mútua

English translation: occupational health clinics/centers

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Spanish term or phrase:mútua
English translation:occupational health clinics/centers
Entered by: Timothy Barton

17:08 Sep 2, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Other / Physiotherapy
Spanish term or phrase: mútua
In the course description for a Physiotherapy diploma:

PRÁCTICAS PROFESIONALES • Gimbernat: hospitales, mútuas, geriátricos
• EU Ciencias Salud: prácticas en centros públicos y privados de fisioterapia

Obviously some kind of medical centre, as it's somewhere for physiotherapists to do work experience.
Timothy Barton
Local time: 06:15
occupational health clinics/centers
Explanation:
Mutuas are are part of the Spanish healthcare system, and exist specifically treat work-related illnesses and accidents.

The end user profile is split between the public healthcare services that account for about 30 percent of the market, Spanish organizations known as Mutuas, which handle labor/industrial accidents and represent 65 percent of the market, and private healthcare providers representing the final 5 percent. http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:VMfBpGxp92oJ:www.tradep...

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=spanish he...
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Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 00:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1mutual insurance society
Carmen Loren
4mutual
Dolores Vázquez
4occupational health clinics/centers
Deborah Workman
4mutual insurance company
Tom2004
3Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
David Russi


  

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mútua
mutual


Explanation:
Ver ref.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mútua
mutual insurance society


Explanation:
Mutua, sin tilde. Su nombre completo es mutualidad:

a voluntary association of persons or companies into a formal organization for the purpose of providing themselves with a specialised insurance service in either a particular class of bu siness or a particular industry

Reference ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIETES D'ASSURANCE MUTUELLE,DICTIONARY GREAT BRITAIN
(1)
TERM mutual insurance society

Eurodicautom

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-09-02 17:26:12 GMT)
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Las mutuas o mutualidades disponen de sus propios médicos y centros clínicos.

Carmen Loren
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Sheilann
13 mins
  -> thanks Sheila :-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mútua
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)


Explanation:
I think this in the US equivalent

mutua f mutual savings bank, benefit society (AmE), friendly society (BrE)

mutua de seguros mutual insurance company

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-09-02 17:28:17 GMT)
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I don\'t think I was clear in what I wrote: I think HMOs are the rough equivalent of mutuas/mutualistas in the US. The tern that follows (mutual insurance company) is from the Oxford Bilingual dictionary.

David Russi
United States
Local time: 22:15
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mútua
occupational health clinics/centers


Explanation:
Mutuas are are part of the Spanish healthcare system, and exist specifically treat work-related illnesses and accidents.

The end user profile is split between the public healthcare services that account for about 30 percent of the market, Spanish organizations known as Mutuas, which handle labor/industrial accidents and represent 65 percent of the market, and private healthcare providers representing the final 5 percent. http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:VMfBpGxp92oJ:www.tradep...

Lots more hits at:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=spanish he...

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mariela Malanij: in their origin, treating work-related conditions was their main goal. Nowadays, however, they have evolved into a much broader health care service provider. Please see an example at: http://www.mutuaterrassa.cat/ca/mutuaterrassa (only in Spanish & Catalá
2443 days
  -> Thank you, Mariela. It's fun to have a comment to a post that's approaching 7 yrs old! What would you say is a better term? Simply "public health clinic"?
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mútua
mutual insurance company


Explanation:
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Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 00:15
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