Hospital De Caridade De Santiago

What Hospital De Caridade De Santiago does

Hospital de Caridade de Santiago (HCS) is a private charitable non-profit hospital founded at a community meeting on June 5, 1933 and inaugurated on March 23, 1942, in Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The institution provides secondary-care services to the regional population of Santiago and surrounding communities, including emergency care (Pronto Socorro), inpatient units across medical, surgical, pediatric, and obstetric specialties, intensive care, hemodialysis, and a dedicated psychiatric and chemical-dependency treatment unit. It also operates an integrated Centro de Diagnóstico por Imagens (CDI) offering X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, computed tomography (CT), vascular ecodoppler, and bone densitometry, and a 24-hour hospital pharmacy staffed by one pharmacist and six assistants. Approximately 66% of services are delivered through Brazil's public health system (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS), with the remainder covered by private health insurance and out-of-pocket payments; the institution also maintains a discount card program to support affordability.

The hospital's revenue model combines SUS reimbursement, private insurance and fee-for-service payments, and a subscription-style discount card program, all channeled through its single physical facility on Rua 7 de setembro, nº 570, Santiago, RS. Governance is community-based: the 2024 leadership slate is led by President Irmo Elzeário Sagrilo and Vice-President Celvório Fortes Jornada, supported by two financial directors, two secretaries, and an administrator. Headcount is stated at approximately 45 employees, though overall staffing is not fully itemized; only the 7-person pharmacy unit is detailed. The firmographic field lists country as Serbia, which is inconsistent with all other evidence (Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, BRL currency, SUS contract, Brazilian regulatory certifications), and the data treated here reflects Brazil.

The institution's competitive positioning rests on its philanthropic certification (CGC/MF nº 96.136.643/0001-36; philanthropy certificate nº 22992000964/947-13), SUS contract status, and role as a regional reference hospital that reduces patient transfers to larger centers. There is no evidence of digital health, AI, or technology-platform ambitions; service delivery is built on conventional medical equipment, a humanized-care philosophy aligned with Brazil's National Humanization Program, and an Ouvidoria (patient ombudsman) function. Marketing is limited to organic social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram under the "Grupo Hospitalar Santiago" branding. No revenue figures, funding history, M&A activity, or named institutional customers are publicly disclosed.

Name

Hospital De Caridade De Santiago

Legal name

Hospital de Caridade de Santiago

Website

https://hcsantiago.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospital de Caridade de Santiago is a charitable non-profit hospital in Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, providing emergency, inpatient, diagnostic imaging, hemodialysis, and psychiatric services primarily through Brazil's public health system (SUS) to a regional population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Hospitals (622)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Emergency medical care
• Psychiatric inpatient services
• Hemodialysis treatment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

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 (Sistema Único de Saúde) Reimbursement: The hospital receives 66% of its revenue from the Brazilian public healthcare system (SUS), providing healthcare services as a charitable institution contracted with the government healthcare system.
2. Private Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Payments: The hospital serves patients with private health insurance and private paying patients, complementing the SUS revenue stream.
3. Discount Card Program: The institution maintains its own discount card program to provide affordable access to healthcare services and support the sustainability of the institution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hospital De Caridade De Santiago is a philanthropic general hospital that provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care for the population of Santiago and surrounding municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its service portfolio includes 24-hour emergency care, clinical and surgical hospitalization, a dedicated Centro de Diagnóstico por Imagens (CDI) offering X-ray, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), mammography, and endoscopy, psychiatric and chemical-dependency treatment, hemodialysis, a nursing/outpatient clinic, and a 24-hour pharmacy. Around 66% of the hospital's activity is funded through the Brazilian public health system (SUS), with the remainder covered by private health-insurance plans and private-pay patients.

Product overview

Hospital de Caridade de Santiago is a charitable hospital offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services centered around its diagnostic imaging center (CDI) and multiple clinical departments. The hospital provides emergency care (Pronto Socorro), nursing services across multiple specialties (medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and ICU), hospital pharmacy operating 24 hours, psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment, hemodialysis, and an extensive diagnostic imaging department including X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, vascular ecodoppler, bone densitometry, and computed tomography. The institution also maintains a patient feedback service (Ouvidoria) and operates with 66% SUS (public health system) coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24-hour Emergency Care

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS: University-affiliated hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, providing medium and high complexity care with diagnostic imaging and multi-specialty services. Comparable multi-specialty community/general hospital model, though larger and academic-affiliated.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): Large public university hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, also SUS-contracted and serving as a regional reference for complex cases. Comparable as a high-complexity provider in the same state, but operating at significantly larger scale and academic capacity.
• Hospital Moinhos de Vento: Major philanthropic hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, with both SUS and private/insurance revenue streams. Directly comparable charitable hospital model with diversified payer mix, but operating at metropolitan scale with broader specialty offerings.

Direct peers

• Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí (HCI): Charitable hospital in Ijuí, RS, serving the northwestern region of the state with comprehensive diagnostic imaging and multi-specialty services. Comparable size and charitable hospital model with similar payer mix and regional reference function.
• Hospital de Caridade de Alegrete: Charitable hospital in Alegrete, RS, with similar SUS-contracted model and regional multi-specialty service offerings. Most directly comparable peer as a similarly-sized philanthropic hospital serving an interior municipality in Rio Grande do Sul.

Regional players

• Hospital Vida & Saúde (Três de Maio): Charitable hospital in Três de Maio, RS, serving the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul. Comparable as a small-to-mid-size philanthropic hospital providing regional multi-specialty care including imaging, outpatient, and inpatient services.
• Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (HUSM): Public university hospital in Santa Maria, RS, providing medium and high complexity services to a similar regional population in Rio Grande do Sul. Comparable as a SUS-contracted reference hospital serving interior municipalities, though larger and academic-affiliated.
• Hospital Universitário de Canoas (HU Canoas): Public university hospital in Canoas, RS, serving the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. Comparable as a SUS-contracted regional hospital with multiple specialties, though larger and located in a more densely populated region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalcaridadesantiago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-de-caridade-de-santiago
• Instagraminstagram.com/grupohospitalarsantiago

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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