Hospital das Clínicas da UFG / EBSERH

What Hospital das Clínicas da UFG / EBSERH does

EBSERH (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares) is a federal public company (empresa pública federal) created in 2013 and linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC). It manages a national network of more than 40 federal university hospitals (the "HU Brasil" or "Rede HU Brasil" network) across all five Brazilian macro-regions — Norte, Nordeste, Centro-Oeste, Sudeste, and Sul — through management contracts (Contratos de Gestão) signed with federal universities. The named subject, Hospital das Clínicas da UFG (HC-UFG), is one of these wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, located in Goiânia and affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Goiás as its teaching hospital in the Centro-Oeste region. The network was rebranded from "Ebserh" to "HU Brasil" in July 2020 to unify the institutional identity of all member hospitals.

The organization's core "product" is integrated healthcare delivery combined with medical education and clinical research, funded through Brazil's national public health system (SUS — Sistema Único de Saúde). Beyond direct patient care, EBSERH operates a portfolio of centralized digital platforms that support the network: AGHU (Aplicativo de Gestão para Hospitais Universitários) for hospital administration, SEI! (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) for document management, SIG (Sistema de Informações Gerenciais) for management reporting, REDCap for research data capture, UpToDate for clinical decision support, Rede Pesquisa for research authorization workflows, HU Digital for digital service delivery, GETS for medical technology lifecycle management, and 3EC (Escola Ebserh de Educação Corporativa) for staff training. Academic programs are coordinated nationally, including Enare (Exame Nacional de Residência), which attracted 309 institutions and over 95,000 applicants for the 2026 cycle, and the Scientific and Technological Initiation Programs (PIC/PIT) offering 849 positions supported by 2,671 enrolled applicants.

EBSERH is funded almost entirely by the Brazilian federal government through budgetary allocations and SUS reimbursements. Services are delivered free of charge to patients; there is no commercial pricing model, no private equity or venture capital ownership, and no stock listing. The governance structure comprises a Board of Directors (Conselho de Administração), Fiscal Council, Consulting Council, and Audit Committee. Corporate risk-management (Conformidade, Controle Interno e Gerenciamento de Riscos) and Nomination/Succession (Política de Indicação e Sucessão) policies were formalized in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Customer concentration is structurally high because the federal government / SUS is effectively the sole payer, while patients are distributed across Brazil's population via the public healthcare referral system.

Name

Hospital das Clínicas da UFG / EBSERH

Legal name

Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares

Website

https://ebserh.gov.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

EBSERH is a Brazilian federal public company managing a nationwide network of more than 40 federal university hospitals (HU Brasil), delivering SUS-funded public healthcare, medical residency training, and clinical research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Teaching Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Medical residency training
• Clinical research programs
• University hospital network
• Healthcare education

Headquarters

HQ city

Goiânia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SUS Healthcare Services: Hospital services are provided through Brazil's public healthcare system (SUS). Funding comes from government budgetary allocations and SUS reimbursement for healthcare procedures performed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hospital das Clínicas da UFG is a federal university teaching hospital that delivers general and specialized healthcare services, emergency care, surgical procedures, and maternal and child health to patients within Brazil's public SUS system. It also provides medical education through residency programs and clinical research through structured scientific and technological initiation programs (PIC and PIT). Operating as part of the HU Brasil network of 50+ federal university hospitals managed by EBSERH, it serves as a referral center for complex cases in the Centro-Oeste region while enabling shared use of centralized technology platforms for hospital management, clinical research data, and corporate training.

Product overview

Hospital das Clínicas da UFG operates as part of the HU Brasil (EBSERH) network of federal university hospitals. The organization offers a unified portfolio of healthcare services, medical education, and research capabilities. The product ecosystem includes core hospital services supplemented by digital platforms: AGHU for hospital management, SEI! for document processing, SIG for business intelligence, REDCap for clinical research data, UpToDate for clinical decision support, Rede Pesquisa for research authorization, and Enare for medical residency examination. The network is governed through 3EC (corporate education), HU Digital (patient-facing services), and GETS (medical technology procurement).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rede HU Brasil: The national network of university hospitals managed by EBSERH
• Enare - Exame Nacional de Residência
• 3EC - Escola Ebserh de Educação Corporativa
• AGHU - Aplicativo de Gestão para Hospitais Universitários
• HU Digital

Products and services

• Hospital Healthcare Services (HC-UFG) University hospital providing general and specialized medical care, emergency services, surgical procedures, and maternal and child health services to Brazilian citizens through the SUS public healthcare system, serving as a referral center for complex cases in the Centro-Oeste region.
• Enare - Exame Nacional de Residência (National Medical Residency Examination) National standardized examination-based selection process for medical residency training positions across HU Brasil hospital network, enabling candidates from across Brazil to apply for residency programs at federal university hospitals.
• 3EC - Escola Ebserh de Educação Corporativa (Corporate Education School) Corporate training and professional development program for HU Brasil hospital network staff, providing structured education and continuing education opportunities across the federal university hospital network.
• Clinical Research Programs (PIC and PIT) Structured scientific and technological research training programs (Programa de Iniciação Científica - PIC and Programa de Iniciação Tecnológica - PIT) enabling undergraduate students to participate in clinical research projects at HU Brasil hospitals.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHC-UFG operates as the teaching hospital affiliated with UFG. The hospital provides clinical training sites for medical students, nursing students, and other health sciences programs. The partnership is formalized through management contracts between EBSERH and the university.
• EBSERH (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBSERH is the federal state-owned company that manages HC-UFG and 50+ other federal university hospitals across Brazil. EBSERH provides centralized management, governance frameworks, technology platforms (AGHU, SIG, REDCap), and coordinates network-wide programs including the Enare residency examination and Scientific Initiation Programs.
• SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHC-UFG operates as a key provider within Brazil's national public healthcare system, receiving government funding and providing healthcare services to the population. The hospital serves as a reference center for complex medical cases within the SUS network.
• Ministry of Education (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBSERH and its affiliated university hospitals fall under the Ministry of Education, which oversees the teaching and academic mission of these institutions alongside their healthcare functions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HC-FMUSP): Brazil's largest public university teaching hospital, operated directly by the University of São Paulo. Directly comparable as a leading academic medical center combining SUS-funded inpatient care, residency training, and clinical research at scale.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): University hospital linked to UFRGS, jointly managed by EBSERH and the university under a different governance model. Closely comparable as a federal-university teaching hospital under EBSERH with similar patient population, teaching, and research scope.
• Hospital de Clínicas da UNICAMP: Major Brazilian state university teaching hospital affiliated with UNICAMP. Comparable as a public academic medical center delivering complex care, residency programs, and research within the SUS framework.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Top-tier Brazilian private academic hospital with strong residency and research programs. Comparable as a high-complexity teaching institution but differentiated by private/insurance-based revenue model and greater operational flexibility.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: Leading Brazilian private hospital known for complex care, teaching, and research. Comparable as a tertiary/quaternary academic medical center but differentiated by private funding, philanthropy, and supplemental commercial revenue.
• Mayo Clinic: Premier U.S. academic medical center combining complex care, graduate medical education, and large-scale clinical research. Comparable as an integrated academic health system model, though operating under private/non-profit governance rather than state ownership.

Regional players

• Hospital Moinhos de Vento: Brazilian private reference hospital in Porto Alegre with teaching and research activities. Comparable as a SUS-contracted academic medical center in the same region as some HU Brasil hospitals.

Emerging players

• Hospital de Amor (formerly Hospital de Câncer de Barretos): Large Brazilian oncology specialty hospital and research center. Comparable as a SUS-funded high-complexity teaching institution with a national footprint, though focused on cancer.
• AC Camargo Cancer Center: Brazilian specialty cancer hospital with residency and research programs. Comparable as a Brazilian academic medical center but with a narrow oncology focus versus EBSERH's broad general/surgical mandate.

Others

• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Brazilian federal public institution focused on public health research, education, and production. Comparable as a federally-funded health and research organization under MEC/MS, though not a direct hospital operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries42 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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