (Mandarin)每三个小时吸一次奶，晚上也要吸，并在每个奶瓶上贴上写有宝宝名字的标签。
Breathing support updates
EnglishWe lowered her oxygen overnight, and she is breathing more comfortably on CPAP.
Arabicخفّضنا لها الأكسجين خلال الليل، وهي تتنفس الآن براحة أكبر على جهاز CPAP.
Transfusion consent
EnglishYour baby needs a blood transfusion. Before you sign, what questions do you have?
SpanishSu bebé necesita una transfusión de sangre. Antes de firmar, ¿qué preguntas tiene?
Safe sleep at home
EnglishPut your baby to sleep on her back in her own crib, with no pillows or blankets.
Chinese (Mandarin)让宝宝仰面睡在她自己的小床上，床上不要放枕头或毯子。
Pricing
Pricing for NICUs
Every parent update, one rate. Pricing is a flat rate scoped to your NICU or special care nursery, with no per-minute meter on long family meetings, overnight calls or discharge classes.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
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Try a nighttime parent update or a discharge class in the languages your NICU families speak.