Concierge Companies
In hospitals, concierge services are becoming increasingly available. A
hospital concierge provides similar services to those of a hotel
concierge, but serve patients and employees as well. This helps hospital
employees who work long shifts, and helps to provide work-life balance. There are two schools of thought on the etymology of the word concierge.
One is that it came about in France during the mid 16th century from
the Latin conservus which means “fellow slave.” Others prefer the Old French derivation comte des cierges
or “keeper of the candles.” These servants in noble houses who needed
to know where all the functions in the palace would take place as they
were in charge of maintaining the candles for each event. Over time,
they assumed additional responsibilities, catering to the whims of the
nobility.* The name of the profession turned into concierge over time and is primarily recognized as the assistance you receive in hotels.
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