What Centro Médico en Heredia does

Centro Médico en Heredia, operating under the "Mind And Health" brand, is a private multi-specialty medical clinic headquartered at Plaza Bratsi in Heredia, Costa Rica. It delivers an integrated health model spanning four clinical disciplines — general medicine, nutrition, psychology, and dentistry — plus an affiliated specialized program, CATAO, which treats eating disorders and obesity. The clinical team comprises credentialed specialists (including postgraduate-trained orthodontists, endodontists, clinical psychologists, and a nutritionist) sourced from institutions such as Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, ULACIT, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and the Universidad de Barcelona. Patients range from children to seniors and are served direct-to-consumer via in-person visits; the clinic operates Monday–Friday from 8:00 to 17:00 and offers corporate/occupational medicine to local businesses.

The business operates on a professional-services revenue model: fees are generated per appointment and per procedure across specialties, with no proprietary software, app, API, or digital platform underpinning delivery. Patient acquisition combines a walk-in/appointment model scheduled via phone (+506 2560-6062 / +506 8403-1125) and a WhatsApp click-to-chat link, supported by an active health-education blog and organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. The clinic also accepts multiple Costa Rican medical insurance plans, broadening payment optionality beyond out-of-pocket consumers.

The company is privately held with apparent family involvement (Jaikel Hernández siblings across dental, psychology, and operations roles), no disclosed outside investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no announced funding. Operating geographies are restricted to Costa Rica (Central America), with a single physical location, no app or remote-consultation infrastructure, and no disclosed financials — constraining both geographic reach and revenue visibility for an investor audience.

Name

Centro Médico en Heredia

Legal name

Centro Médico en Heredia - Mind And Health

Website

https://mindandhealth.co.cr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centro Médico en Heredia (Mind And Health) is a private multi-specialty clinic in Heredia, Costa Rica delivering integrated general medicine, nutrition, psychology, and dentistry services — including a specialized eating-disorder program — to individual patients and local businesses via in-person appointments, with on-site insurance acceptance and digital booking via WhatsApp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Multi-Specialty Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Dentists (62121), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• Multi-specialty medical clinic
• General medicine consultations
• Dental care services
• Psychology therapy services
• Clinical nutrition counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Heredia

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation Services: Revenue generated from patient consultations across multiple medical specialties including general medicine, nutrition, psychology, and dentistry. Services are provided on an appointment basis at the clinic facility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centro Médico en Heredia (Mind & Health) operates a multi-specialty outpatient medical clinic in Heredia, Costa Rica, delivering general medicine, clinical nutrition, psychology (including eating-disorder specialization through the CATAO program), and comprehensive dental services to individual patients on an appointment basis. Services are rendered in-person at the Plaza Bratsi clinic facility Monday to Friday 8:00–17:00, with appointments booked via phone or WhatsApp and pricing provided privately upon inquiry.

Product overview

Centro Médico Mind & Health is an integral health medical center offering four core service areas: General Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Dentistry. The center operates as a unified clinic with specialists in each department, providing coordinated care for physical, mental, and social well-being. The dental clinic features specialists in orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, and general dentistry. The psychology department specializes in eating disorders through the affiliated CATAO program. Nutrition services provide dietary programs for various health conditions. General medicine includes occupational medicine and routine clinical procedures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Odontología (Dental Services) Comprehensive dental clinic offering oral health services for adults and children including crowns, bridges, dental implants, dentures, porcelain veneers, root canal treatment, teeth whitening, periodontics, general dentistry, dental surgery, orthodontics (Invisalign, sapphire brackets, lingual), endodontics, and pediatric dentistry.
• Psicología (Psychology Services) Psychological therapy services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors addressing eating disorders, obesity, depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, relationship issues, grief, addiction, and sleep disorders, including individual, couples, and family sessions.
• Nutrición (Nutrition Services) Nutritional programs and dietary counseling for weight management, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, digestive disorders, celiac disease, eating disorders, pregnancy, sports nutrition, cancer and kidney disease patients, and vegetarian/vegan guidance.
• Medicina General (General Medicine) General medical consultations and corporate medicine services including chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol), respiratory infections, nebulizations, medical certificates, wound treatment, suturing, abscess drainage, blood tests, and injectable medications.
• CATAO - Centro de Atención de Trastornos Alimentarios y Obesidad Specialized center for eating disorder and obesity treatment providing comprehensive care for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and weight management using mindfulness and intuitive eating techniques.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Clínica Bíblica: One of the largest private hospitals in Costa Rica, offering broad multi-specialty outpatient and inpatient services. Comparable to Centro Médico en Heredia because it competes for the same private-paying and insured patient base in the Greater San José / Heredia region with overlapping primary-care, specialty-consultation, and dental offerings.
• Hospital La Católica (Hospital Metropolitano): Long-standing private Costa Rican hospital with multi-specialty outpatient clinics. Comparable because it competes in the same Heredia / Greater Metropolitan Area market for insured patients needing general medicine, dental, nutritional, and psychological consultations.
• Christus Muguerza Hospital System: Large Mexican private hospital network with outpatient specialty clinics across multiple cities. Comparable as a regional player demonstrating how multi-specialty outpatient clinics can scale across Latin American markets, with overlapping specialties in dentistry, psychology, and nutrition.
• Hospital CIMA San José: Established Costa Rican private hospital providing multi-specialty consultations, diagnostics, and surgical services. Comparable to Centro Médico en Heredia because both serve insured and self-pay patients in Costa Rica seeking physician-led specialty consultations outside the public system.
• Centro Médico ABC (Mexico City): Major private multi-specialty medical center in Latin America combining primary, specialty, and diagnostic services. Comparable as a regional benchmark for what a scaled multi-specialty outpatient model can become in Latin America, particularly regarding integration of physician offices with on-site nutrition and psychology services.

Direct peers

• Dentalia: Latin American dental clinic chain operating across Mexico with multi-specialty dental services including orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, and cosmetic dentistry. Comparable to Centro Médico en Heredia because it directly competes in the same dental service lines (orthodontics with Invisalign/sapphire brackets, endodontics, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry) for Latin American patients seeking aesthetic and specialty dental work.

Others

• Hospital Internacional de Colombia (Kapital/Hospital Internacional): Referenced here only as illustrative of regional multi-specialty outpatient operators; included weakly because of geographic distance. Better candidates would be local Costa Rican outpatient competitors, but they are not reliably identifiable in public registries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MindAndHealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/centromedicomindandhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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