Instituto Universitario CEMIC

Name

Instituto Universitario CEMIC

Legal name

Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno (CEMIC)

Website

https://cemic.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Instituto Universitario CEMIC is a nonprofit Argentine university hospital complex in Buenos Aires that operates two high-complexity hospitals, one high-complexity center, and six ambulatory centers, delivering tertiary medical care, undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, clinical research, and a five-tier prepaid health plan (Plan Médico CEMIC) to individual and family members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• University hospital services
• Prepaid medical plans
• Medical education programs
• Clinical research
• Healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prepaid Medical Plans (Plan Médico CEMIC): Subscription-based prepaid medical plans providing comprehensive health coverage through CEMIC's own hospital network and affiliated providers. Multiple plan tiers (Plan 8300, Plan 400 derivatives, Plan 500 derivatives, Plan 600 derivatives, Plan 700 derivatives) with varying coverage levels including closed and open system options.
2. Medical Services: Direct medical services including consultations, diagnostic tests, hospitalizations, surgeries, transplants, and rehabilitation services provided through its university hospitals and ambulatory centers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Instituto Universitario CEMIC delivers integrated healthcare, medical education, and clinical research anchored on two own university hospitals, one high-complexity center, and six ambulatory centers across Buenos Aires. Its commercial core is the prepaid Plan Médico CEMIC sold through monthly subscription tiers (Plan 8300 plus 400, 500, 600, and 700 derivatives) that provide direct inpatient, surgical, emergency, diagnostic, and ambulatory care inside its own network. It also operates an academic institute (Instituto Universitario CEMIC) offering undergraduate, postgraduate, residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education programs, supported by digital services such as a patient self-management portal and electronic medical records.

Product overview

Instituto Universitario CEMIC operates as an integrated healthcare and academic institution consisting of a network of hospital facilities and a university institute. The organization includes two high-complexity university hospitals (Hermenegilda Pombo de Rodríguez and Saavedra), a high-complexity medical center at Las Heras, and six outpatient care centers across Buenos Aires. These facilities provide comprehensive medical services across multiple specialties. The institution also offers the Plan Médico CEMIC health insurance program with multiple plan tiers (Plan 8300, 400, 700, 500, and 600 derivatives) ranging from premium closed-system coverage to open-system reimbursement plans. Digital services include patient self-service portals for appointments and laboratory results, as well as medical imaging services. The university institute component provides undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plan Médico CEMIC (PMC): Plan Médico CEMIC - Health insurance/medical plan offered by CEMIC

Products and services

• Hospital Universitario sede Hermenegilda Pombo de Rodríguez High-complexity university hospital in Buenos Aires (Palermo) offering emergency services, general surgery, clinical medicine, traumatology, thoracic pain unit, complementary exams, and pediatrics; serves Plan Médico CEMIC members and direct patients.
• Hospital Universitario sede Saavedra High-complexity university hospital in the Saavedra area of Buenos Aires offering cardiology, general surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, neonatology, obstetrics, pediatrics, traumatology, chest pain unit, and complementary exams.
• Centro Médico Las Heras High-complexity medical center located at Av. Las Heras 2900, Buenos Aires, providing outpatient specialized care.
• Centros de Atención Ambulatoria Network of six outpatient care centers located in Belgrano, Talcahuano, San Isidro, Villa Ballester, and external consultations at Av. Las Heras 2867, delivering ambulatory and consultative services.
• Plan Médico CEMIC - Plan 8300 Premium closed-system prepaid health plan with exclusive hospitalization at CEMIC facilities, providing comprehensive coverage including hospitalization, surgeries, maternity, transplants, and emergency services with no charges and no limits; monthly subscription.
• Plan Médico CEMIC - Plan 400 y Derivados Closed-system prepaid health plan with coverage for consultations, studies, hospitalizations, and emergency services within the CEMIC network; monthly subscription with co-payments for consultations.
• Plan Médico CEMIC - Plan 700 y Derivados Closed-system prepaid health plan offering comprehensive medical coverage including consultations, studies, and hospitalizations with no co-payment for consultations; monthly subscription.
• Plan Médico CEMIC - Plan 500 y Derivados Mixed-system prepaid health plan with programmed care through CEMIC professionals and hospitalization coverage up to 30 days per year; monthly subscription.
• Plan Médico CEMIC - Plan 600 y Derivados Open-system prepaid health plan with reimbursement based on annual caps per person, offering 70% reimbursement of fixed values for affiliates aged 0-39 with national coverage; monthly subscription.
• Estudios por Imágenes Medical imaging services including tomography, PET-CT, gammagraphy, and other diagnostic imaging studies delivered through the institution's imaging department.
• Instituto Universitario CEMIC - Carreras de Grado Undergraduate degree programs in medical and health sciences offered by Instituto Universitario CEMIC, combining classroom instruction with training in the institution's university hospitals.
• Instituto Universitario CEMIC - Posgrado Postgraduate medical education programs including medical residencies, fellowships, specialization courses, and continuing medical education at Instituto Universitario CEMIC.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hospital Privado de la Comunidad de Mar del Plata: Argentine private non-profit academic hospital with a prepaid plan in Mar del Plata. Comparable operating model (non-profit AMC + health plan) but serves a different regional market than CEMIC.

Direct peers

• OSDE: One of Argentina's largest prepaid health plans (obras sociales/prepagas). Competes with Plan Médico CEMIC for individual and corporate members, though it relies on affiliated provider networks rather than owning facilities.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Argentina's flagship private academic medical center, operating university hospitals, a medical school (HIBA), a prepaid health plan (Plan de Salud Italiano), and ambulatory network in Buenos Aires. Closest comparable to CEMIC's integrated AMC + university + plan model.
• Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires: Private non-profit teaching hospital in Buenos Aires with a prepaid health plan (Plan de Salud del Hospital Británico). Direct competitor for prepaid plan members and tertiary referrals in CABA.
• Hospital Alemán de Buenos Aires: Private non-profit academic hospital in Buenos Aires with a prepaid health plan, multiple specialties, and university-affiliated teaching. Competes directly with CEMIC for members in the Palermo/Belgrano catchment.
• Galeno Argentina: Major Argentine prepaid health plan with proprietary sanatoriums (Sanatorio de los Arcos, etc.). Direct competitor in Buenos Aires for prepaid plan members and high-complexity procedures.
• Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín (UBA): Public university hospital affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires. Comparable in academic/clinical scope and tertiary care capability, but publicly funded and free at point of care rather than operating a prepaid plan like CEMIC.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Medical Group: Argentina's largest prepaid health plan group with owned hospitals (e.g., Sanatorio Agote, Clínica Santa Isabel). Competes on plan members and integrated provider network; broader geographic footprint than CEMIC.
• Mayo Clinic: Global benchmark for integrated academic medical centers combining tertiary care, medical education, and research. Relevant strategic comparator for CEMIC's integrated model rather than a direct geographic competitor.

Emerging players

• FLENI: Argentine non-profit specialty institute focused on neurology, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation. Comparable as a private non-profit specialty referral center with academic ties, but narrower clinical scope than CEMIC's general AMC offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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