What Fundação de Apoio ao Hemosc/Cepon does

Fundação de Apoio ao HEMOSC/CEPON (FAHECE) is a private non-profit civil foundation established in 1994 and headquartered in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Qualified as an Organização Social under Decree nº 4.700/06 and holding CEBAS-Saúde certification, FAHECE operates as a public health service manager under formal Contratos de Gestão (management contracts) with the Santa Catarina state government via the Secretaria de Estado da Saúde (SES). The foundation runs five integrated operating units: HEMOSC (Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Santa Catarina), which manages 98% of blood collected and distributed in the state across seven hemocenters and three collection units; CEPON (Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas Dr. Alfredo Daura Jorge), a reference oncology center with 80 inpatient beds, 10 ICU beds, 11 bone marrow transplant beds, and 8 outpatient complication beds; SAMU (Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência), the state's mobile emergency service operating 24/7 via the 192 hotline; a Pathology Laboratory providing cytopathology and histopathology services to municipal health networks; and ICT FAHECE, a science and technology institute with a seven-member Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica. Approximately 2,500 health professionals are employed across these units.

Name

Fundação de Apoio ao Hemosc/Cepon

Legal name

FUNDAÇÃO DE APOIO AO HEMOSC/CEPON - FAHECE

Website

https://fahece.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

FAHECE is a Brazilian non-profit foundation managing integrated public health services — blood banking (HEMOSC), oncology (CEPON), mobile emergency response (SAMU), and pathology diagnostics — for the Santa Catarina state government under Contratos de Gestão.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Management Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications & HEOR FSP (HLAGAOAG)

Keywords

• Public health management
• Blood bank services
• Oncology treatment services
• Emergency medical services
• Pathology diagnostic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Management Contracts (Contratos de Gestão): FAHECE's primary revenue model is managing public health services under formal Contrato de Gestão contracts with the Santa Catarina state government (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde - SES). The organization receives public funding to operate HEMOSC, CEPON, and SAMU. Services are provided free to citizens through the SUS.
2. Donations - Individual and Corporate: FAHECE receives donations from individuals and companies to fund equipment investments, staff training, new treatment technologies, and ongoing research. Methods include bank deposits, light bill donations, and incentivized donations via the PRONON program (up to 1% of owed income tax deduction).
3. PRONON - National Program for Oncological Care Support: FAHECE is accredited under PRONON (Lei Federal nº 12.715/2012) to present projects for cancer prevention and combat, receiving tax-deductible donations from individuals and companies taxed under real profit regime (up to 1% of owed IR).
4. Laboratory Diagnostic Services to Municipalities: The Laboratory of Anatomia-Patológica provides diagnostic services (citopathology and histopathology) under contracts with multiple Santa Catarina municipalities that lack this specialized service in their healthcare networks. The laboratory also plans to extend services to private patients and health plans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FAHECE is a private non-profit foundation that operates as a Social Organization (Organização Social) managing integrated public healthcare services in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It manages four core healthcare units: HEMOSC (blood and hemotherapy center covering 98% of state blood supply), CEPON (oncology research and treatment center), SAMU (24-hour mobile emergency medical service), and the Laboratory of Anatomia Patológica (pathology diagnostics). It also operates ICT FAHECE, a science and technology institute focused on health research and innovation.

Product overview

FAHECE is a private non-profit foundation qualified as a Social Organization, managing public health units in Santa Catarina since 1994. The organization operates a platform of four integrated health services: HEMOSC (blood and hemotherapy center covering 98% of blood collection in the state through seven hemocenters and three collection units), CEPON (oncology research and treatment center with 80 inpatient beds, 10 ICU beds, and specialized transplant services), SAMU (24-hour mobile emergency service with Advanced Support Units, inter-hospital transfers, and air medical capabilities), and a Pathology Laboratory providing cytology and histopathology diagnostics to municipalities. Additionally, the ICT FAHECE institute fosters scientific research and technological innovation across the managed units. All services operate under a unified quality management model, with the foundation employing 2,500 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICT FAHECE: Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia FAHECE - Science and Technology Institute focused on research, innovation, and technological development in health.
• SAMU SC

Products and services

• HEMOSC - Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Santa Catarina Blood collection and hemotherapy center responsible for 98% of blood collected and distributed to hospitals and clinics throughout Santa Catarina. Operates seven hemocenters in Florianopolis, Criciuma, Chapeco, Joaçaba, Lages, Blumenau, and Joinville, plus collection units in Tubarão, Jaraguá do Sul, and Canoinhas. Services are free to donors and patients through SUS.
• CEPON - Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas Dr. Alfredo Daura Jorge Oncology research and treatment center providing clinical and surgical hospitalization services. Operates 80 ward beds (hematology, surgical, palliative care, clinical oncology), 10 ICU beds, 11 Stem Cell Transplant beds, and 8 outpatient oncology complication beds. Operates 100% through SUS serving cancer patients in Santa Catarina.
• SAMU - Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência Mobile emergency medical service operating Advanced Support Units (USAs), inter-hospital service, and air medical service. Functions 24 hours per day, receiving calls at 192 and dispatching resources from Basic Support Units to mobile ICUs and aeromedical service across Santa Catarina.
• Laboratório de Anatomia-Patológica Pathology laboratory performing cytology and histopathology diagnostics essential for treatment of patients with inflammatory, infectious, or oncological diseases. Provides services to SUS through contracts with municipalities lacking specialized services in their healthcare networks. Plans to extend services to private patients and health plans.
• ICT FAHECE - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia Science and technology institute that promotes scientific and technological research focused on health. Operates a Technological Innovation Center (NIT) with seven members to maintain Innovation Policy, evaluate research projects, and protect institutional creations across FAHECE's managed health units.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% increase in CEPON inpatient capacity (from 64 to 80 beds), improving access to oncological treatment for Santa Catarina patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Governo do Estado de Santa Catarina / Secretaria de Estado da Saúde (SES)coreOthersFAHECE operates as an Organização Social (Social Organization) in formal partnership with the Santa Catarina state government since 1994. The relationship is governed by Contrato de Gestão (management contracts). SES provides public funding and oversight while FAHECE executes management of HEMOSC, CEPON, and SAMU. The model involves volunteer representation from civil society and the Ministério Público (MPSC) as a guardian of institutional acts.
• Municipalities of Santa CatarinacoreOthersMultiple Santa Catarina municipalities contract FAHECE's Laboratory of Anatomia-Patológica for cytology and histopathology diagnostics. Municipalities that lack specialized diagnostic services in their own healthcare networks engage FAHECE to provide this SUS-funded care.
• Instituto Qualisa de Gestão (IQG)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIQG conducted the ONA accreditation evaluation process for FAHECE's integrated network of HEMOSC, CEPON, and SAMU units. IQG has 26 years of experience in health sector management consulting, working with FAHECE to design the pioneering integrated quality management model.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Instituto de Responsabilidade Social Sírio-Libanês (IRSSL): Manages public hospital units under Contratos de Gestão in São Paulo state, founded by Hospital Sírio-Libanês — directly analogous to FAHECE's model of operating public health units under OSS qualification.
• Fundação do ABC (FUABC): OSS that operates public hospitals and health units in the ABC region of São Paulo under management contracts — structurally identical to FAHECE's Contrato de Gestão model with the state government.
• SPDM - Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina: São Paulo-based Social Organization (OSS) that manages public hospitals and ambulatory units under Contratos de Gestão with the São Paulo state government — the closest operational analogue to FAHECE's model in another major Brazilian state.
• Hemorio: Rio de Janeiro's state blood bank and hemotherapy center — a direct functional peer to FAHECE's HEMOSC unit (98% market share of SC blood supply) with the same public hemocenter network model.
• Fundação Pró-Sangue (Hemocentro de São Paulo): São Paulo's reference blood bank and hemotherapy center operating under state/municipal public health contracts — comparable to HEMOSC's franchise in Santa Catarina.
• AACD - Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente: Brazilian non-profit that delivers specialized healthcare services (rehabilitation) under SUS with CEBAS accreditation and public funding — a structural peer to FAHECE's non-profit OSS service model in a different specialty.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital de Amor (Hospital do Câncer de Barretos): Brazil's flagship reference oncology hospital and research center, operating 100% via SUS — closely comparable to FAHECE's CEPON unit in cancer treatment, scale, and SUS-funded model.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: Premium Brazilian reference hospital that also manages public-sector health units via OSS — comparable to FAHECE as a high-quality integrated healthcare operator with public-private management experience.
• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Brazil's leading reference healthcare institution with ONA accreditation and a recognized model of multi-unit quality management — a broader incumbent analogue of FAHECE's integrated multi-unit accreditation approach.
• Rede D'Or São Luiz: Brazil's largest private hospital network — comparable as an integrated multi-unit healthcare operator, though operating under a for-profit commercial model rather than FAHECE's OSS structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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