BPA - Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo

What BPA - Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo does

BPA - Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo is a private non-profit general hospital founded in 1892 by the Colônia Portuguesa de Amparo and headquartered at Avenida Bernardino de Campos, 207, Centro, Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil. The institution operates a 14,957.50 m² campus (5,369.06 m² built area) with 48 beds distributed across general wards, an 8-bed Intensive Care Unit, maternity unit, and the pediatric Ala Azul Kids unit, plus six surgical suites and 24-hour emergency services. Diagnostic capabilities include computed tomography (operated 24 hours by partner Data-X Serviços Diagnósticos), laboratory services, and outsourced lithotripsy and hemodialysis, while specialty offerings include the Sleep Department operated jointly with Clínica FISON and maternal-care programs such as Oficina de Gestantes and Plenitude Materna. Headcount is reported between 38 and approximately 100 employees plus outsourced service providers.

The hospital's business model is a hybrid payer structure: government-funded SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) contracts provide multi-year recurring revenue streams for public-patient care; approximately 16 health-insurance convênios (Amil, Bradesco Saúde, Unimed Amparo, Intermédica, Porto Seguro, Sul América, CASSI, CABESP, Nipomed, Mediserv, Medial Saúde, Saúde Santa Tereza, ABET, Beneficência Portuguesa de Campinas, Intermédica Saúde, Mondial Serviços) reimburse services on a transactional/take-rate basis; and private-pay patients settle directly. Disclosed convênio revenue totaled R$ 8,531,374.83 in 2021 and R$ 6,639,340.98 in 2022, representing a year-over-year decline. The institution holds municipal (Lei 466/1963), state (Lei 9.012/1965), and federal (Decreto 91.108/1985) Public Utility designations, operates under an Administrative Board and Fiscal Council (2021-2025 term led by President Fernando Gabriel Cazotto), and is governed as a Brazilian entidade privada sem fins lucrativos with no equity shareholders, parent company, or funding rounds. Recent capital actions include COVID-19-era investments exceeding R$500,000 in PPE, medications, and equipment, an ICU inaugurated in May 2020, surgical-center modernization, photovoltaic solar-panel installation (up to 40% electricity-cost reduction), and a corporate website launched in January 2020.

Name

BPA - Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo

Legal name

Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo

Website

https://bpdeamparo.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo is a 134-year-old private non-profit general hospital in Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil, operating 48 beds, six surgical suites, ICU, maternity, pediatric, and sleep-diagnostic services funded by SUS contracts, 16 health-insurance convênios, and private patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Maternity care
• Emergency medical care
• Intensive care unit
• Diagnostic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Amparo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) Contracts: Government-funded healthcare through public contracts with municipal and state health departments. Revenue from various convênios and agreements for hospital care, elective procedures, and outpatient services.
2. Health Insurance Reimbursements: Billed through multiple health insurance plans including Amil, Saúde Bradesco, Unimed Amparo, Intermédica, Porto Seguro, and others. Services provided to insured patients with reimbursement through respective insurance providers.
3. Private Patient Services: Direct payment services for private patients not covered by SUS or insurance plans.
4. Outsourced Medical Services: Third-party services including lithotripsy, hemodialysis, and clinical pathology laboratory operated by external providers, generating partnership revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BPA operates a comprehensive non-profit hospital providing 24-hour emergency care, low and medium-complexity hospitalizations and surgeries, specialized maternity services, pediatric care (Ala Azul Kids), an 8-bed ICU, outpatient consultations across multiple medical specialties, and diagnostic imaging including 24-hour CT scans. The institution serves patients through SUS (public health system) contracts, 16 health insurance plans (convênios), and direct private payment, supported by 48 beds and 6 surgical suites in a historic 1892 Manuelino-style building.

Product overview

A BPA - Beneficência Portuguesa de Amparo é uma entidade hospitalar filantrópica que oferece serviços de saúde com excelência, operando como uma estrutura hospitalar completa com múltiplos serviços integrados. O portfólio inclui hospitalização e cirurgias de baixa e média complexidade, pronto socorro 24 horas, UTI com 8 leitos, maternidade de alto padrão com programas especializados (Oficina de Gestantes e Plenitude Materna), ala pediátrica Ala Azul Kids com 5 leitos e brinquedoteca, departamento do sono em parceria com Clínica FISON, especialidades médicas diversas, exames diagnósticos incluindo tomografia computadorizada 24h, e um Portal da Transparência para prestação de contas institucional. A instituição conta com 48 leitos, 6 salas cirúrgicas e 100 funcionários, além de serviços terceirizados de litotripsia, hemodiálise e laboratório clínico e de patologia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Services (Serviços Hospitalares)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in electricity costs through photovoltaic solar panel installation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unimed AmparocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Unimed Amparo for joint UTI Top Performer certification, demonstrating excellence in intensive care services. Both BPA and Unimed Amparo received this certification together.
• Clínica FISONcoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint implementation of Department of Sleep (Departamento do Sono) - exclusive service in Circuito das Águas Paulista region for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment.
• Data-X Serviços DiagnósticoscoreTechnology or IntegrationOperates computed tomography (CT scan) service at BPA facility 24 hours per day for all patient types (private, insurance, SUS). Service available for diagnosis of tumors, aneurysms, trauma, hemorrhages, and COVID-19 lung assessment.
• CPFL EnergiaminorOthersCPFL installed photovoltaic solar panels at BPA facility enabling up to 40% reduction in electricity costs using solar energy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Pequeno Príncipe: Non-profit pediatric hospital in Curitiba combining SUS funding, convênios, and donations. Comparable to BPA's Ala Azul Kids pediatric positioning and non-profit operating model, illustrating how a regional hospital can scale a differentiated specialty service.
• Hospital de Amor (Hospital de Câncer de Barretos): Major Brazilian non-profit hospital network providing publicly funded care (largely SUS-dependent) with revenue from a mix of government contracts and donations. Shares BPA's non-profit, SUS-anchored service model and demonstrates the upside of building specialty leadership at national scale.
• Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo: Larger-scale non-profit hospital operating under the same Beneficência Portuguesa brand and network. Highly comparable operating model (filantrópica, SUS contracts, convênio network, broad general hospital services), illustrating both the scale BPA could aspire to and the brand-level peer-set dynamics.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo: Historic non-profit hospital (Santa Casa network) providing general hospital services via SUS and convênios. Closely comparable filantrópica model, payer mix, and service-line breadth to BPA, and a benchmark for non-profit hospital governance in São Paulo state.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Premier large-scale Brazilian hospital offering full complexity care, advanced diagnostics, and a broad convênio network. Serves as the high-complexity referral destination for patients who bypass regional hospitals like BPA, defining the upper bound of competition for clinical talent and technology investments.
• Rede D'Or São Luiz: Brazil's largest private hospital network with broad coverage across São Paulo state and beyond. Capable of replicating regional general hospital services at greater scale and efficiency, representing the most material structural competitor for convênio volume and physician recruitment in BPA's region.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: Large premium São Paulo hospital providing multispecialty inpatient and outpatient services with extensive convênio and private-pay revenue. Represents the broader competitive landscape for high-acuity patients and the clinical-excellence benchmark BPA must position against.
• Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz: Large São Paulo-based hospital serving convênio and private patients with broad specialty coverage. Comparable as a higher-complexity alternative for convênio patients in the broader São Paulo region, illustrating the scale gap BPA must navigate to retain insured volume.

Regional players

• Hospital Unimed Amparo: Local partner of BPA in the UTI Top Performer certification and a regional competitor for convênio patients in Amparo. Directly comparable in scale and geography, making it the most immediate operational peer for patient volume and payer-mix dynamics.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Campinas: Regional non-profit hospital serving the Campinas metropolitan area with general and specialty services. Operates in the same broader São Paulo state region and accepts similar convênios (Beneficência Portuguesa de Campinas is listed as a BPA partner), making it a credible regional peer for referral patterns and convênio dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bpdeamparo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bpdeamparo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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