Clínica Bupa Antofagasta

What Clínica Bupa Antofagasta does

Clínica Bupa Antofagasta (legal entity Centro Médico Antofagasta S.A.) is a privately held, for-profit acute-care clinic founded in 1981 and headquartered in Antofagasta, Chile, operating as part of the Bupa Chile network under international parent Bupa. The facility delivers comprehensive medical services spanning emergency care, outpatient consultations across multiple specialties (cardiology, cardiovascular, surgery, gynecology, dermatology, neurosurgery, traumatology, and others), and inpatient units for maternity, neonatology, pediatric and medical-surgical hospitalization, critical care, endoscopy, and hemodynamics. Diagnostic capabilities include a clinical laboratory (Laboratorio Clínico Pukara), an imaging department with a recently added AI-enabled MRI, and an in-house blood bank, supported by a digital patient portal (Mi Portal Bupa) and telemedicine (Blua).

The clinic distributes services across six satellite centers in Antofagasta (Centro Médico Clínica, Norte, Baquedano, Sur, Oncológico, and Dental) and accepts patients from Chile's public FONASA system via Bono PAD fixed-price surgeries and GES-CAEC programs, multiple private ISAPRE insurers, and Bupa insurance products. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based billing for consultations, procedures, diagnostic imaging, and surgeries, supplemented by insurance billing across public and private schemes. Recent commercial actions include capped ISAPRE copays (CLP $20,000) for MRI and CT scans via the I-MED billing platform and the addition of bariatric, pain-medicine, and SAP endoprótesis surgical lines.

Operationally the clinic competes on regional resolutiveness (self-described as 'the most resolutive clinic in the region' for complex procedures) and benefits from BPSO evidence-based practice designation, DEC clinical excellence certification, Teletón partnership, and Merco reputation ranking. Investment activity in the past 12 months is concentrated in service-line expansion (Pain Medicine, SAP surgeries), equipment modernization (AI MRI), and digital channel development (Mi Portal Bupa mobile), with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond Antofagasta.

Name

Clínica Bupa Antofagasta

Legal name

Centro Médico Antofagasta S.A.

Website

https://clinicaantofagasta.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clínica Bupa Antofagasta is a privately held acute-care clinic in Antofagasta, Chile, part of the Bupa Chile network, delivering emergency, specialty, surgical, diagnostic, and inpatient services across six satellite centers to FONASA, ISAPRE, and Bupa-insured patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Antofagasta

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultations and Procedures: Revenue generated from patient consultations across multiple specialties, diagnostic procedures, imaging services, laboratory tests, and surgical interventions. Services are billed through various insurance schemes including ISAPRE, FONASA (Bono PAD), GES-CAEC, and direct Bupa insurance.
2. Bono PAD (Fixed-Price Surgeries): Fonasa modality allowing patients to access surgeries at a fixed, predetermined price. Covers gastric sleeve ($2,333,850) and gastric bypass ($2,496,690), including team fees, hospitalization, medications, and 6-month post-operative follow-up program.
3. Diagnostic Imaging Services: Revenue from imaging services including MRI, CT scans, ultrasounds, and X-rays. Special ISAPRE copay promotions offer maximum $20,000 out-of-pocket for MRI and CT scans.
4. Insurance Billing (ISAPRE/FONASA): Revenue from billing health insurers (ISAPRE) and public health system (FONASA) for covered medical services. The clinic has agreements with multiple ISAPRE providers and participates in GES-CAEC and GES Dental programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clínica Bupa Antofagasta is a private hospital providing comprehensive medical care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, emergency services, and specialized surgeries to individual patients in the Antofagasta region of Chile. Services span medical specialties, clinical care units (maternity, neonatology, critical care, endoscopy, hemodynamics), emergency care, telemedicine, and blood bank services, with billing accepted through FONASA (including Bono PAD), ISAPRE private insurers, and Bupa Chile insurance products.

Product overview

Clínica Bupa Antofagasta is a private healthcare facility offering a comprehensive portfolio of medical services through multiple delivery channels. The core offering consists of medical specialties (Cardiology, Surgery, Gynecology, Traumatology, among others), seven clinical units (Maternity, Neonatology, Critical Care, Endoscopy, Hemodynamics), and six satellite medical centers across the Antofagasta region. Diagnostic services include a clinical laboratory (Laboratorio Clínico Pukara), imaging services with AI-enhanced MRI, and a blood bank. The institution operates a patient-facing digital platform called Mi Portal Bupa for appointment management, results viewing, and health record access, alongside Telemedicina Blua for remote consultations. Specialized surgical programs include bariatric surgery with Fonasa Bono PAD and pain medicine services. The clinic accepts both public (Fonasa) and private (Isapre) insurance, offering GES-CAEC coverage and various fixed-price surgical packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Specialties (Especialidades Médicas)

Quantifiable outcome

• Surgery Bono PAD includes 6 multidisciplinary follow-up controls and comprehensive post-operative support for 12 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FONASAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFONASA (Fondo Nacional de Salud) is Chile's public health insurance system. Clínica Bupa Antofagasta accepts FONASA patients through Bono PAD fixed-price surgery program, Fonasa bonus system, and GES-CAEC coverage for high-complexity conditions. FONASA beneficiaries can access consultations, procedures, and surgeries at the clinic.
• Multiple ISAPRE ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe clinic has agreements with multiple private health insurance companies (ISAPRE) in Chile, allowing their beneficiaries to access medical services at Clínica Bupa Antofagasta. Special ISAPRE copay promotions offer maximum $20,000 out-of-pocket for MRI and CT scans.
• Bupa Chile (Insurance Products)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe clinic is part of the Bupa Chile network, offering services to Bupa + Protección and Bupa Multisud insurance policyholders. Medical information is shared across all Bupa centers for continuity of care.
• I-MEDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorI-MED is a medical payments platform used by ISAPRE insurers. The ISAPRE copay benefits ($20,000 maximum) apply to I-MED billed services at Clínica Bupa Antofagasta and Centro Médico Baquedano.
• Teletón FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Fundación Teletón for pediatric rehabilitation services, providing specialized care for children with disabilities in the Antofagasta region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clínica Dávila: Established Chilean private clinic providing emergency, inpatient, surgical, maternity and specialty care to both ISAPRE and FONASA patients. Directly comparable private multi-specialty competitor with similar revenue model.
• Megasalud: Chilean outpatient medical-center chain that bundles consultations, imaging and lab services under a multi-site brand — similar footprint logic to Clínica Bupa Antofagasta's satellite Centro Médico model.
• Clínica Santa María: Long-standing Chilean private general hospital offering emergency, surgical, maternity, oncology and diagnostics to similar private-insurance patient mix. Directly comparable in scope and revenue model.
• Clínica Bupa Santiago: Other major Bupa Chile hospital/clinic facility referenced in the data (e.g., the SAP Endoprosthesis product launch is delivered through 'Bupa Santiago clinics'). Same brand, same network, same revenue model — directly comparable Chilean multi-specialty clinic.

Broad incumbents

• RedSalud: Chile's largest private clinic network (formerly IntegraMédica/Red Interclínica), operating multiple medical centers and hospitals across Chile with a similar multi-site, multi-specialty model and FONASA/ISAPRE participation.
• Clínica Alemana de Santiago: One of the largest premium private hospitals in Chile, offering comprehensive multi-specialty services, emergency, surgical, maternity, oncology and imaging. Closest comparable Chilean general acute-care private hospital chain, though based in Santiago and at much larger scale.
• Clínica Las Condes: Major Chilean private hospital with broad multi-specialty coverage, advanced diagnostics and academic affiliations. Comparable in service breadth and patient demographic mix (private + ISAPRE/FONASA).

Regional players

• Auna: LATAM private healthcare network operating hospitals and oncology clinics across Peru and Colombia with similar multi-site, multi-specialty model serving both insured and out-of-pocket patients. Useful regional benchmark for network economics.
• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Brazilian private hospital benchmark offering premium multi-specialty care, advanced diagnostics and oncology. Comparable in service breadth, technology adoption and payer mix to a premium Chilean private clinic, but operates in Brazil at much larger scale.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Large Argentine private hospital network with comprehensive multi-specialty services, integrated health plan, telemedicine and own insurance arm. Comparable benchmark for a vertically integrated private provider in a LATAM market similar to Chile, though not a direct Chilean competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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