Missed calls
38% of first-time patients never call back after one unanswered ring.
Emma answers every call — day, night, lunch hour, or five at once. She books the appointment, updates Google Calendar, and sends the WhatsApp confirmation before the patient hangs up.
01 — The Problem
The average clinic misses one in three inbound calls. Not because the front desk is careless — because a human desk has a limit.
38% of first-time patients never call back after one unanswered ring.
One desk, one line. The second caller hears a busy tone.
A 60-minute gap in the middle of peak booking hours, every single day.
Anxious people waiting in silence is the worst first impression a clinic can make.
Paper diaries and memory don't survive a busy Monday morning.
Two-thirds of appointment intent happens after the desk goes home.
02 — How Emma Works
Twilio routes the clinic number to Emma instantly.
English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil — detected or chosen.
Natural realtime voice, sub-second latency, warm tone.
Live slots, blocked times and doctor rules respected.
Written to the clinic database with caller ID attached.
Google Calendar event created on the doctor's schedule.
Confirmation with time, doctor and clinic location.
Transcript and outcome logged in the dashboard.
03 — Listen In
"I need an appointment tomorrow."
"Tomorrow at 11:30 AM is open."
04 — Capability
No lunch break, no sick days, no hold music.
Sub-second, interruption-aware voice conversation.
Second realtime engine for resilience and language reach.
Carrier-grade telephony on your existing clinic number.
Two-way sync with each doctor's live schedule.
Instant confirmations, reminders and reschedules.
English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and more on one number.
Each doctor sees only their own upcoming and past visits.
Escalates to staff the moment a call needs a person.
Surgery, rounds and leave are never offered as slots.
Availability checked at the instant of the ask.
Returning patients are recognised and greeted by name.
05 — The Console
06 — Architecture
07 — Comparison
08 — Questions
No. Emma takes the calls your desk can't — overflow, lunch hours, nights and weekends — and hands off to your staff whenever a call needs a person.
No. Emma answers on your existing clinic number through Twilio call forwarding. Setup takes under an hour.
English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil today, with more added on request. Language is detected or chosen at the start of the call.
Availability is read live from your database and Google Calendar at the moment of the request, with blocked times and per-doctor rules respected.
Calls, transcripts and appointments are stored in your clinic's own database with per-doctor access control in the portal.
Emma detects urgency and transfers immediately to your designated staff line, then logs the escalation.
See Emma answer a live call on your clinic's number in under an hour.