ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias

What ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias does

ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias is a public Empresa Social del Estado (state-owned social enterprise) created by Decree 0421 of June 29, 2001, through the merger of three predecessor district hospitals (Hospital Local de Canapote, Hospital Local de San Fernando, and Hospital Local de La Esperanza). It operates as the designated first-level (primary care) public healthcare provider for the District of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, under the supervision of DADIS (Departamento Administrativo Distrital de Salud) and within the framework of the Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud established by Law 100 of 1993. The institution delivers services through a network of 43 Unidades Periféricas Asistenciales (UPAs) organized into three sub-networks (Arroz Barato, Pozón, and Canapote) covering urban, suburban, and insular geographies including Tierra Bomba and the Islas del Rosario archipelago. Service portfolio spans six core clinical lines — external consultation, clinical laboratory (40 sampling points), 24/7 emergency care (12 locations with ambulance and aquatic ambulance fleets), vaccination (41 points), diagnostic imaging, and oral health — plus administrative services (Ventanilla Única digital channel) and wellness programs.

The business model is capitated public healthcare delivery rather than commercial revenue generation. Funding flows from UPC (Unidad de Pago por Capitación) payments disbursed through EPS-S affiliates (Coosalud, Cajacopi, Mutual Ser, Nueva EPS, Salud Total, Sura, Famisanar, Sanitas, Familiar de Colombia), supplemented by DADIS district transfers and government subsidies. Services are provided free or at subsidized rates to SISBEN-classified populations in the subsidized regime. The underlying technology stack is non-proprietary, comprising standard mandated healthcare information systems including RIPS (Registros Individuales de Prestación de Servicios), laboratory information systems, and radiology systems; no proprietary platform, API, AI/ML capability, or app is disclosed. With 580+ public servants on payroll, the institution recorded 837,000+ attendances and 274,000+ vaccines administered in 2025, alongside a 179% year-over-year increase in psychology consultations. Strategic direction is anchored by a Vision 2030 accreditation target (Prestador Primario acreditado under the Sistema Único de Acreditación), operationalized through annual PAMEC improvement cycles and humanization and patient safety policies.

Name

ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias

Legal name

Empresa Social del Estado Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias

Website

https://esecartagenadeindias.gov.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias is a district-level public healthcare provider in Cartagena, Colombia, operating 43 primary-care facilities (UPAs) across three sub-networks to deliver subsidized outpatient, emergency, laboratory, vaccination, imaging, and oral health services to the city's residents under Colombia's public health system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) & Multi-Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Public healthcare services
• Primary healthcare network
• Emergency medical services
• Clinical laboratory services
• Immunization programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cartagena

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

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. Public Health System Revenue: As a public healthcare provider (ESE) under Colombia's Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud, the institution receives funding through capitation payments (UPC) from affiliated EPS entities, government subsidies, and capitated contracts with the district health authority (DADIS). Revenue is generated through service provision to populations affiliated with various EPS-S entities including Coosalud, Cajacopi, Mutual Ser, Nueva EPS, Salud Total, Sura, Famisanar, and Sanitas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias is a public, government-owned primary healthcare institution (Empresa Social del Estado) that delivers first-level healthcare services to the residents of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It operates a network of 43 Unidades Periféricas Asistenciales (UPAs) organized into three sub-networks (Arroz Barato, Pozón, Canapote) covering urban, suburban, and insular areas, providing external consultation, 24/7 emergency care, clinical laboratory, diagnostic imaging, vaccination, oral health, and maternal-child health services.

Product overview

ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias is a public healthcare institution providing primary-level health services through a network of 46 health centers across three geographic zones (North, Southeast, Southwest) of Cartagena. The organization operates a unified service platform comprising six core clinical services: External Consultation (medicine general), Clinical Laboratory, Emergency Services (24/7), Vaccination, Diagnostic Imaging (radiology, electrodiagnostics, ultrasonography), and Oral Health. Administrative services include a Single Window System for digital processing of requests and medical records. The institution is organized into three sub-networks (Arroz Barato, Pozón, Canapote) as its main operational divisions, supported by wellness programs such as parenting preparation courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 837,000+ healthcare attendances in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad del SinúminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026Academic partnership for continuing education of healthcare professionals. The ESE participated in a symposium 'Lo que más vemos en urgencias' organized in collaboration with Universidad del Sinú and the Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Interna to strengthen capacities of healthcare talent.
• Asociación Colombiana de Medicina InternaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026Medical association partnership for professional development and knowledge exchange through academic symposiums focused on emergency care topics.
• Departamento Administrativo Distrital de Salud (DADIS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2001DADIS is the district health authority to which the ESE is administratively adscripta. DADIS exercises oversight and control over the institution's operations and plays a key role in health policy implementation at the district level. The partnership involves joint community dialogue sessions and health service strengthening initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ESE Hospital Departamental de Bolívar: Department-level public hospital ESE operating in Bolívar department, same region as Cartagena. Provides overlap in primary and secondary public hospital services with shared catchment population.
• ESE Hospital Local del Sur (Bogotá): District-level ESE serving southern Bogotá. Operates the same ESE model with multiple UPAs in a defined geographic zone, analogous to Cartagena's three sub-networks (Arroz Barato, Pozón, Canapote).

Broad incumbents

• ESE Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación: Large public university hospital network in Antioquia. Comparable in Colombian public-hospital operations and capitation-funded care, though at higher complexity tier and broader regional catchment.
• Fundación Hospital San José de Bogotá: Long-standing Colombian public-affiliated hospital delivering emergency, outpatient, and inpatient care. Comparable in operating Colombian public healthcare delivery at scale across multiple service lines.

Direct peers

• ESE Hospital General de Medellín: Public ESE hospital complex serving Medellín under the Colombian public health system. Comparable as a public, district-affiliated primary/secondary care provider funded via UPC capitation and serving the subsidized regime population.
• ESE Hospital La Misericordia (Bogotá): Pediatric-focused public hospital in Bogotá operating under the ESE framework. Comparable as another ESE delivering specific scoped public healthcare services within Colombia's SGSSS.
• ESE Metrosalud (Medellín): Empresa Social del Estado operating the public primary-care hospital network for Medellín. Directly comparable to ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias as both are district-level public healthcare networks delivering first-level services across multiple UPAs under Colombia's SGSSS.

Others

• Sura EPS: Major Colombian health promoting entity (EPS) listed as a partner/customer paying UPC capitations to ESE Hospital Local Cartagena de Indias. Adjacent ecosystem participant — payer relationship is core to ESE revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/esecartagena
• Xx.com/esecartagena

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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