OS Patrones

Name

OS Patrones

Legal name

Obra Social Patrones de Cabotaje

Website

https://ospatrones.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

OS Patrones (Obra Social Patrones de Cabotaje) provides social health insurance coverage to Argentine maritime cabin crew (patrones de cabotaje) and their dependents. It operates a medical provider directory (cartillas), co-insurance plans, 24-hour emergency medical services, physical care centers, and disability and integration services under the regulatory oversight of Argentina's Superintendencia de Servicios de Salud.

Product overview

OS Patrones (Obra Social Patrones de Cabotaje) is a healthcare social security fund for maritime captains in Argentina. The organization operates as a unified health insurance platform offering medical coverage plans that include approved medical directories (cartillas médicas), co-insurance options (coseguros), 24-hour emergency services, physical attention centers, and specialized disability services. All services are regulated by the Superintendencia de Servicios de Salud.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Coverage (Planes de Salud / Cobertura Médica) Core health insurance plans and medical coverage for patrones de cabotaje (maritime cabin crew) and their dependents, including access to a network of providers via cartillas (provider directories).
• Emergency and Urgent Medical Services (Emergencias y Urgencias Médicas) 24-hour emergency and urgent medical care services for affiliates, accessible via dedicated phone lines.
• Care Centers (Centros de Atención) Physical owned and/or affiliated care centers where affiliates can receive in-person medical attention and administrative services.
• Disability and Integration Services (Discapacidad e Integración) Programs and benefits for affiliates with disabilities, focused on integration and support services for members with special needs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Medical: Leading Argentine health insurance group with broad individual and corporate plans. Operates in the same regulated SSS environment as OS Patrones and offers overlapping medical-directory and emergency services, but at vastly greater scale and across the general population.
• Galeno: Major Argentine health plan with a wide provider network and corporate/individual offerings. Competes for healthcare coverage spending in Argentina and operates under the same regulatory regime, but targets the broader market rather than a single occupational vertical.
• Sancor Salud: Cooperative-style health plan in Argentina with national provider coverage. Comparable mutual/cooperative-like governance structure to OS Patrones and operates under the same SSS regulations, but serves the general market rather than cabotage captains.
• Omint: Argentine health plan with individual, corporate, and premium-tier offerings. Operates under the same SSS framework and offers overlapping services (provider directories, emergency lines, dependent coverage), but addresses the general market.
• Medicus: Established Argentine health plan offering individual and corporate coverage with a strong provider network. Competes in the same regulated health-insurance market as OS Patrones, but serves a broad customer base rather than a single occupational niche.
• OSDE: One of the largest private health plans in Argentina offering medical coverage to individuals and corporate clients. Comparable as a major obra social/prepaga operating under the same Superintendencia de Servicios de Salud framework, but serving the mass market rather than a single occupational niche.

Direct peers

• OSUTHGRA: Obra Social del Personal de Hotelería, Gastronomía y Afines — a vertical-specific obra social for hospitality and gastronomy workers. Most structurally comparable to OS Patrones: same Argentine obra social model, same SSS regulator, same narrow occupational-vertical focus with dependent coverage.
• OSPRERA: Obra Social del Personal Rural — health coverage for rural workers and their families. Analogous single-vertical obra social structure under the SSS, comparable service mix (medical directories, family coverage, regulated contributions), differing only in the underlying occupational constituency.
• OSMATA: Obra Social del Personal de la Sanidad Argentina — health insurance for healthcare workers. Closely mirrors OS Patrones' model: vertical-specific obra social, SSS-regulated, offering medical directories, emergency coverage, and dependent benefits to a defined occupational group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ospatrones
• Instagraminstagram.com/ospatrones

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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