please solve this problem

English translation: emergency coverage

01:10 Dec 10, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: please solve this problem

Opening hours

The clinic is open Monday-Saturday 8.00 am to 5.00 pm

Medical Cover
is continuous for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If the clinic remains open just five days in a week, how they provide medical cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I could not understand the same. Does it mean something else? Thank you

Ketan

Selected answer:emergency coverage

Explanation:
I think it means the clinic is open for whatever they perform, 5days a week, but that they have someone there for medical emergency 24/7.

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bigedsenior
Local time: 11:39

Grading comment

Thanks to all of you for your help.
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4 +6

emergency coverage

bigedsenior

4 +1

insurance by HMO

Casey Butterfield

3 +1

insurance coverage

Kim Metzger

I agree with Rita.

JM Simon (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

insurance coverage

Explanation:
The person's insurance company will provide insurance benefits whether the clinic is open or not.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 22

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

emergency coverage

Explanation:
I think it means the clinic is open for whatever they perform, 5days a week, but that they have someone there for medical emergency 24/7.

bigedsenior
Local time: 11:39
Native speaker of: English

Grading comment

Thanks to all of you for your help.

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

insurance by HMO

Explanation:
This reminds me of the insurance program at my university, in which all claims (medical problems) that occurred during the hours that the clinic was open had to be dealt with there first.
If something happened to you outside of clinic open hours, however, you were covered for any medical attention you had to seek out.

Health Maintenance Organizations, or HMOs, also work this way in the United States. All treatment should start at the clinic, but if you get hit by a car at 2AM you'd be covered for that too.

Hope this helps!

Casey Butterfield
United States
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

I agree with Rita.

Explanation:
It seems to me that this is a similar arrangement to the German Notarzt system. While the clinic/office may be closed, you can always reach a physician outside of normal office hours. Whether or not this is only for medical emergencies depends upon the context.

JM Simon (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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