Patología Médica

What Patología Médica does

Patología Médica (PATMED) is a private anatomical pathology laboratory headquartered in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, founded on May 30, 1993, with 33 years of continuous operation. The company provides diagnostic services for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals, organized around six core offerings: cytology (including Papanicolaou cervical screening), surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, histochemistry, intraoperative frozen section biopsy, and standard tissue biopsy analysis. Its underlying technology relies on conventional macroscopic and microscopic tissue analysis, supplemented by specialized staining and protein-marker detection techniques, with no disclosed digital pathology or AI components.

PATMED serves the Honduran healthcare market exclusively through four physical branch locations: a main branch in San Pedro Sula, an embedded site inside Hospital Cemesa in San Pedro Sula, a branch in La Ceiba (Atlántida), and a branch in Santa Rosa de Copán (INSSA). The go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, with quotes requested via WhatsApp and a dedicated client portal (admin.patologiamedica.net) used for service access. Pricing is quote-based and billed per diagnostic engagement, and brand visibility is supported by Instagram and Facebook channels under the @patologiahn handle. The company does not disclose ownership structure, funding, revenue, or management team information; its headcount falls in the 11-50 employee band and no parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external investment have been identified.

The business model is professional-services revenue from case-by-case diagnostic work for healthcare institutions. Customer segments span hospitals and medical centers (primary), clinics, and individual healthcare professionals across Honduras. The company positions itself as the leading reference ("referentes") in surgical pathology and cytology nationally, leveraging a team of subspecialized pathologists and cyto-histotechnologists. No partnerships, alliances, certifications, patents, regulatory actions, or restructuring events are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Patología Médica

Legal name

Patología Médica

Website

https://patologiamedica.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Patología Médica (PATMED) is a Honduran anatomical pathology laboratory founded in 1993, providing cytology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, histochemistry, frozen section, and biopsy services to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals across four branches in Honduras.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diagnostic Pathology Services

NAICS

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Pathology & Histopathology Services (HLAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Anatomical pathology diagnostics
• Histopathology services
• Cervical cytology screening
• Immunohistochemistry testing
• Intraoperative frozen section

Headquarters

HQ city

San Pedro Sula

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pathology Diagnostic Services: Laboratory diagnostic services for anatomical pathology including cytology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, histochemistry, and intraoperative analysis. Services are provided to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals in Honduras.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Patología Médica provides anatomical pathology diagnostic services for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals in Honduras. Its six core offerings — Cytology, Surgical Pathology, Immunohistochemistry, Histochemistry, Intraoperative (Frozen Section) Biopsy, and standard Biopsy — analyze tissue and cell samples obtained from surgical procedures, endoscopies, aspirations, and cytologies using macroscopic and microscopic techniques to deliver precise diagnostic results.

Product overview

Patología Médica (PATMED) is a medical pathology laboratory based in Honduras, operating since 1993. The company provides a unified diagnostic service portfolio focused on anatomical pathology, consisting of six integrated service offerings: Cytology (including Papanicolaou), Surgical Pathology, Immunohistochemistry, Histochemistry, Intraoperative Biopsy (Frozen Section), and standard Biopsy analysis. These services collectively support hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals with accurate and timely pathological diagnoses. The company also offers a patient portal (admin.patologiamedica.net) for result access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citología (Cytology) Microscopic analysis of cells obtained from different parts of the body to detect lesions, inflammations, and infections. Includes cervical cytology (Papanicolaou) for cancer prevention screening. Offered to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals.
• Patología Quirúrgica (Surgical Pathology) Complete macroscopic and microscopic analysis of organs and tissues extracted during surgical interventions to identify pathologies and evaluate disease extent, fundamental for confirming diagnoses and defining post-operative treatment. Targeted at surgeons, hospitals, and clinics.
• Inmunohistoquímica (Immunohistochemistry) Specialized technique for detecting specific proteins and markers in tissues. Essential for identifying tumor types and subtypes, determining disease aggressiveness and prognosis, and facilitating personalized therapy selection. Offered to oncologists, hospitals, and clinics.
• Histoquímica (Histochemistry) Biochemical study using special staining techniques to reveal cellular components. Differentiates tissue types and structures within samples, identifies abnormal cellular changes, and diagnoses metabolic and degenerative diseases. Offered to hospitals, clinics, and specialists.
• Biopsia por Congelación / Biopsia Intraoperatoria (Intraoperative/Frozen Section Biopsy) Rapid procedure performed during surgery that delivers immediate diagnostic results while the surgeon operates. Helps determine surgical extent in real time and reduces the need for additional subsequent interventions. Targeted at surgical teams and hospitals.
• Biopsia (Biopsy) Detailed analysis of tissue samples for clinical diagnosis. Confirms or rules out diseases such as cancer and provides information on type, grade, and extent of the lesion to guide therapeutic decisions. Offered to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals.

Named customers3 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

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Quest Diagnostics: Largest US-based clinical and anatomical pathology laboratory network offering cytology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, and intraoperative consultations. Comparable as a multi-modality pathology services provider serving hospitals and clinicians; differs by global scale vs PATMED's Honduras focus.
• Sonic Healthcare: Global pathology and radiology diagnostics provider with strong anatomical pathology capabilities (subspecialized pathologists, IHC, frozen sections) serving hospitals across multiple geographies. Comparable in pathology service mix; differs by international footprint.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): Major US-based clinical and anatomic pathology lab with full-service diagnostic menus including histology, cytology, IHC, and frozen sections. Comparable service breadth and B2B hospital/clinic GTM; differs by scale, geographic reach, and capital structure.
• Synlab: Europe's largest medical diagnostics services provider offering clinical and anatomical pathology including cytology, surgical pathology, and histology. Comparable in core pathology services and B2B hospital channel; differs by European geographic concentration.
• Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Reference laboratory arm of Mayo Clinic offering specialized anatomic pathology including IHC, frozen sections, and rare tumor subtyping. Comparable in high-complexity subspecialty pathology; differs by academic-medical-center affiliation and global referral positioning.
• UNILABS: European diagnostics provider with anatomical pathology, cytology, and histology services delivered to hospitals and clinics. Comparable pathology service offering; differs by European scale versus PATMED's single-country Central American footprint.

Others

• Charles River Laboratories: Although primarily preclinical/CRO, Charles River operates anatomic and histopathology services for research and safety assessment. Thematically related as a histopathology operator but serves pharma/research rather than hospital/clinic B2B market like PATMED.

Direct peers

• ARUP Laboratories: US-based academic reference laboratory specializing in anatomic pathology with subspecialized pathologists across multiple oncology and surgical pathology subfields. Comparable in subspecialty pathology model and hospital/clinic B2B GTM; differs by US academic positioning.

Regional players

• Hospital María de Especialidades Pediátricas (Pathology Department): In-hospital pathology departments at major Honduran hospitals act as adjacent competitors or overflow partners for anatomical pathology cases. Comparable in geography (Honduras) and surgical pathology/cytology offering; operates captive within a single hospital rather than multi-branch B2B like PATMED.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/patologiahn
• Instagraminstagram.com/patologiahn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/patmed

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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