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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

forfait hôtelier (à l\'hôpital)

English translation:

fixed cost for room and board

Added to glossary by Susanna MacKenzie
May 14, 2014 17:20
10 yrs ago
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French term

forfait hôtelier (à l'hôpital)

French to English Medical Medical (general) Medical accounts
In a Worksheet for Calculating Additional Hospital Costs Incurred I have "forfait hotelier", meaning the costs for the hospital stay - any suggestions for a term that adequately describes it?

One suggestion was FIXED COST FOR HOSPITALITY but I am not sure whether this is the official term.

Thank you for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 room and board costs
4 fixed hospital bed / room cost
3 -1 hospital package
References
QU’EST-CE QUE LE FORFAIT HOSPITALIER ?

Discussion

Susanna MacKenzie (asker) May 15, 2014:
Definitely not "hospitality" I agree Tony, thank you. I should have mentioned that I am actually the proofreader for the document and that the translator used the term "hospitality". I was sure that I disagreed but not quite sure whether an actual official term existed for this expression. The answers are helping me further - thank you to everybody!!
Tony M May 14, 2014:
Not 'hospitality' That term generally only applies to either being received into a private home, or the kid of 'entertaining' done in the business world (I'm over-simplifying here!) — but in any event, it sist awkwardly with the hospital environment, where people don't have much choice in the matter.

Proposed translations

+3
10 mins
Selected

room and board costs

www.bupa-intl.com/for-you/bwho/medical-insurance
Worldwide Medical Insurance covers you for essential hospital treatment, whether ... Room and board costs when staying in hospital overnight or as a day-case.

www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/ShowRecord.asp?LinkFrom=OAI&ID...
Hospital stay costs included room and board, intensive care unit, diagnostic costs, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, respiratory and "other".

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-05-14 21:40:47 GMT)
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As it is "forfait", it could be lump sum for room and board.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much, B.D.
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M
2 hrs
Thanks Tony
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : I prefer "fixed cost for room and board" to "lump sum", with the proviso that "fixed" and "cost" are not separated by another term which can lead to ambiguity.
5 hrs
Thanks Nikki. Good suggestion.
agree Daryo
10 hrs
Thanks Daryo
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you to everybody for the input, which led to the final translation!"
7 mins

fixed hospital bed / room cost

IMO

Hospital Plans - HealthPlus - Vhi
https://www.vhi.ie/pdf/.../memberhbook_Jan13.pdfTraduire cette page
A room in a private hospital which has only one bed or a Vhi Healthcare .... Fixed Price Procedure (FPP) is a term Vhi Healthcare use to describe a variety of ...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : It is best not to separate "fixed" and "cost" as it results in an ambiguous reading, that the hospital bed was repaired and the room paid for.
5 hrs
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-1
26 mins

hospital package

Though this may be peculiar to private hospitals.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Not specific to private hospitals as there is often a part of the cost in public hospitals which patients have to pay for too. "Package" doe not make it clear that this is apart from medical treatment and care.
5 hrs
disagree Daryo : it includes only those costs that would have been incurred in a hotel accommodation, not any medical care cost.
10 hrs
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Reference comments

10 hrs
Reference:

QU’EST-CE QUE LE FORFAIT HOSPITALIER ?

Si tous les Français ont droit à l’accès aux soins, ils ont aussi des devoirs. Aussi, lors d’une hospitalisation dans un établissement public, le patient a l’obligation de payer ce qu’on appelle un forfait hospitalier, si son séjour dépasse les 24 heures. Cette participation financière sert à financer les frais d’hébergement et de fonctionnement de l’hôpital.. Cependant, certains patients peuvent bénéficier d’une exonération dans des cas bien spécifiques.
http://www.sos-mutuelle-assurance.fr/bien-choisir-sa-mutuell...
Note from asker:
Daryo, thank you - this is an interesting contribution. My particular translation deals with costs arising in the context of clinical trials covered by the sponsor (including the "forfeit hospitalier").
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