AI medical interpreter for palliative care
Opalite gives palliative care teams real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, 24/7, for symptom visits, follow-up calls and after-hours questions.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in palliative care today
Silences billed by the minute
The meter runs through the silence after "weeks rather than months," pushing the team to rush the goals conversation.
Saturday-night calls on hold
The on-call nurse holds for a Cantonese interpreter during a son's call about a missed breakthrough dose.
A family meeting outruns the booking
The goals-of-care family meeting runs past the in-person interpreter's booked hour.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in palliative care
33% vs. 20%
of seriously ill older patients with and without LEP visited the ED in the last month of life.
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 palliative care before, during and after the conversation
Symptom management
Pain, breathlessness, nausea, bowel changes, dose changes
Guardian checks every sentence during interpretation
Home and after-hours
Nurse visits, on-call questions
24/7 interpretation on the devices nurses already carry, with no hardware
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Explaining "palliative"
EnglishPalliative care is extra support for your comfort. It is not hospice, and it is not giving up.
SpanishLos cuidados paliativos son un apoyo adicional para su comodidad. No son cuidados de hospicio y no significan darse por vencido.
Euphemisms
EnglishI am worried that she may die in the next few days.
Chinese (Mandarin)我担心她可能会在接下来几天内去世。
Code status questions
EnglishIf your heart stops, do you want us to do CPR, yes or no?
Arabicإذا توقف قلبك، هل تريد أن نجري لك الإنعاش القلبي الرئوي، نعم أم لا؟
Pain and symptom scales
EnglishFor sudden pain, take one extra dose, but no more than once every 2 hours.
SpanishSi el dolor aumenta de repente, tome una dosis extra, pero no más de una vez cada 2 horas.
Time-frame language
EnglishWe think he likely has weeks rather than months, but no one can know exactly.
Chinese (Mandarin)我们认为他剩下的时间可能是几周，而不是几个月，但没有人能确切知道。
Success metrics
How you'll know it's working
After-hours time to interpreter. Seconds from an on-call nurse's decision to interpret to the start of interpretation.
Pricing
Pricing for palliative care programs
Silence at no extra cost. Opalite's flat rate puts no per-minute charge on silence after hard news or long symptom reviews.
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
See Opalite in palliative care.
See how Opalite handles a symptom visit and an after-hours call in your patients' languages.