Quirófanos El Tesoro

What Quirófanos El Tesoro does

Quirófanos El Tesoro (QET) is a privately held, specialized surgical clinic founded in 2014 in Medellín, Colombia, operating as a S.A.S. entity from a 2,500 m² facility on the 4th and 5th floors of Torre Médica 1 within the El Tesoro Commercial Park. Its core offering consists of 11 fully equipped operating theaters and 11 VIP-type hospitalization suites, supported by an in-house sterilization center, internal pharmacy, blood bank, and pre-anesthesia consultation rooms. Operating rooms are outfitted with German-origin Dräger Fabius anesthesia machines, ultrasound equipment, radiofrequency and liposuction devices, and permanent centralized vital-sign monitoring.

The clinic runs an affiliated-network model: surgeons — many of them board-certified members of the Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica Estética y Reconstructiva (SCCPRE) — operate at QET and bring their own patient bases. Approximately 95% of QET's roughly 800 monthly procedures are aesthetic plastic surgeries, with the remaining volume spanning bariatric, general, urological, gynecological, and otolaryngological cases. Revenue is generated primarily through per-procedure surgical facility fees, VIP hospitalization stays, internal pharmacy sales, and bundled diagnostic lab services (via a Synlab partnership), all quote-based rather than listed publicly. Patients are acquired via specialist referrals, medical-tourism flows (notably from the United States and Latin America, with on-site Novotel accommodation for companions), word-of-mouth, and social channels including Instagram and a Spotify podcast.

QET reports a 0% mortality record since opening and infection rates below national and international benchmarks. The institution is led by Felipe Martínez Restrepo, a plastic surgeon serving as President of the Board of Directors. The closely held ownership structure shows no external investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the available data; financial statements are published from 2015 onward. Strategic posture is concentrated on deepening the integrated surgical-campus value proposition rather than on geographic expansion, with partnerships spanning Suramericana de Seguros, Sura, Cedimed, Postsalud, Hanu, and Novotel reinforcing one-stop positioning.

Name

Quirófanos El Tesoro

Legal name

Quirófanos El Tesoro S.A.S

Website

https://quirofanoseltesoro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quirófanos El Tesoro is a Medellín-based private surgical clinic operating 11 operating theaters and 11 VIP recovery suites. It primarily serves aesthetic plastic surgery patients — 95% of roughly 800 monthly procedures — through an affiliated network of board-certified surgeons, including international medical tourists from the US and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Surgical Center

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Ambulatory surgical services
• Plastic surgery clinic
• VIP hospitalization
• Surgical facility rental
• Medical tourism surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surgical Facility Fees: Revenue generated from providing equipped operating theaters, surgical staff, sterilization services, and medical infrastructure to affiliated surgeons who bring their own patients. Fees are charged per surgical event and hospitalization stay.
2. VIP Hospitalization Services: Revenue from post-surgical VIP room stays, including nursing care, personalized nutrition (Novotel-supplied meals), interdisciplinary monitoring, and centralized vital sign monitoring.
3. Internal Pharmacy Services: Internal pharmaceutical service providing medications and medical-surgical supplies directly to patients during their stay.
4. Diagnostic and Laboratory Services: Laboratory sample collection through the Synlab partnership for pre-operative and post-operative diagnostic testing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quirófanos El Tesoro operates a specialized surgical clinic providing ambulatory and inpatient surgical services through 11 fully equipped operating theaters and 11 VIP hospitalization suites. The facility serves as an operating infrastructure for board-certified plastic surgeons and other specialists who perform procedures on their own patients, with QET supplying the operating room, equipment, surgical support staff, anesthesia, sterilization, post-operative VIP recovery care, and internal pharmacy services.

Product overview

Quirófanos El Tesoro (QET) is a specialized surgical clinic focused on plastic surgery and median complexity procedures. The core offering centers on 11 fully equipped operating rooms and 11 VIP hospitalization rooms, complemented by support services including a sterilization center and internal pharmaceutical service. The facility operates an affiliated network of plastic surgeons certified by the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery. Operating rooms feature Dräger anesthesia equipment from Germany, ultrasound machines, and specialized radiofrequency and liposuction devices. The institution emphasizes patient safety with a 0% mortality rate since 2014 and performs approximately 800 operations monthly, with 95% being aesthetic plastic surgeries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cirugía ambulatoria y hospitalaria (Outpatient and Inpatient Surgery)
• Hospitalización VIP (VIP Hospitalization)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Novotel MedellíncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive high-category hotel partnership located within the same El Tesoro Commercial Park as the clinic. Novotel supplies personalized meal services for VIP patients under nutritionist supervision and provides accommodation for patient companions and medical tourists. This integration creates a seamless medical tourism experience within the same commercial complex.
• Suramericana de SeguroscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance network partnership providing a support network including Clínica El Rosario, Clínica Las Vegas, and Clínica Las Américas for referrals and emergency escalation. QET is part of Suramericana's network of approved surgical facilities.
• Sura (Caja de Compensación)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiagnostic support partnership for pre- and post-operative testing through Sura's healthcare network, including laboratory and imaging services.
• CedimedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiagnostic imaging and laboratory services provider supporting QET patients with pre-surgical diagnostic workups and post-operative follow-up testing.
• PostsaludminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPost-surgical pain management and analgesia services partnership providing specialized post-operative analgesic protocols to improve patient recovery experience.
• HanuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHyperbaric oxygen chamber service provider partnership offering post-surgical hyperbaric therapy as an adjunct recovery treatment for selected patients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Centro Médico ABC: Premium private hospital in Mexico City with a strong international patient program and surgical specialty offerings. Comparable upscale, multi-specialty surgical model serving a large medical-tourism catchment in a neighboring LATAM market.
• Clínica Alemana de Santiago: Premium private hospital in Santiago, Chile with similar upscale, multi-specialty surgical positioning. Comparable business model targeting affluent domestic and regional patients, though operating in a different LATAM market than QET.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Leading private academic hospital in Argentina offering high-acuity surgery and premium inpatient care. Comparable in scale and premium positioning to QET's integrated facility model, though serving a Southern Cone rather than Andean patient base.

Direct peers

• Clínica Las Vegas: Medellín private clinic identified in QET's Suramericana alliance network. Competes for the same surgical and inpatient patient population with overlapping specialist affiliations and similar premium positioning.
• Clínica El Rosario: Medellín-headquartered private clinic also referenced in the Suramericana network supporting QET. Provides comparable surgical infrastructure, inpatient care, and specialist coverage in the same Medellín market.
• Clínica Las Américas: Medellín-based private hospital and surgical facility that is part of the Suramericana de Seguros support network alongside QET. Operates a comparable multi-specialty surgical and inpatient offering to QET's patient base in the same metro area.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe: Major tertiary private hospital in Medellín offering extensive surgical, trauma, and specialty services. Competes with QET for specialist talent, complex surgical cases, and premium patient referrals in the same city.
• Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá: One of Colombia's most recognized premium private hospitals, headquartered in Bogotá. Provides broad surgical and specialty care that competes for high-acuity and premium-paying patients who might otherwise consider Medellín-based centers like QET.
• Clínica del Country: Bogotá-based premium private hospital offering comprehensive surgical, inpatient, and specialty services. A larger, established Colombian incumbent whose surgical and inpatient lines overlap with QET's portfolio at greater scale and broader specialty depth.
• Bumrungrad International Hospital: Bangkok-based flagship medical-tourism hospital treating over a million international patients annually, including cosmetic surgery. A much larger incumbent competing globally for the same inbound medical-tourist aesthetic surgery demand that QET serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/QElTesoro
• Instagraminstagram.com/quirofanoseltesoroqet
• Facebookfacebook.com/QuirofanosElTesoro

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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