AI medical interpreter for occupational and environmental medicine
Opalite gives occupational health clinics and employer health services real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, from the first injury visit to the return-to-work talk.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in occupational medicine today
The supervisor tells the injury story
The shift supervisor relays the worker's account of the fall in his own words.
A work-status form only in English
The worker heads back to the loading dock with a lifting restriction printed only in English.
A night-shift injury with no interpreter
A forklift injury reaches the onsite employer clinic at 3 a.m. with no interpreter on the schedule.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in occupational and environmental medicine
Nearly 25%
of 267 non-English-speaking injury admissions at one Atlanta emergency department were for work injuries, per a review cited in a 2024 study.
55% vs. 81–99%
of Latino claimants and other groups preferred English in Washington State workers' compensation claims from 2013 to 2017.
Source: Racial and ethnic disparities in workers' compensation claims rates
53.1% vs. 100%
of limited-English and English-proficient Latino immigrant hog farm workers reported any job training in a small Missouri pilot study.
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 an occupational health visit
| Stage | What happens | How Opalite supports it |
|---|---|---|
| Injury visit | Mechanism of injury, exposure history, exam and first treatment | Two-way spoken interpretation on the clinic tablet or phone, with no interpreter to book for a walk-in injury |
| Workers' compensation documentation | Visit note, work-status details and the worker's own description of the incident | Encounter records go into your EHR only after clinician review |
| Return to work and follow-up | Duty restrictions, recheck visits and calls about worsening symptoms | Guardian checks each restriction sentence in the exam room or on a follow-up call from any phone line |
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Mechanism of injury
SpanishMe resbalé en el piso mojado del almacén y caí sobre la muñeca derecha.
EnglishI slipped on the wet floor in the warehouse and landed on my right wrist.
A chemical splash to the eye
Chinese (Mandarin)清洁用的化学品溅进了我的左眼，我冲洗了大约5分钟。
EnglishA cleaning chemical splashed in my left eye, and I rinsed it for about 5 minutes.
Lifting restrictions
EnglishDo not lift more than 10 pounds with your left arm for 2 weeks.
Arabicلا ترفع أكثر من 10 أرطال بذراعك اليسرى لمدة أسبوعين.
Return to modified duty
EnglishYou can go back to work tomorrow, but no ladders and no climbing.
SpanishPuede volver al trabajo mañana, pero sin escaleras y sin trepar.
The recheck and the paperwork
EnglishGive this form to your supervisor and come back on Monday for a recheck.
Chinese (Mandarin)请把这张表交给您的主管，星期一回来复查。
Pricing
Pricing for occupational health services
Injury surges, one rate. A flat rate scoped to your clinics or employer sites puts no per-minute meter on long injury histories or return-to-work talks.
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.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Explore
Where occupational and environmental medicine is practiced
- Hospitals and health systems
- Urgent care
- FQHCs and community health centers
- Primary and multispecialty clinics
Related
See Opalite in occupational medicine.
Run an injury history or a light-duty return-to-work talk in your workers' languages.