Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
divisione di ortopedia e traumatologia del P.O. di Paola
English translation:
hospital
Italian term
United Kingdom
divisione di ortopedia e traumatologia del P.O. di Paola
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Oliver Lawrence
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| 4 +2 | Hospital Center (Presidio Ospedaliero) |
Daniel Piloni
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Daniela Zambrini
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Jul 24, 2010 08:00: SYLVY75 changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (2): Oliver Lawrence, luskie
Non-PRO (3): ael, Mr Murray (X), SYLVY75
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Proposed translations
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
hospital
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In terms of how to translate this, personally I would avoid the use of 'hospital centre/center', as IMHO this suggests a major hospital, such as a regional hub or one with special facilities. However the Wikipedia 'definition' below actually indicates that it is a 'lesser' kind of hospital - perhaps a 'hospital' as opposed to 'hospital trust' (in UK terms).
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"IL Presidio Ospesaliero è un ospedale non costituito in azienda ospedaliera in quanto privo dei requisiti di legge. Pertanto gode di un'autonomia molto minore,esso comunque ha autonomia a livello direttivo (presenza di un medico responsabile delle funzioni igienico-organizzative e un dirigente amministrativo responsabile della gestione amministrativa) e autonomia economico-finanziaria con contabilità separata seppure interna al bilancio della AUSL di riferimento"
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I don't think repeat questions are necessarily a bad thing, as sometimes they can result in a wider range of/better answers. HTH :).
France
ITA-FRA-ENG, low rates, accurate
Native in: Italian 
, French
Works in: English to French, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 15 more.
Hospital Center (Presidio Ospedaliero)
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Mr Murray (X)
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Colin Ryan (X)
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Reference comments
Italy
Handling words with care since 1998
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
kudoz glossary
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Mr Murray (X)
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a search a day keeps repeat questions away :-)
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Rachel Fell
: or even just hospital
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Oliver Lawrence
: the existing glossary entry doesn't have any discussion of the actual translation, just the expansion of the acronym, and it may be timely to revisit it
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sure, but a solution pointing in the right direction is often enough :-) http://www.proz.com/siterules/kudoz_asking/2.1#2.1
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