Santa Carolina IPS

What Santa Carolina IPS does

Santa Carolina IPS, operating legally as Santa Carolina S.A.S, is a private Colombian outpatient healthcare institution (Instituciones Prestadoras de Servicios de Salud) founded in 1991 and headquartered in Tocancipá, Cundinamarca. The company is an active member of the Colombian health system and delivers first-level complexity ambulatory consultation services across three clinic locations in Tocancipá (headquarters), Suesca, and Sesquilé, covering the northern sabana de Cundinamarca. Its service portfolio spans general medicine, dentistry, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, optometry, laboratory sample collection, and specialty consultations including pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, and family medicine, with occupational health and orthopedics for ARL (Labor Risk Administrators) concentrated at the Tocancipá headquarters. A distinctive mobile soundproof hearing cabin (Cabina Sonoamortiguada Móvil) extends occupational audiology testing to client worksites.

The company monetizes through two primary revenue streams: (1) healthcare consultation services reimbursed via EPS (Entidades Promotoras de Salud) affiliations — notably EPS Sanitas for vaccination programs targeting children under 6 and pregnant women — supplemented by direct patient payments; and (2) professional services in occupational health sold to corporate and industrial clients in the flower, industrial, and corporate sectors. The go-to-market is sales-led and primarily regional, relying on EPS referrals, direct patient contact via phone/email, and community health events (vaccination days, maternal courses, health education). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is privately held with no identified parent company, venture capital backing, or institutional investors; the website references downloadable "Estados Financieros - Revisor Fiscal 2024-2025" but no specific financials are disclosed in the available data. The company operates with 101–250 employees under a multidisciplinary team with over 30 years of clinical experience, and institutional policy emphasizes patient safety and humanization of care.

Name

Santa Carolina IPS

Legal name

Santa Carolina S.A.S

Website

https://santacarolina.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Santa Carolina IPS is a private Colombian outpatient healthcare institution operating since 1991 across three clinics in the northern sabana de Cundinamarca (Tocancipá, Suesca, Sesquilé), serving EPS-insured patients, direct-pay individuals, and corporate clients through general medicine, specialty consultations, and occupational health services including a mobile hearing-test unit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tocancipá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Consultation Services: Revenue generated from outpatient medical consultations across multiple specialties including general medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, and specialized services. Services are provided through EPS (Colombian health insurance) affiliations and direct patient payments.
2. Occupational Health Services (Salud Ocupacional): Specialized occupational health services including workplace hearing tests using the mobile cabin, orthopedics for ARL (workers' compensation), and workplace health evaluations for corporate and industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Santa Carolina IPS provides first-level complexity ambulatory healthcare services across general medicine, dentistry, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, clinical laboratory sample collection, optometry, and specialty consultations (pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, family medicine). It also delivers occupational health and orthopedics services for ARL (Labor Risk Administrators), including workplace hearing tests conducted via a proprietary mobile soundproof cabin.

Product overview

Santa Carolina IPS offers a unified portfolio of outpatient healthcare services at the primary level of complexity, consisting of core ambulatory consultation services (general medicine, nursing, psychology, physical and occupational therapy, laboratory samples, and dentistry) and specialized services (occupational health and orthopedics for ARL, pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, family medicine, and optometry). The main Tocancipá headquarters offers additional specialized services including occupational health and orthopedics for labor risk administrators. The portfolio includes a distinctive mobile soundproof cabin unit for workplace hearing tests. Services are delivered across three strategically located facilities in Tocancipá, Suesca, and Sesquilé in northern Cundinamarca, with the mobile unit enabling off-site occupational health evaluations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulta Externa Ambulatoria (Outpatient Ambulatory Consultation) General outpatient medical consultations including general medicine, nursing, psychology, and laboratory sample collection services for the community of northern Cundinamarca.
• Odontología (Dentistry) Dental care services including consultations, treatments, and dental procedure recommendations for local patients.
• Terapia Física y Terapia Ocupacional (Physical and Occupational Therapy) Physical therapy and occupational therapy services for rehabilitation and functional recovery of patients.
• Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo y Ortopedia para ARL (Occupational Health and Orthopedics for ARL) Specialized occupational health and safety services including orthopedics consultations for ARL (Labor Risk Administrators), offered exclusively at the Tocancipá main office.
• Toma de Muestras de Laboratorio Clínico (Clinical Laboratory Sample Collection) Laboratory clinical sample collection services with specific schedules for sample taking at each location.
• Cabina Sonoamortiguada Móvil (Mobile Soundproof Hearing Cabin) Mobile soundproof cabin that provides an ideal environment for workplace hearing tests, designed for employee comfort and adaptable to company needs, complying with occupational health and safety regulations.
• Consultas de Especialidades Médicas (Specialty Medical Consultations) Specialized medical consultations including pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, and family medicine.
• Optometría (Optometry) Optometry services available at the Sesquilé location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevention and health promotion focus improving community health outcomes in target populations

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EPS SanitascoreOthersEPS Sanitas is a major Colombian Health Insurance Administrator (Entidad Promotora de Salud) that works with Santa Carolina IPS for vaccination programs and health services for their affiliated populations including children under 6 years and pregnant women.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EPS Sanitas (Sanitas Colombia): Named core partner of Santa Carolina and one of Colombia's largest health insurance administrators with its own IPS network. Directly comparable in ambulatory care delivery under the EPS system and serves as both a partner and competitor.
• Virrey Solís IPS: One of the largest IPS chains in Colombia operating multi-specialty ambulatory clinics across multiple cities. Directly comparable as a multi-location outpatient provider serving EPS-affiliated populations, with similar occupational health and primary care offerings.
• Colsanitas: Major Colombian prepaid medicine provider with a network of clinics and ambulatory services including occupational health. Comparable as a multi-specialty outpatient provider serving insured populations in Colombia.
• Sinergia Salud: Colombian IPS operating ambulatory clinics and primary care services across multiple regions. Comparable as a directly competing IPS offering similar outpatient and EPS-affiliated services in the Colombian healthcare system.

Regional players

• Centro Médico Imbanaco: Major specialty outpatient medical center in Cali offering multi-specialty ambulatory care. Comparable as a specialty outpatient facility model with similar multi-specialty service breadth, though geographically concentrated in Valle del Cauca rather than Cundinamarca.
• Cruz Roja Colombiana: Colombian Red Cross society operating health service facilities across multiple regions. Comparable as a healthcare provider offering outpatient and primary care services in Colombia with multi-regional reach.

Broad incumbents

• Compensar: Large Colombian compensation and healthcare network operating IPS facilities and wellness programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering ambulatory primary care, specialty consults, and occupational health services to affiliated populations.
• Servicios de Salud Sura (Sura IPS): Major Colombian healthcare services network associated with EPS Sura, operating clinics and ambulatory care across the country. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping primary and specialty outpatient services to EPS-affiliated patients.
• Colsubsidio: Large Colombian social security and family compensation entity operating its own IPS and ambulatory services. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering outpatient care and occupational health to affiliated populations.
• Hospital Universitario San Ignacio: Major university hospital in Bogotá providing ambulatory consultation services alongside inpatient care. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping primary and specialty outpatient offerings within the same Colombian healthcare ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Santacarolinaips
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ips-santa-carolina-s-a-s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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