Medical interpretation that says to kids
Martti for Kids brings qualified medical interpretation into an experience designed with kids and families in mind. Colorful, kid-friendly screens make connecting feel more familiar and welcoming, backed by the speed, quality, and clinical capabilities of Martti.
Built on Martti, the interpretation platform health systems trust
Martti for Kids is a new face on proven clinical infrastructure — the same interpreters, speed, and safeguards behind every Martti call.
Healthcare-only interpreters
Every interpreter works exclusively in healthcare, fluent in medical terminology and clinical settings.
Under 20 seconds to connect
Average connection time to a qualified medical interpreter, any hour of the day or night.
3x the training standard
120 hours of interpreter training — three times the industry standard — plus ongoing quality review.
Enterprise-grade security
SOC 2 attested and HITRUST e1 certified, with PHI handled the way health systems require.
250+
languages and dialects, available 24/7
800K+
minutes of accessible care every day
1.5M+
care sessions every month
Across the Martti platform
Language barriers land hardest on the smallest patients
2×
Hospitalized children whose parents have limited English proficiency are twice as likely to experience harm due to medical care, according to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. For a scared seven-year-old, an interpretation experience designed for adults can feel like one more unfamiliar thing in an already unfamiliar room.
Martti for Kids makes it one less thing to worry about.
Medical interpretation designed around the child experience
Martti for Kids can be activated in the departments and units that need it, bringing a more kid-friendly visual experience to the screen without changing the clinical workflow behind it.
A language they recognize, right from the start
Bright, colorful language cards display each language in its own script, making the screen feel more familiar and kid-friendly. The clinician simply taps the right card to connect with the same qualified medical interpreters they rely on with Martti.
Watch it in action
A two-minute walkthrough of the full Martti for Kids experience, from the first tap to the interpreter joining the call.
Pick a language. Martti Bear says hello.
Martti connects care teams to qualified medical interpreters in 250+ languages and dialects, 24/7. Here are 10 of them, the way a child meets them.
Spanish · Español
…and 240+ more, including ASL and Certified Deaf Interpreters.
Designed for kids. Built for care teams.
Martti for Kids combines a colorful, kid-friendly experience with the clinical capabilities health systems need from medical interpretation — from fast connections to qualified interpreters to direct EHR integration with automatic documentation and enterprise-grade security.
New for the child
- A warm, vibrant user experience with the Martti Bear character
- An animated connection experience while the interpreter joins
- A decorative, themed frame around the video call
- Child-friendly icons across the map view
- Optional artwork designed by kids in your community
Built for the care team
- Interpreter connection and call quality — under 20 seconds on average
- Provider controls and session management
- EHR integration with automatic documentation
- 250+ languages and dialects, including ASL, available 24/7
- Healthcare-only interpreters with 120 hours of training — 3x the industry standard
- SOC 2 attested, HITRUST e1
Flexible for every pediatric setting
Equiti's Platform Operations team turns Martti for Kids on through Martti Admin — nothing for clinicians to toggle, and no change on the interpreter's side.
Riverbend Health — system-wide
Designed alongside children's hospitals
Martti for Kids was shaped alongside children's hospitals and pediatric care teams to create an experience that feels right for pediatric care.
The collaboration continues after launch: hospitals can invite patients and families to submit artwork through a community design contest, with selected designs incorporated into the video-call experience and recognition for the young artists behind them.
Child life specialists
reviewed every screen for what actually calms a young patient.
Hospital interpreting teams
pressure-tested the clinical workflow behind the friendly surface.
Patients and parents
helped shape an experience that feels more familiar and welcoming to young patients.
Questions, answered
What is Martti?
Martti is an on-demand medical interpretation platform that connects healthcare providers with qualified medical interpreters, with an average connection time of under 20 seconds.
What is Martti for Kids?
Martti for Kids is an optional pediatric experience within Martti designed to make interpreted healthcare encounters more comfortable and engaging for children. It uses the same trusted interpretation platform, qualified medical interpreters, and clinical workflows as standard Martti, while introducing child-friendly visuals, themes, animations, and design elements tailored to pediatric care environments.
Is Martti for Kids a separate product from Martti?
No. It is an optional pediatric experience within Martti that uses the same interpretation platform, interpreters, workflows, documentation, EHR integrations, security, and compliance standards as the standard Martti experience.
Why was Martti for Kids created?
Martti for Kids was created to make healthcare encounters more comfortable and engaging for pediatric patients who need language interpretation services. It provides a child-friendly, age-appropriate experience while preserving the same trusted interpreters, clinical workflows, and functionality as standard Martti.
How is Martti for Kids different from the standard Martti experience?
Martti for Kids delivers the same trusted interpretation services, workflows, and clinical capabilities as standard Martti, but with a redesigned experience created specifically for pediatric patients.
How many languages are available?
Over 250 languages, including American Sign Language (ASL), are available 24/7 via video (VRI) and audio (OPI).
Does Martti for Kids support ASL and Deaf or hard-of-hearing patients?
Yes. All Martti ASL interpreters are nationally certified through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), and Martti also provides access to Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs).
Does Martti for Kids change anything for our clinicians?
No. It changes the look and feel only. Providers see the same controls, documentation, and EHR integration they use today, and connection speed is unchanged.
Can a clinician switch between Martti for Kids and the standard experience?
No, clinicians do not toggle between experiences. Martti for Kids is enabled and managed behind the scenes through Martti Admin at the health system, facility, or department level. When a user logs in, the system automatically displays either Martti for Kids or the standard Martti interface based on the configured settings for that location or department.
Does Martti for Kids need to be used across our entire organization?
No, it can be utilized in a single pediatric unit or a single patient room.
Does it affect security, PHI, or compliance?
No. Authentication and PHI handling are unchanged. The pediatric experience inherits Martti's existing security posture, including SOC 2 attestation and Equiti's HITRUST e1 certification for the Martti platform, and it holds the same WCAG accessibility standards.
Are the interpreters trained differently for children?
They are the same healthcare-only network — 120 hours of training, 3x the industry standard — prepared to communicate with pediatric patients across developmental stages, so information is delivered clearly and in an age-appropriate way.
What are the community-designed video footers?
A themed decorative frame appears beneath the interpreter during a call. Hospitals can invite patients and families to submit artwork through a design contest, and winning designs are built into the experience with recognition for the hospital and the young designers.
Is there an additional cost?
Talk to your account manager about enabling Martti for Kids in your organization — or request a demo below and we'll walk you through it.
See Martti for Kids in your hospital
A short walkthrough with our team: the pediatric experience, the clinical workflow behind it, and how it's enabled for exactly the units you choose.
Already a Martti customer? Ask your account manager about enabling Martti for Kids.