Consórcio Intermunicipal Samu Oeste

What Consórcio Intermunicipal Samu Oeste does

Consórcio Intermunicipal Samu Oeste (CONSAMU) is a public consortium established in 2013 by 43 municipalities in Western Paraná, Brazil, to operate the SAMU 192 mobile emergency medical service on a shared, regional basis. The consortium provides 24/7 pre-hospital emergency response — Basic Life Support (USB) and Advanced Life Support (USA) units — dispatched through a centralized Medical Regulation Center (Central de Regulação Médica) that uses the MV Sistemas platform to triage calls and integrate with the state's hospital bed network. It also operates an ICU-equipped aeromedical helicopter based at Cascavel Airport, covering 171 cities across Western and Southwestern Paraná.

The organization's product portfolio includes the core SAMU 192 service, the aeromedical helicopter, the NEP (Núcleo de Educação Permanente) continuous training program with its NEP Itinerante extension, a Transparency Portal, and published attendance statistics. Infrastructure comprises the administrative headquarters and Medical Regulation Center in Cascavel plus 16+ decentralized operational bases distributed across member municipalities.

CONSAMU does not charge citizens; it is funded through per-capita municipal contributions from its 43 members (R$ 0.99–R$ 2.19 per capita depending on federal participation), supplemented by federal Ministry of Health allocations enabled by Portaria 471 habilitation (March 2014) and Paraná state government support for aeromedical operations. Governance is exercised through a Board of Directors composed of member-municipality mayors, currently presided over by Thiago Daross Stefanello, mayor of Corbélia, with João Gabriel Avanci serving as Director-General.

Name

Consórcio Intermunicipal Samu Oeste

Legal name

Consórcio Intermunicipal SAMU Oeste

Website

https://consamu.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CONSAMU is a public consortium of 43 municipalities in Western Paraná, Brazil, operating the SAMU 192 mobile emergency medical service, a centralized Medical Regulation Center, 16+ decentralized bases, and an ICU-equipped aeromedical helicopter covering 171 cities, funded by municipal contributions and federal/state allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Hospitals (622)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based) (HLAFANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Disaster Medical Assistance & Field Care (DMAT/Field Hospitals) (HLAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Mobile pre-hospital care
• Aeromedical transport
• Medical regulation services
• Public emergency dispatch

Headquarters

HQ city

Cascavel

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Contributions: Monthly contributions from 43 consortium municipalities to fund operations. Per capita cost of R$ 2.19 without federal participation, reducing to R$ 0.99 per capita with federal and state government participation.
2. Government Funding: Federal and state government funding through Ministry of Health programs including habilitation for SAMU services and coparticipation in costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CONSAMU provides public pre-hospital emergency medical services through the SAMU 192 free hotline, dispatching Basic (USB) and Advanced (USA) Life Support ambulances from 16+ decentralized bases across 43 municipalities in Western Paraná, Brazil. Services include trauma, clinical, pediatric, obstetric, and psychiatric emergency response, inter-hospital patient transfers, aeromedical helicopter transport covering 171 cities, centralized medical regulation, and continuous professional training through the NEP (Núcleo de Educação Permanente).

Product overview

Consórcio Intermunicipal Samu Oeste (Consamu) is a regional healthcare consortium managing integrated emergency medical services across 43 municipalities in Western Paraná, Brazil. The organization operates a unified emergency response system anchored by the SAMU 192 mobile care service, supported by a centralized Medical Regulation Center and an aeromedical helicopter fleet for rapid response. The consortium's portfolio includes the core SAMU 192 emergency service, the Helicopter Aeromedical Transport service, the NEP (Permanent Education Center) for staff training and development, and administrative systems including a Transparency Portal and statistical reporting. The infrastructure is unified under the consortium model, with 16 decentralized bases providing coverage across the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAMU 192 - Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência 24/7 mobile emergency care service accessed via the free phone number 192, providing urgent medical attention for traumatic, clinical, pediatric, surgical, obstetric, and mental health emergencies through trained doctors, nurses, and paramedics operating Basic (USB) and Advanced (USA) Life Support units dispatched from 16+ decentralized bases across 43 municipalities.
• Serviço de Transporte Aeromédico (Helicopter) Aeromedical helicopter service for rapid emergency response and inter-hospital patient transfers, equipped with ICU-level life support equipment, based in Cascavel and serving 43 municipalities in Western and Southwestern Paraná, covering 171 cities.
• Central de Regulação Médica Medical regulation center that coordinates emergency responses across the consortium's 43 municipalities, receiving calls via 192, performing risk triage, and dispatching appropriate resources (basic or advanced support ambulances) based on medical regulator decisions. Uses the MV Sistemas medical regulation platform to integrate with Paraná's state hospital bed network.
• NEP - Núcleo de Educação Permanente Permanent Education Center responsible for continuous training and professional development of SAMU staff, conducting integration programs for new employees, advanced life support training, simulation exercises, and the NEP Itinerante project that brings training directly to decentralized bases.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 March 2016CONSAMU professionals participated in pediatric emergency and urgency training with realistic simulation at Hospital Albert Einstein in São Paulo, Brazil's national reference in healthcare quality, with 18-hour course for 2 doctors and 1 nurse.
• CTA do CiscoparminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2016Partnership for PREP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) training for UPA staff, contributing to HIV and STI prevention efforts in the region.
• Governo do Estado do ParanácoreOthers · 22 January 2014State government delivered helicopter for air medical services at ceremony with Governor Beto Richa. Helicopter based at Cascavel Airport, serving 171 cities across West and Southwest Paraná regions.
• 43 Municipal Governments (member municipalities)coreOthers · 27 November 2013The consortium is composed of 43 municipalities from the 10th and 20th Regional Health Departments that jointly fund and manage SAMU services. Each municipality contributes monthly and participates in governance through the Assembly and Consultive Council.
• MV SistemascoreTechnology or Integration · 20 September 2013MV Sistemas provided the medical regulation software system that integrates SAMU pre-hospital services with the state's hospital bed network, optimizing the work of regulating physicians. CONSAMU received this system through the State Health Secretariat (SESA) licensing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAMU 192 Curitiba: Municipal SAMU 192 service operating in Curitiba under the same national SAMU regulatory framework as CONSAMU. Comparable in mission (pre-hospital emergency response via 192, centralized medical regulation) but serving an urban vs CONSAMU's mixed urban/rural footprint.
• SAMU 192 Maringá: SAMU 192 service for the Maringá regional health area, operating under the same national public EMS framework. Comparable in dispatch model, medical regulation, and basic/advanced life support unit structure.
• SAMU 192 Londrina: Regional SAMU operator in Northern Paraná operating under the same Ministry of Health habilitation and Portaria framework. Closely comparable in service mix (USB, USA, centralized regulation) within the same state regulatory environment.
• SAMU Metropolitano de São Paulo: Largest SAMU 192 service in Brazil, covering Greater São Paulo. Comparable in core mission (24/7 pre-hospital emergency response, centralized medical regulation, fleet of USB/USA units) though operating at much larger urban scale than CONSAMU.
• Consórcio Intermunicipal SAMU Norte do Paraná (Cornélio Procópio): Other SAMU 192 intermunicipal consortium in Paraná that, alongside CONSAMU, was an early adopter of the MV Sistemas medical regulation platform. Operates the same public-consortium EMS model across a different set of Paraná municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• Falck A/S (Falck Brasil): Denmark-headquartered global EMS and healthcare services group with operations in Brazil. Comparable in core service (ambulance, pre-hospital care, patient transport) but operates under a private commercial model rather than CONSAMU's public consortium structure.
• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest private ambulance and EMS provider in the United States, offering 911 response, interfacility transport, and medical aviation. Comparable in service lines and dispatch operations to CONSAMU, but at vastly larger scale and as a commercial operator.

Others

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Brazil's reference private hospital in São Paulo, where CONSAMU staff received advanced pediatric emergency and simulation training. Comparable as a healthcare quality benchmark and training partner rather than a direct EMS competitor.
• MV Sistemas: Brazilian healthcare IT vendor that supplied CONSAMU's medical regulation system. Comparable as a technology ecosystem participant rather than a service competitor — relevant for understanding CONSAMU's technology stack and integration capabilities.

Regional players

• Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná (HUOP / UNIOESTE): Public university hospital in Cascavel serving the same Western Paraná region as CONSAMU. Directly comparable as a regional referral destination that consumes CONSAMU's inter-hospital transfer service and into which SAMU dispatches are routed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CONSAMUPR

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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