Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI

What Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI does

Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI 'Eva Perón' is a public pediatric hospital inaugurated in 2008 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, operating under a decentralized autonomous regime (régimen autárquico descentralizado) of the provincial government. It serves as the sole reference center for the diagnosis and treatment of high-complexity pediatric pathologies in the province, providing free-of-charge care to children from one month to 14 years of age across 99 inpatient beds distributed over three general wards, 24/7 emergency services, and outpatient clinics covering more than 18 pediatric specialties including cardiology, surgery, oncology, neurology, neonatology, and gastroenterology. The institution is built on three pillars — healthcare assistance, academic training, and administrative management — and integrates specialized programs such as the FLAP (Fisura Labio Alveolo Palatina) interdisciplinary cleft lip and palate program, the OCD Telesalud telemedicine network linking provincial healthcare facilities, medical residencies and fellowships, the Casa CePSI family accommodation facility, a hospital school, and a hospital ethics committee.

Technically, CePSI combines high-technology medical equipment (Mindray M7 Premium ultrasound for surgical and ICU use, tomography for diagnostic imaging) with the OCD Telesalud platform enabling remote consultations, training, and healthcare network coordination across Santiago del Estero and with partners including Hospital Garrahan. The FLAP program applies the NAM (Nasoalveolar Molding) technique within a fully interdisciplinary model spanning surgery, odontology, speech therapy, social work, psychology, pediatric nursing, dental mechanics, and communication. Quality improvement is institutionalized through the St. Jude Global 'Hora Dorada' initiative using the IHI Science of Improvement in Practice course, targeting timely antibiotic administration for hemato-oncology patients with febrile neutropenia.

CePSI generates no commercial revenue; it is funded entirely by the provincial government through the Ministry of Health and supplements operations through civil society support organizations (Fundación CePSI Eva Perón, Asociación Civil Cooperadora). Its go-to-market is direct public service delivery: patients are referred from lower-level facilities across the provincial network (CIS Banda, Hospital Regional, Termas de Río Hondo, interior hospitals) and receive care either in-person or via the telemedicine platform. International reach is exercised through training alliances (St. Jude Global, IHI), academic partnerships (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Universidad Católica de Santiago del Estero, Instituto San Martín de Porres), specialized mission work (FLAP abroad), and advisory engagements with adjacent jurisdictions (Government of Catamarca).

Name

Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI

Legal name

Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI

Website

https://cepsi.gob.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CePSI is a public pediatric hospital in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, operating as the sole provincial reference center for high-complexity pediatric care, serving children aged 1 month to 14 years through 99 inpatient beds, 18+ specialties, telemedicine, and internationally recognized cleft lip/palate programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago del Estero

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Funding: CePSI is a public hospital under an autonomous, decentralized regime, funded by the provincial government of Santiago del Estero through the Ministry of Health. It provides free-of-charge healthcare services to the pediatric population (from one month of age to 14 years), operating within the public healthcare system without patient charges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI (Eva Perón) is a public pediatric hospital providing free, comprehensive medical care to children aged 1 month to 14 years across 99 inpatient beds. Its service portfolio spans general pediatrics, multiple pediatric specialties, surgery, neonatal care, and emergency services, supplemented by the OCD Telesalud telemedicine program, the FLAP cleft lip and palate treatment program, and Casa CePSI family lodging. The hospital also operates accredited medical, nursing, and bioengineering residency training programs.

Product overview

Centro Provincial de Salud Infantil CePSI 'Eva Perón' is a public pediatric hospital operating as a decentralized autonomous institution in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It provides comprehensive pediatric healthcare through a multi-service architecture comprising 24/7 emergency care, outpatient specialty clinics (18 specialties), and inpatient hospitalization with 99 beds. The institution integrates specialized programs like the FLAP (cleft lip/palate) program, OCD Telesalud telehealth coordination, medical residencies and training, family accommodation (Casa CePSI), hospital schooling, and diagnostic imaging services. The hospital serves as the regional reference center for pediatric care in northwestern Argentina, operating under a progressive care model with interconnected clinical, academic, and administrative pillars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCD Telesalud CePSI: Oficina de Comunicación a Distancia (OCD) — a telesalud and telemedicine coordination unit that connects CePSI with other healthcare institutions across the province and nationally, facilitating remote consultations, training, and academic exchange.
• FLAP (Fisura Labio Alveolo Palatina)
• Comité Hospitalario de Ética (CHE-CePSI)

Products and services

• Pediatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Quantifiable outcome

• The 'Hora Dorada' program aims to ensure that 70% of pediatric hemato-oncology patients with fever presenting to emergency receive their first antibiotic dose within 60 minutes, improving survival outcomes for neutropenic fever.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Global AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024CePSI is a member of the Global Alliance with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Through this alliance, CePSI participates in the 'Hora Dorada' (Golden Hour) project to improve timely antibiotic administration for pediatric hemato-oncology patients with febrile neutropenia, and receives the 'Science of Improvement in Practice' (CMP) course from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) at no cost with certification. The alliance has spread to more than 85 institutions in Latin America.
• Hospital Garrahan / Fundación GarrahancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital Garrahan provided advisory support during CePSI's initial establishment, with Dr. Juan Carlos O'Donnell leading a team of professionals who accompanied the hospital's development. Fundación Garrahan continues to provide training, joint congress organization, and capacity-building support, including joint organization of international congresses on telemedicine and distance health communication. CePSI also participates in Hospital Garrahan's networks including the Red Nacional de Condiciones Crónicas Complejas en Pediatría.
• Universidad Nacional de TucumánminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for medical student rotations (Carrera de Medicina) and professional practicum placements for students from the Faculty of Biochemistry and Pharmacy (Prácticas Profesionales Obligatorias no rentadas).
• Universidad Católica de Santiago del Estero (UCSE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for pre-professional placements for students from Bachelor's degrees in Communication, Psychology, Psychopedagogy, and Computer Engineering. UCSE also partners on joint radio programming and community activities.
• Instituto Superior no universitario San Martín de PorresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for professional practicum placements for students in Social Work, Radiology, and Surgical Instrumentation.
• Smile Train / Fundación Gantz (Chile)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FLAP (Fisura Labio Alveolo Palatina) program team received international training and funding from Smile Train for pasantías (observational training) at Fundación Gantz in Chile. The program has also conducted training and surgical missions abroad.
• Fundación Transforming WWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación Transforming WW funded international training and participation for the FLAP program coordinator in Colombia for an international event on cleft naso labio alveolo palatine treatment.
• Fundación Gavina (Tucumán)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCePSI's FLAP program has a collaboration agreement with Fundación Gavina in Tucumán for treating patients with cleft lip and palate, and provides NAM technique training to their staff.
• Gobierno de Catamarca / Hospital de Niños de CatamarcaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCePSI provides advisory services to the Government of Catamarca through an inter-ministerial agreement (active for 8+ months at time of reporting) for the formation of a similar FLAP team at the Hospital de Niños in Catamarca. CePSI surgeons also perform surgical procedures at the Hospital de Niños y Eva Perón in Catamarca.
• OSECACminorOthersA workers' health insurance provider (Obra Social de los Empleados de Comercio y Actividades Civiles) with a delegate present at institutional events, indicating an ongoing operational relationship with the hospital.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez: Historic Buenos Aires public pediatric hospital providing comprehensive specialty care. Comparable in mission and public-hospital model, with a longer track record in pediatric residency training and subspecialty programs.
• Hospital Universitario Austral: Private university-affiliated hospital with significant pediatric services in Buenos Aires province. Comparable in offering integrated pediatric specialty care and academic training, but serves a private-pay population rather than free public-care mandate.
• Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan: Argentina's flagship national pediatric hospital in Buenos Aires, strategic partner of CePSI through the Fundación Garrahan. Comparable as a public high-complexity pediatric reference center; broader in scale and scope, serving as CePSI's main upstream referral and training partner.
• Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde: Major public pediatric hospital in Buenos Aires offering comparable high-complexity pediatric services including surgery, oncology, and intensive care. Larger and more urban; comparable in clinical scope but with different catchment population.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Large private hospital in Buenos Aires with a comprehensive pediatric service line including telemedicine programs (OCD Telesalud equivalent). Comparable for pediatric specialty depth and digital health adoption, but operates in a private/prepaid model rather than public free-care mandate.

Regional players

• Hospital de Niños Eva Perón (Catamarca): Provincial pediatric hospital in Catamarca, Argentina. Directly comparable in scale and mandate; CePSI provides FLAP training and advisory services under an inter-ministerial agreement, and CePSI surgeons perform surgeries there, making it the closest operational peer.
• Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad (Córdoba): Provincial pediatric hospital in Córdoba, Argentina. Directly comparable as a public provincial pediatric reference center for central Argentina, with similar service mix (emergency, inpatient, outpatient specialty clinics) and academic training programs.
• Hospital de Niños Sor María Ludovica (La Plata): Provincial pediatric reference hospital in Buenos Aires province. Comparable as a high-complexity public pediatric center with residency programs and a referral network serving a regional population.
• Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez: Major public pediatric hospital in Mexico City, member of the St. Jude Global alliance alongside CePSI. Comparable as a Latin American public pediatric reference center implementing the Hora Dorada program, with similar specialty mix and academic mission.

Emerging players

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: U.S.-based pediatric oncology research hospital and CePSI's principal international partner through the St. Jude Global Alliance. Comparable in clinical excellence focus but operates at a vastly larger scale; CePSI's participation in Hora Dorada links it to St. Jude's global pediatric cancer improvement methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CePSIEvaPerón
• Facebookfacebook.com/CePSIEVAPERON
• Instagraminstagram.com/CePSIoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-provincial-de-salud-infantil-cepsi

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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