Federação dos Hosp. Sem Fins Lucrativos RS

What Federação dos Hosp. Sem Fins Lucrativos RS does

Federação das Santas Casas e Hospitais Sem Fins Lucrativos do RS (Federação RS) is a non-profit labor and trade association (entidade sindical) founded in 1987 and headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It exclusively represents 247 Santa Casas and philanthropic hospitals across the state, organized through six regional unions (Sindiberf in the metropolitan region, plus Noroeste, Serra, Vale do Taquari, Vale do Rio Pardo, and Vale do Rio dos Sinos). Member hospitals operate 23,201 beds, employ more than 70,000 collaborators, and account for over 70% of SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) service delivery in Rio Grande do Sul, with the federation's network being the only hospital presence in 187 of those municipalities.

The federation operates a coordinated portfolio of advisory departments covering the Superintendent's office (strategic direction), Legal Advisory (labor relations and collective bargaining), the SUS Department (public-health contracts, parliamentary amendments, official-gazette monitoring), Supplementary Health Advisory (negotiation with health-insurance operators and IPE Saúde), Communication Advisory, Courses and Events (including the Consaude congress), Administrative Advisory, and Finance. It also holds institutional standing with the OAB/RS and the national CMB confederation, which represents 1,824 charitable hospitals across Brazil. Technology plays no central role in the federation's offering — its website is built on Wix, no APIs or software products are disclosed, and partnerships with vendors (Grupo Giovanoni, EpiMed Solutions, Interact Solutions, Techdec, FDC/CEDEM, etc.) are service-provider relationships rather than platform integrations.

Its business model is a recurring membership-subscription model: annual dues paid by 247 affiliated hospitals fund the federation's eight advisory departments, regional union infrastructure, and the Consaude event. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Revenue is supplemented by training/registration fees from Consaude and partner-related contributions. The federation is governed by a board elected for three-year terms; the 2024/2027 triennium is led by President Vanderli de Barros. As a non-profit entidade sindical it has no shareholders, parent company, subsidiaries, or external owners — control resides with the member hospitals through the elected board.

Name

Federação dos Hosp. Sem Fins Lucrativos RS

Legal name

Federação das Santas Casas e Hospitais Sem Fins Lucrativos do RS

Website

https://federacaors.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Federação RS is a non-profit labor and trade association founded in 1987 that represents 247 Santa Casas and philanthropic hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, providing legal, SUS, supplementary-health, communication, training, and administrative advisory services to members through six regional unions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Trade Association Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Hospital trade association
• Healthcare advocacy services
• Philanthropic hospital federation
• Health insurance contract advisory
• Public health system consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and association fees: The Federation operates as a non-profit labor/trade association representing charitable hospitals. It is funded through membership dues paid by its 247 affiliated hospitals across 6 regional unions. The Federation provides policy-institutional, legal, supplementary health, and communication advisory services to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Federação RS is a non-profit trade union/federation (entidade sindical) founded in 1987 that represents 247 Santa Casas and philanthropic hospitals across Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It delivers advisory services across legal, SUS (Brazilian public health system), supplementary health (private health plans), communication, administrative, financial, and training/events areas, and operates through six regional unions (Sindicatos Regionais) covering the entire state.

Product overview

Federação RS is a union entity representing 247 philanthropic Santa Casas and hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of advisory services including Institutional/Executive, Legal, Supplementary Health, Communication, Courses and Events, SUS (public health system), Administrative, and Financial departments. The entity operates through six regional unions and offers collective bargaining services through its legal department. Key services include contract evaluation with health insurance operators, parliamentary resource consultation, official gazette monitoring, and professional training events including the annual Consaúde congress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SUS Department (Departamento SUS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 247 affiliated hospitals representing over 73% of SUS healthcare delivery in Rio Grande do Sul
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FDC / CEDEMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundação Dom Cabral (FDC) / Centro de Desenvolvimento do Terceiro Setor (CEDEM), listed as a partner in the Partners section of the Federation's website.
• IPE SaúdecoreOthersIPE Saúde is the state public employee health insurance plan. The Federation serves as an intermediary between member hospitals and IPE Saúde, providing real-time payment information, normative updates, and contract consultation for its affiliated hospitals.
• CMB - Confederacão das Santas Casas e Hospitais Filantrópicos do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Federation represents member hospitals in institutional groups and forums alongside the CMB, the national confederation of Brazilian charitable hospitals. CMB data confirms 1,824 charitable hospitals nationwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Confederação das Santas Casas e Hospitais Filantrópicos (CMB): National confederation of Brazilian charitable hospitals and a strategic partner of Federação RS. It is the most direct peer: a federated non-profit entity that aggregates state-level hospital federations to represent the charitable hospital sector before federal authorities, mirroring the Federation's role at the state level.
• Federação das Santas Casas e Hospitais Beneficentes do Estado de São Paulo (FEHOSP): State-level federation of Santa Casas and philanthropic hospitals in São Paulo. Directly comparable to Federação RS in mission, structure (membership-based, non-profit, advisory services), and value proposition (legal, SUS, and supplementary health representation for member hospitals).
• Sindicato dos Hospitais, Clínicas e Laboratórios do Estado de São Paulo (SINDHOSP): State-level hospital, clinic, and laboratory syndicate in São Paulo. Directly comparable trade association structure (sindical entity providing labor relations, government relations, and advisory services to healthcare establishments), but geographically focused on São Paulo rather than Rio Grande do Sul.
• Federação Nacional dos Estabelecimentos de Serviços de Saúde (FENAESS): Brazilian national federation of health service establishments. Comparable as a multi-state federated non-profit that represents provider institutions in labor negotiations, regulatory advocacy, and government contracting, operating at the national level rather than a single state.

Broad incumbents

• Associação Nacional de Hospitais Privados (ANAHP): National association representing large private hospitals in Brazil. Comparable as a hospital-sector membership association that provides benchmarking, advocacy, and advisory services, but ANAHP focuses on private (not philanthropic) hospitals, making it an adjacent rather than direct peer.

Others

• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre: One of the largest member hospitals of Federação RS and a flagship philanthropic hospital in Rio Grande do Sul. Included as an ecosystem participant that the Federation directly represents and through which the Federation's value proposition is delivered at the hospital level.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): Major university hospital in Rio Grande do Sul and a key player in the state SUS ecosystem. Included as a relevant ecosystem participant and potential counterparty in state-level healthcare policy conversations the Federation engages in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_e4PaAlB-8olMC-ua8l0Og?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/FedSantasCasasRS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federa%C3%A7%C3%A3o-das-santas-casas-e-hospitais-filantr%C3%B3picos-do-rs
• Instagraminstagram.com/federacaors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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