Hospital de la Baxada

What Hospital de la Baxada does

Hospital de la Baxada Doctora Teresa Ratto is a private healthcare institution founded in 2013 and located in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, operated through the single-member corporation SALUD ENTRE RIOS S.A.U. The hospital delivers general and specialty medical care — including cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, diagnostic imaging, allergy, and immunology — to the residents of Entre Ríos, accepting patients both with and without health insurance coverage. It employs 101-250 staff at a single facility situated at the intersection of Gral. Alvarado and Espejo streets, and its stated mission emphasizes high clinical standards and immediate response to patient demand.

The hospital's product surface is built around three purpose-built web platforms: Central de Turnos for general patient appointment scheduling, DERIHBA — described as the first system in Entre Ríos specifically for requesting, tracking, and reporting judicial medical appointments, which the hospital reports reduced judicial appointment access time from six months to 20 days — and a Teaching and Research division including UCTH (Unidad de Clinical Trials Hospital) for clinical research activity. Distribution is direct-to-patient at the facility, augmented by the online scheduling channels, while DERIHBA serves as an enterprise-facing platform used by the provincial court system. No public pricing, revenue, or payer-mix data is disclosed.

The business model combines a public-service healthcare mandate with a private corporate vehicle (Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal). The hospital's customer segments are horizontal: a broad general patient population regardless of insurance status, with the provincial judiciary acting as a key institutional referral channel through DERIHBA. Marketing activity is limited to health-awareness content and observances rather than commercial acquisition, consistent with a community-oriented provider rather than a consumer-facing health tech venture.

Name

Hospital de la Baxada

Legal name

SALUD ENTRE RIOS S.A.U.

Website

https://hospitaldelabaxada.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hospital de la Baxada Doctora Teresa Ratto is a private hospital in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, operating since 2013 through SALUD ENTRE RIOS S.A.U. to deliver general and specialty care (cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, imaging) to insured and uninsured patients, supported by proprietary platforms for appointments and judicial medical referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paraná

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hospital de la Baxada Doctora Teresa Ratto is a multi-specialty hospital in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, delivering inpatient and outpatient medical care (including cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, allergy/immunology, diagnostic imaging, and general medicine) to residents with and without health insurance coverage. The hospital supports direct care via on-site visits, online appointment scheduling (Central de Turnos), and the DERIHBA provincial judicial-medical referral system, and runs a clinical research unit (UCTH).

Product overview

Hospital de la Baxada Doctora Teresa Ratto is a healthcare facility providing medical services to the Entre Rios population. The hospital operates as a unified healthcare system offering direct patient care across multiple medical specialties including cardiology, infectious diseases, nephrology, and general medicine. The institution maintains several interconnected service platforms: the main hospital services, the Central de Turnos online appointment system for patient scheduling, the DERIHBA judicial appointment management system for provincial courts, and a dedicated teaching and research division (UCTH). The hospital serves both insured and uninsured patients with a focus on immediate response to patient needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DERIHBA: Sistema de Derivaciones Hospital de la Baxada - the first appointment scheduling system developed specifically for judicial medical appointments in Entre Ríos province, enabling efficient turnaround from 6 months to 20 days.

Products and services

• Hospital de la Baxada Doctora Teresa Ratto Multi-specialty hospital facility in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, providing inpatient and outpatient medical care (cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, allergy/immunology, diagnostic imaging, general medicine) to insured and uninsured patients.
• Central de Turnos Web-based appointment scheduling platform that allows patients to request, manage, and confirm medical appointments at Hospital de la Baxada across available specialties.
• DERIHBA (Sistema de Derivaciones Hospital de la Baxada) Web-based platform enabling Entre Ríos provincial courts to request, track, and report judicial medical appointments (studies and reports) with email notifications of approved, pending, or rejected requests.
• Docencia e Investigación (UCTH - Unidad de Clinical Trials Hospital) Teaching and clinical research division of the hospital, supporting medical education and clinical trials research.

Quantifiable outcome

• DERIHBA reduces judicial appointment access time from 6 months to 20 days

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Medical Group: Argentina's largest private health services network combining prepaid insurance with owned hospital and clinic facilities. A broader incumbent with multi-site scale Hospital de la Baxada lacks.
• OSDE: Major Argentine prepaid health plan with affiliated hospital and clinic network. Not a direct hospital operator but sets the payer-side competitive context for private hospitals like Hospital de la Baxada.

Direct peers

• Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires private hospital offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient services across multiple specialties. Comparable in operating structure and patient mix orientation to Hospital de la Baxada.
• Hospital Privado de Rosario: Large private hospital in Rosario (Santa Fe), serving as a referral center for the broader region with cardiology, oncology, and surgical specialties. The closest geographic and scale analogue to Hospital de la Baxada outside Buenos Aires.
• Hospital Universitario Austral: University-affiliated private hospital in Pilar (Buenos Aires province) combining clinical care, teaching, and research. The teaching/research dimension makes it directly comparable to Hospital de la Baxada's UCTH clinical trials unit.
• Sanatorio Allende: Multi-site private hospital network in Córdoba offering cardiology, nephrology, intensive care, and diagnostic services. Comparable as a regional Argentine private hospital operator with multi-specialty scope similar to Hospital de la Baxada.
• Hospital Alemán de Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires-based private hospital delivering multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient services to insured and self-pay patients. Comparable in operating model (private society, broad specialty mix, community-hospital positioning) to Hospital de la Baxada.
• Sanatorio de los Arcos: Buenos Aires private hospital offering multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient care with a reputation for technology adoption. Comparable as a private, technology-oriented Argentine hospital of similar scope.
• Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín: University teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires, providing comprehensive multi-specialty care with strong research and teaching functions. Comparable to Hospital de la Baxada's academic/research positioning.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: One of Argentina's flagship private non-profit hospitals, offering comprehensive multi-specialty care including cardiology, nephrology, and diagnostic imaging. It is the closest large-scale analogue to Hospital de la Baxada in terms of full-service hospital scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitaldelabaxada
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-de-la-baxada-dra-teresa-ratto

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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