Hospital Sao Francisco

What Hospital Sao Francisco does

Hospital São Francisco de Assis is a non-profit general hospital located in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, operated by the Associação Casa Fonte da Vida (founded September 15, 1980). The hospital began as an outpatient clinic in 1983 to fill a capacity gap left by Santa Casa and progressively added a maternity (1986), neonatal ICU (1987), surgical clinic (1989), and oncology clinic (1990). The single campus at Rua Ernesto Duarte, 70 - Parque Califórnia delivers adult, pediatric, maternity, surgical, oncology, nephrology/hemodialysis, diagnostic imaging, and specialty outpatient services under a humanized-care philosophy that integrates physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions and family-inclusive practices such as 24-hour rooming-in and father participation in delivery.

The hospital runs on a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) strategic management framework and, as of approximately one year ago, adopted the DRG Brasil value-based health management platform to convert nursing-coded patient records into quality benchmarks; the deployment has initially been piloted across the mother-and-baby service line. Its product portfolio also includes a dedicated maternity and humanized birth center, neonatal ICU, oncology clinic, nephrology/hemodialysis unit, specialty outpatient consulting, and an appointment scheduling service. Recent additions include a SUS pediatric clinic inaugurated in May 2026 and a Clinical Pharmacy service implemented in June 2026.

The business model combines direct fee-for-service hospital and clinical revenue with recurring premiums from São Francisco Vida, a proprietary health insurance plan launched in 1996 that creates a captive payer channel for the hospital. Revenue is also drawn from SUS (Brazilian public health system) reimbursements for publicly funded patients. The entity is governed by an elected Board of Directors (President Maria Nair Lopes) with an Administrative Director (Mara Christiane Vasconcelos Liberato), Clinical Director (Dr. Alberto R. Coelho Sampaio Jr.), Technical Director (Dr. André Chiga), and multiple operational managers. There is no external private equity, venture capital, or strategic investor ownership disclosed.

Name

Hospital Sao Francisco

Legal name

Associação Casa Fonte da Vida

Website

https://hospitalsaofrancisco.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hospital São Francisco de Assis is a non-profit general hospital in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, operated by Associação Casa Fonte da Vida, serving local residents and SUS patients across adult, surgical, oncology, maternity, pediatric, nephrology, and diagnostic services, with a captive proprietary health plan, São Francisco Vida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacareí

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

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. Hospital and Clinical Services: Revenue generated from inpatient and outpatient medical services including adult care, surgery, oncology, maternity, pediatrics, nephrology/hemodialysis, diagnostic imaging, and specialty consultations. Services are delivered to both direct-paying patients and those covered under the proprietary health plan.
2. São Francisco Vida Health Insurance: Proprietary health plan launched in 1996, offering health insurance coverage to the population as an alternative to conventional health plans. The plan provides a captive customer base for the hospital's services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hospital São Francisco de Assis is a non-profit general hospital in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, operated by Associação Casa Fonte da Vida. It provides inpatient and outpatient medical services across multiple specialties including maternity and humanized birth, neonatal ICU, surgical, oncology, nephrology/hemodialysis, diagnostic imaging, pediatrics, and adult care. It also operates São Francisco Vida, a proprietary health insurance plan launched in 1996 that integrates coverage with the hospital's own care delivery.

Product overview

Hospital São Francisco de Assis is a general hospital in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1980 by the Casa Fonte da Vida Association. The hospital operates a unified healthcare delivery system comprising multiple specialized departments including adult care, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, oncology, nephrology/hemodialysis, maternal-child care with a humanized birth center and neonatal ICU, and pediatrics. The institution also offers its own proprietary health insurance plan called São Francisco Vida, created in 1996 to provide additional coverage options for the population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital São Francisco de Assis General hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services across multiple specialties including adult care, surgery, oncology, nephrology/hemodialysis, maternal-child care, and pediatrics, for residents of Jacareí and surrounding regions.
• São Francisco Vida Health Plan Proprietary health insurance plan created in 1996, offering health insurance coverage to the population as an integrated alternative to conventional health plans, providing a captive customer base for the hospital's services.
• Centro Diagnóstico por Imagem

Quantifiable outcome

• DRG platform focuses on 3 key goals: safe patient journey, strengthening humanization pillars, and process mapping.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DRG BrasilcoreTechnology or IntegrationDRG Brasil is a value-based health management platform used by the hospital to transform patient record data into quality parameters. Nursing coders register patient data on the platform, which then provides quality benchmarks for personalized care and continuous improvement. The hospital has been working with DRG Brasil for approximately one year, initially implementing pilot projects with the mother and baby care line (maternity, birth center, and neonatal ICU). Three key goals are targeted: safe patient journey, strengthening humanization pillars, and process mapping.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital do Coração (HCor): São Paulo-based non-profit hospital with strong cardiology and multi-specialty services. Comparable as a non-profit Brazilian hospital with similar specialty breadth, though with a more procedure-focused case mix.
• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: One of Brazil's leading non-profit hospitals, headquartered in São Paulo. Comparable as a large Brazilian non-profit general hospital with comprehensive specialty services, though operating at a much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Hospital de Amor (Hospital de Câncer de Barretos): Large non-profit Brazilian hospital (oncology-focused) with comprehensive inpatient services. Comparable as a non-profit multi-specialty hospital operating across the public-private reimbursement mix, including heavy SUS exposure.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: Major São Paulo-based non-profit hospital offering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic services. Comparable as a high-quality Brazilian non-profit hospital with similarly broad specialty coverage, but at a national reference scale.
• Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz: Large São Paulo-based non-profit hospital with comprehensive multi-specialty services and an integrated care model. Comparable in non-profit structure and inpatient service breadth, but at a metropolitan reference scale.
• Hospital Santa Casa de São Paulo: Non-profit, faith-based hospital in São Paulo with general medical/surgical, maternity, and specialty services. Closely comparable in non-profit governance model and community-oriented mission, though at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Hospital Universitário de Taubaté: University-affiliated regional hospital in Taubaté, also in the Vale do Paraíba region near Jacareí. Comparable as a regional Brazilian hospital serving a similar population profile and competing for the same patient catchment.
• Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto: Large regional reference hospital in upstate São Paulo state with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Comparable as a regional general hospital serving a similar mid-sized Brazilian city and surrounding catchment.
• Hospital Municipal de São José dos Campos: Public regional hospital serving São José dos Campos, the largest city in the Vale do Paraíba region. Comparable as a regional Brazilian hospital with multi-specialty coverage and SUS-heavy payer mix, competing in the broader catchment adjacent to Jacareí.

Direct peers

• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Jacareí: The other major hospital in Jacareí and the institution whose unmet demand motivated HSFA's founding. Operates a similar general hospital + community model in the same catchment area, making it the most direct competitor for patients, physicians, and SUS contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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