Hospitalar São Vicente de Paulo

What Hospitalar São Vicente de Paulo does

Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP) is a private nonprofit beneficent hospital association (Associação Hospitalar Beneficente Hospital São Vicente de Paulo) headquartered in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 1918. It operates the largest healthcare institution in northern Rio Grande do Sul through two hospital units — Unidade Teixeira Soares (570 inpatient beds, 85 ICU beds, 18 operating rooms) and Unidade Uruguai (99 inpatient beds, 10 ICU beds, 26 consultation rooms, 4 operating rooms) — supplemented by outpatient specialty centers, an advanced diagnostics unit (flow cytometry, cytogenetics), a breast imaging center with digital tomosynthesis, a blood bank, renal replacement therapy (47 hemodialysis machines), and a daycare hospital. The institution is the designated reference hospital for 226 municipalities, serving a population of more than 2 million inhabitants, and is staffed by over 900 physicians across 21 specialties and approximately 3,749 total collaborators.

The technology stack centers on a Robotic Surgery Center equipped with the Versius system (CMR Surgical) for multi-specialty minimally invasive procedures and the Cori system (Smith & Nephew) for orthopedic surgery — HSVP was the first hospital in Brazil to perform procedures with the second-generation Cori robot. Other notable technical assets include two linear accelerators for radiotherapy, 20 chemotherapy chairs, three angiography suites in the Cardioneurovascular Center (handling approximately 1,200 procedures monthly), the Manchester Protocol triage system, and an advanced diagnostics unit. HSVP is also recognized as a Hospital de Ensino by the Ministry of Education, running medical residency programs (~150 residents annually across 21 specialties) and multiprofessional residencies (50 positions), along with a vocational nursing school founded in 1958.

The business model combines three primary revenue streams: (i) SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) reimbursement, covering approximately 60% of patient volume under government-funded rates; (ii) convênio (private health insurance) reimbursement; and (iii) direct private pay. Auxiliary revenue comes from educational services (nursing school, residency programs) and philanthropic inflows through the PRONON program (R$2.6 million raised from 30+ corporate and individual donors for pediatric oncology). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Quality is anchored by ONA Acreditado com Excelência – Nível 3 (the highest accreditation tier, evaluated against 1,560 requirements). HSVP is governed by an elected board led by President José Miguel Rodrigues da Silva, with Executive Superintendent Ilário Jandir De David and a 2026 transition of the Technical Medical Direction to Dr. Paulo Eduardo Donato.

Name

Hospitalar São Vicente de Paulo

Legal name

Associação Hospitalar Beneficente Hospital São Vicente de Paulo

Website

https://hsvp.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP) is a nonprofit hospital association in Passo Fundo, Brazil, operating two units with 700+ beds, 95 ICU beds, 22 operating rooms, and 900+ physicians. It serves 2M+ people across 226 municipalities as the regional referral hospital for high-complexity care including robotic surgery, oncology, and cardiology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Hospitals (622)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Emergency medical care
• Oncology treatment center
• Robotic surgery services
• Medical residency programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Passo Fundo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 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. Healthcare Services - SUS: The hospital serves patients through Brazil's public healthcare system (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS), receiving government reimbursement for services provided to approximately 60% of patients.
2. Healthcare Services - Health Insurance: Services provided to patients with private health insurance plans (convênios), with reimbursement through insurance companies.
3. Healthcare Services - Private Pay: Services provided to private patients paying directly for treatments and consultations.
4. Educational Services: Revenue from nursing school (Escola de Educação Profissional São Vicente) and professional training courses.
5. Donations - PRONON: Charitable donations through PRONON program where companies and individuals donate a portion of their income tax to support the Pediatric Oncology Center. Raised R$2.6 million from over 30 companies and individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hospital São Vicente de Paulo is a nonprofit hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services including 24/7 emergency care, inpatient admissions, outpatient specialty consultations, complex surgeries (including robotic procedures via Versius and Cori systems), adult and pediatric oncology, cardioneurovascular care, high-risk obstetrics and maternity, hemodialysis, clinical laboratory and imaging diagnostics, and organ/tissue donation coordination. It operates two hospital units (Teixeira Soares and Uruguai) with more than 700 inpatient beds and 95 ICU beds, serving over 2 million inhabitants across 226 municipalities in northern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Product overview

Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP) is a nonprofit charitable hospital founded in 1918, operating as the largest healthcare institution in northern Rio Grande do Sul. The hospital functions as a comprehensive healthcare platform offering emergency services, inpatient care, outpatient consultations, and specialized medical services across two main units. The service portfolio includes distinct clinical centers for robotic surgery (Versius and Cori systems), pediatric and adult oncology, cardioneurovascular care, maternal-child services including dedicated maternity and obstetric units, renal replacement therapy, clinical and diagnostic laboratories, blood banking, and radiotherapy. Educational initiatives comprise medical and multiprofessional residency programs, vocational nursing education, and research commission. Additional services include organ donation coordination, funeral services, and a pharmacy network. The institution serves over 2 million inhabitants across approximately 226 municipalities, with 700 inpatient beds, 95 ICU beds, 22 surgical theaters, and a medical staff of 900 physicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escola de Educação Profissional São Vicente: Professional education school maintained by the hospital association, offering technical nursing courses since 1958.

Products and services

• Hospital São Vicente de Paulo - Comprehensive Hospital Services Comprehensive hospital services including emergency care, inpatient admissions, outpatient consultations, surgical procedures, ICU (adult, pediatric, neonatal), pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, and nutrition services. Operates across two units serving more than 2 million inhabitants in northern Rio Grande do Sul.
• Centro de Cirurgia Robótica (Robotic Surgery Center) Robotic surgery center featuring Versius (CMR Surgical) modular robotic system for minimally invasive multi-specialty surgeries and Cori (Smith & Nephew) second-generation robotic system for orthopedic procedures including total knee arthroplasty, with 3D high-precision visualization. Serves patients requiring gynecology, coloproctology, urology, thoracic surgery, oncology, and general surgery procedures.
• Centro Oncológico Infantojuvenil (Pediatric Oncology Center) Pediatric oncology center providing multidisciplinary care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hospitalization, and psychosocial support for children and adolescents with cancer across northern Rio Grande do Sul and missionary regions serving 2 million+ inhabitants. Includes dedicated pediatric inpatient unit, recreational space, and hospital school (Escola de Vida).
• Centro Cardioneurovascular Cardio-neurovascular center equipped with three angiography suites performing diagnostic and interventional procedures for congenital and acquired vascular diseases. Also conducts interventional pharmacology procedures including targeted chemotherapy for liver tumors. Handles approximately 1,200 procedures monthly with 24-hour service.
• Maternidade HSVP Maternity services offering care for normal and high-risk pregnancies, postpartum support, and neonatal care. Features 52 beds, breastfeeding support, newborn screening tests, and maternal education programs. Operates across two locations with a dedicated obstetric center providing 24-hour services.
• Serviço de Terapia Renal Substitutiva (Hemodiálise) Renal replacement therapy service treating approximately 250 patients monthly with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Serves adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients with 47 hemodialysis machines, providing 24-hour inpatient support and outpatient treatment across three daily shifts.
• Centro de Consultas em Especialidades Médicas (Outpatient Specialty Center) Outpatient specialty consultation center with 18 medical offices offering affordable consultations and exams. Services include clinical laboratory, nursing assistance, wound care, and infusion administration covering specialties such as cardiology, dermatology, orthopedics, urology, and more.
• Emergência e Pronto Atendimento (Emergency Services) Emergency and urgent care services using Manchester Protocol triage system to classify patients by color codes (yellow, orange, red) based on urgency level. Main emergency handles high and medium complexity cases for 2 million+ people with 27 adult and 5 pediatric beds at Teixeira Soares, while Uruguai provides urgent care with 13 adult beds, 6 pediatric beds, and 2 trauma rooms.
• Serviço de Hemoterapia (Blood Bank) Blood banking service managing the complete blood production cycle from collection to transfusion. Operates with multidisciplinary team including hematologists, hemotherapists, nurses, and biomedical staff, with 14 collection chairs and comprehensive transfusion support.
• Centro de Imagem da Mama (CIM) Breast imaging center providing comprehensive mammography services including digital mammography with tomosynthesis, breast ultrasound, and image-guided procedures. Focuses on early cancer diagnosis with up to 95% cure rates, staffed by radiologists certified by the Brazilian College of Radiology.
• Unidade de Diagnósticos Avançados (UDA) Advanced diagnostics unit offering flow cytometry and cytogenetics services. Flow cytometry provides immunophenotyping for leukemias, lymphomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, and measurable residual disease. Cytogenetics includes G-banding karyotyping for constitutional and acquired diseases.
• Centro de Tratamento Onco-hematológico (Radioterapia e Quimioterapia) Onco-hematological treatment center providing chemotherapy and radiotherapy services for adult and pediatric cancer patients. Features 20 chemotherapy chairs and 2 linear accelerators for radiotherapy treatment.
• Centro Obstétrico (Obstetric Center) Obstetric center exclusively handling vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections. Features pre-labor rooms with non-pharmacological pain management including birthing balls, showers, and massage. Promotes breastfeeding in the first hour and administers hepatitis B vaccination at birth.
• Residência Médica (Medical Residency Program) Medical residency program offering postgraduate lato sensu training in 21 specialty areas including anesthesiology, cardiology, surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and more. First residency program in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, in partnership with Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), training approximately 150 medical residents annually.
• Residência Multiprofissional Multiprofessional health residency program in partnership with Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), offering 50 residency positions across nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychology, nutrition, and social work, with focus on elderly care and cancer prevention.
• Escola de Educação Profissional São Vicente (Nursing School) Vocational nursing school founded in 1958, offering technical nursing programs with theoretical and practical training at HSVP hospital facilities. Provides qualified instructors and clinical practice opportunities within HSVP units.
• Doação de Órgãos e Tecidos (Organ and Tissue Donation Coordination) Organ and tissue donation service coordinating with OPO4-RS and CIHDOTT teams for donor identification, family approach, and transplantation logistics. Promotes public awareness campaigns on organ donation.
• Funerária São Vicente de Paulo Funeral services operated by the hospital association, offering 24-hour service, cremation specialists, national and international transfers, and professional staff. Located at Centro de Apoio HSVP.
• Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Clinical analysis laboratory providing biochemical, immunological, hematological, parasitological tests, and neonatal screening. Offers genetic testing for infectious, genetic, and oncological diseases. Certified by PNCQ and ONA with online results and home sampling service.
• Hospital Dia (Day Hospital) Day hospital service at Uruguai unit offering 3 surgical rooms and 14 recovery beds for outpatient procedures requiring observation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving population of 2 million+ inhabitants from 226 municipalities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) - Campus Passo FundocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for medical residency programs at the level of postgraduate lato sensu education. HSVP is recognized as Hospital de Ensino by MEC and provides clinical training for medical residents in partnership with the university.
• Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for multiprofessional residency programs in Elderly Health and Cancer Care. The program includes theoretical classes at UPF Campus II and practical training at HSVP facilities. UPF organizes the selection processes for residency programs.
• Prefeitura Municipal de Passo Fundo (PMPF) / Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (SMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for multiprofessional residency program in Elderly Health and Cancer Care. Primary healthcare training takes place at municipal health units in Passo Fundo.
• CMR SurgicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Versius robotic surgery system used at HSVP for minimally invasive surgeries in gynecology, urology, oncology, and general surgery. HSVP is a reference center for robotic surgery in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul.
• Smith & NephewcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Cori robotic system used for orthopedic surgeries, particularly total knee arthroplasty. HSVP was the first hospital in Brazil to perform procedures with this second-generation robot.
• Instituto do Câncer Infantil (ICI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for pediatric oncology referrals and the 'Doe seu Contato' (Donate Your Contact) campaign to connect potential donors with the cancer center. ICI assists with fundraising and donor outreach.
• Prefeitura de Passo FundocoreOthersMunicipal government partner supporting the Pediatric Oncology Center and healthcare services. Provided public funding for infrastructure and equipment at the cancer center.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hospital de Amor (formerly Hospital de Câncer de Barretos): Brazil's leading nonprofit oncology hospital network, headquartered in Barretos (SP). Comparable to HSVP's oncology ambitions (robotic surgery, Centro Oncológico Infantojuvenil, PRONON-funded capex) as a nonprofit specialty hospital competing for philanthropic and SUS oncology funding.
• A.C. Camargo Cancer Center: São Paulo-based nonprofit specialty cancer hospital. Comparable to HSVP's onco-hematology and pediatric oncology offerings as a high-complexity nonprofit oncology institution, though operating at larger scale and broader catchment.
• Hospital Erasto Gaertner: Nonprofit oncology reference hospital in Curitiba, Paraná. Comparable to HSVP's oncology and radiotherapy services (linear accelerators, chemotherapy chairs) as a regional nonprofit cancer center in southern Brazil.

Direct peers

• Hospital Moinhos de Vento: Private nonprofit reference hospital in Porto Alegre with a similar multi-specialty, high-complexity model and strong accreditation profile. Comparable to HSVP as a southern Brazilian regional referral institution competing for the same convênio and private-pay patient pool.
• Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS: Academic hospital affiliated with PUCRS in Porto Alegre, offering tertiary care across multiple specialties with residency and teaching programs. Directly comparable to HSVP in mission, teaching-hospital structure, and southern Brazilian referral footprint.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): Public university hospital affiliated with UFRGS and the largest hospital complex in Rio Grande do Sul. Comparable to HSVP as a nonprofit teaching/regional referral hospital offering high-complexity care across all major specialties with residency programs.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo: Large São Paulo-based nonprofit hospital with comprehensive high-complexity services. Comparable to HSVP as a major Brazilian nonprofit reference hospital, but operating in a substantially larger and more competitive metro market.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: São Paulo-based private nonprofit reference hospital known for oncology and complex surgical care. Comparable to HSVP in high-complexity nonprofit model and quality leadership (ONA/JCI), though serving a national/international catchment rather than a regional one.
• Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz: São Paulo-based nonprofit reference hospital offering high-complexity care with strong oncology and surgical programs. Comparable to HSVP as a Brazilian nonprofit hospital pursuing ONA/JCI-equivalent quality certifications and complex case mix.
• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Largest and most prestigious private nonprofit hospital system in Brazil, based in São Paulo. Comparable as a high-complexity nonprofit reference institution, though significantly larger, better capitalized, and operating in a much denser metro market than HSVP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HSVPPF
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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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