ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez

What ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez does

ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez is a government-owned public healthcare institution (Empresa Social del Estado) operating under the municipal jurisdiction of Bello, Antioquia, Colombia. The institution is registered under NIT 890.985.703-5 and functions as part of Colombia's General Health Social Security System (SGSSS). It serves the resident population of Bello and the surrounding northern Valle de Aburrá region, with a headcount of 146 employees and a service portfolio spanning emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, outpatient consultation, diagnostic imaging, ambulance transport, and — uniquely for the region — dedicated pediatric emergency services.

The hospital operates two physical facilities: Sede Autopista (Calle 44 Nº 49B-90), the main site providing medium- and high-complexity services including labor and delivery, surgery, hospitalization, outpatient consultation, diagnostic imaging support, and both basic and medicalized ambulance transport; and Sede Niquía (Avenida 42 Nº 52-06), the secondary site and the only institution in the northern Valle de Aburrá providing exclusive pediatric emergency care alongside pediatric and adult hospitalization. The underlying technology base comprises conventional medical equipment (diagnostic imaging modalities, surgical equipment, patient monitoring systems) supported by information and communication technologies for administrative and clinical processes, including a web-based PQRS-F citizen feedback management system with Power BI tracking.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through regulated SGSSS payment channels: capitation payments (UPC) and case-based rates set by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, received from Entidades Promotoras de Salud (EPS), government subsidies, and contributive/promotive regimes. Pricing is non-negotiable and standardized, with no direct fees charged to insured populations. Operational performance has trended upward, with the FURAG institutional performance score rising from 81 (2023) to 89 (2025) and the MECI internal control score reaching 92.9 in 2025.

Name

ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez

Legal name

Institución Prestadora de Servicios de Salud ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez

Website

https://hmfs.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez is a government-owned public hospital in Bello, Antioquia, Colombia, operating two facilities that provide medium- and high-complexity healthcare services — including the region's only dedicated pediatric emergency care — to Bello residents and EPS-affiliated patients under Colombia's SGSSS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Medical Tourism Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Pediatric emergency care
• Surgical care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bello

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Payments (SGSSS): Public hospital revenue generated through the Colombian General Health Social Security System. Payments received from EPS (Entidades Promotoras de Salud), government subsidies, and contributive/promotive regimes for healthcare services rendered.
2. Direct Healthcare Services: Direct provision of healthcare services including emergencies, hospitalization, surgery, outpatient consultations, diagnostic imaging, and ambulance services to the general population

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez is a public hospital (Empresa Social del Estado) that provides medium and high complexity healthcare services directly to patients in Bello, Antioquia, Colombia. The core offering covers emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, outpatient consultations, diagnostic imaging, ambulance transport (basic and medicalized), and dedicated pediatric emergency services through two operational facilities under Colombia's General Health Social Security System (SGSSS).

Product overview

ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez is a public healthcare institution in Bello, Antioquia, Colombia offering a unified portfolio of medical services. The hospital operates two facilities: Sede Autopista (main location) providing medium and high complexity services including emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, external consultation, diagnostic imaging, and ambulance transport; and Sede Niquía, the only hospital in the northern Aburrá Valley offering pediatric emergency services. Additional services include administrative processes through a web-based PQRS-F (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Sugerencias y Felicitaciones) management system with Power BI tracking. The institution does not operate a technology product platform but rather provides direct healthcare services to the population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urgencias (Emergency Services) Immediate emergency medical attention delivered with highly qualified technical-scientific human resources, available to the general population at the hospital's main facility.
• Hospitalización (Hospitalization) Inpatient monitoring and treatment using cutting-edge technology for procedures requiring patient stays exceeding 24 hours.
• Cirugía (Surgery) Surgical services performed in state-of-the-art operating rooms by specialized professionals, covering medium and high complexity procedures.
• Consulta Externa (External Consultation) Specialized outpatient consultations for diagnostic definition and continuation of therapeutic conduct, supporting positive patient outcomes.
• Imágenes Diagnósticas (Diagnostic Imaging) Diagnostic and treatment support services using sound waves, radiation, fiber optics, and video-based modalities to identify and manage disease.
• Ambulancia (Ambulance Services) Basic and medicalized assistance transport delivering timely and adequate pre-hospital care to patients.
• Urgencias Pediátricas (Pediatric Emergency Services) Exclusive, humanized, and specialized pediatric emergency care delivered at the Sede Niquía facility — the only institution in the northern Aburrá Valley providing dedicated pediatric emergency services, also offering pediatric and adult hospitalization.
• Gestión de PQRS-F (Citizen Attention System) Administrative system for managing petitions, complaints, claims, suggestions, and acknowledgments from users via a web-based form and Power BI tracking dashboard.

Quantifiable outcome

• FURAG institutional performance score improved from 81 (2023) to 89 (2025), gaining 8 points
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia: Specialty hospital in Santander focused on cardiovascular care. Comparable as a Colombian hospital provider operating within the SGSSS, though distinguished by its narrow specialty focus relative to ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez's generalist profile.

Direct peers

• Hospital General de Medellín: Public hospital in the Medellín metropolitan area (Antioquia) providing medium and high complexity services under a similar ESE-style model. It is the most directly comparable public hospital peer in the same region and care tier as ESE Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez.
• ESE Hospital La María: Public ESE hospital in Medellín offering medium complexity services to a similar population under the Colombian SGSSS. Directly comparable as a public sector provider of comparable complexity and size in the same metro area.
• ESE Hospital San Vicente de Paúl: Public ESE hospital in Antioquia department delivering similar community-level acute care under the SGSSS. Directly comparable as a public sector general hospital serving a similar population in the same region.

Regional players

• Clínica del Country: Private hospital in Bogotá offering medium and high complexity services. Comparable in service portfolio and clinical sophistication, but serves a different Colombian market and operates under a private rather than public model.
• Centro Médico Imbanaco: Private tertiary hospital in Cali offering comprehensive medical and surgical services. Comparable as a Colombian acute-care hospital with diagnostic imaging, surgery, and emergency capabilities, but based in a different city and operating privately.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación: Larger established hospital and university referral center in Medellín with a broader specialty portfolio. Comparable as a regional acute-care provider serving the same SGSSS-affiliated population, but at materially greater scale and complexity.
• Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe: Private nonprofit tertiary hospital in Medellín with a broad specialty offering. Comparable in service mix (emergency, surgery, hospitalization, diagnostics) but operationally distinct as a private nonprofit rather than a public ESE.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HospitalMFS
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalmfs
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitalmfs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ese-hospital-marco-fidel-su%C3%A1rez

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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