Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence

What Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence does

Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence is a public municipal hospital located in the Vila Industrial neighborhood of São José dos Campos, Brazil, inaugurated in 1978 (originally as Pronto-Socorro Dr. Carlino Rossi). It is the largest 24-hour urgent and emergency care facility in the municipality, offering an integrated suite of services including a 24/7 emergency room, 24/7 maternity unit, outpatient clinic (Monday–Friday 07:00–18:00), diagnostic center (imaging, endoscopy, graphic methods, clinical analysis, and clinical pathology), inpatient hospitalization, and an intensive care unit (UTI). All services are provided free of charge, 100% through Brazil's Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS).

Since July 25, 2006, the hospital has been managed by SPDM – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina, a private nonprofit medical association, under management contracts (Contratos de Gestão) with the São José dos Campos municipal government. The current contract is Contrato 501/2022 (succeeding Contrato 265/17 from 2017), with monthly contracted funding in 2025 ranging from approximately R$26.1M to R$31.2M, adjusted through periodic Termos Aditivos. The hospital serves the general public of São José dos Campos and the broader Vale do Paraíba region, with no patient-facing pricing and no commercial revenue streams. Its stated mission is to deliver SUS-aligned healthcare with qualified professionals at socially sustainable costs, while its stated vision includes consolidating as a national center of excellence in urgency/emergency care and as a regional hub for training and biotechnology research partnerships.

The hospital's technology stack is operational rather than differentiated: it uses an ERP system for corporate management, the Bionexo electronic procurement portal for supply chain, a telecardiology service (E-People Soluções) for remote cardiac diagnostics, and a digital certificate management solution (E-Val). No proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or patents are disclosed. Customer relationships, regulatory compliance (Lei de Acesso à Informação), and continuity of municipal government funding are the structural pillars of the business model.

Name

Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence

Legal name

Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence

Website

https://hmdrjcf.spdmafiliadas.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence is a public municipal hospital in São José dos Campos, Brazil, providing 100% SUS-funded 24/7 emergency, maternity, outpatient, diagnostic, inpatient, and ICU services to the general population, managed by SPDM under a municipal government contract.

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Headquarters

HQ city

São José dos Campos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SUS Contract / Government Funding: The hospital operates as a public hospital under SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), providing free healthcare services 100% funded by the Brazilian public health system. Revenue is derived from management contracts with the São José dos Campos municipal government. The hospital was managed under Contract 265/17 (from August 2017), replaced by Contract 501/2022 (from October 2022), with multiple term amendments (Termos Aditivos) adjusting funding levels over time. Monthly contracted amounts range from approximately R$18.8M to R$31.2M.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Public municipal hospital providing free, 100% SUS-funded (Sistema Único de Saúde) healthcare services to the population of São José dos Campos, Brazil. Operates 24-hour emergency care (Pronto Socorro), 24-hour maternity, an outpatient clinic, a diagnostic center (imaging, endoscopy, clinical analysis, pathology), inpatient services, and an ICU. Managed by SPDM – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina under a Contrato de Gestão (management contract) with the municipal government.

Product overview

Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence is a public municipal hospital offering a unified set of healthcare services through Brazil's SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde). The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare delivery system with 24-hour emergency services (Pronto Socorro), outpatient clinic, maternity, diagnostic center (with imaging, endoscopy, clinical analysis, and pathology subdivisions), and inpatient services including an intensive care unit (UTI). The hospital also provides social inclusion programs and maintains privacy, quality, safety, and environmental management systems. The diagnostic center is organized into five subdivisions: Imagem (Imaging), Endoscopias (Endoscopies), Métodos Gráficos (Graphic Methods), Análises Clínicas (Clinical Analysis), and Patologias Clínicas (Clinical Pathology). Since July 2006, the hospital has been managed by SPDM - Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pronto Socorro (Emergency Room) 24-hour emergency care service for urgency and emergency cases, originally inaugurated in 1978 as the first emergency care unit in São José dos Campos. It is the largest 24-hour hospital for urgent and emergency care in the municipality.
• Ambulatório (Outpatient Clinic) Outpatient clinic services operating from 07:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, providing specialized medical consultations and follow-up care for SUS patients.
• Maternidade (Maternity) 24-hour maternity services including prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum support, with a dedicated obstetrics unit operational since 1995.
• Centro de Diagnóstico (Diagnostic Center) Comprehensive diagnostic services organized into five subdivisions: Imagem (Imaging), Endoscopias (Endoscopies), Métodos Gráficos (Graphic Methods), Análises Clínicas (Clinical Analysis), and Patologias Clínicas (Clinical Pathology).
• Internação (Hospitalization) Inpatient services including clinical and surgical hospitalizations, with the first ward established in 1990 to support emergency services. Additional wards added in 1995 and 2004 (Clínica Dr. Campoy).
• UTI (Intensive Care Unit) Intensive care unit services as part of the hospitalization department, providing critical care for severely ill patients.
• Hospital Geral (General Hospital Services) Full-service public hospital providing free healthcare 100% through SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde). It is the largest 24-hour hospital for urgency and emergency care in São José dos Campos, inaugurated in 1978.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SPDM – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da MedicinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2006SPDM assumed management of Hospital Municipal Dr. José de Carvalho Florence on July 25, 2006, with the objective of operationalizing and executing health activities and services at the unit. SPDM is a private non-profit association that manages multiple public healthcare units in São Paulo state. The relationship involves full operational management of the hospital on behalf of the municipal government.
• Bionexo (Portal Eletrônico Bionexo)minorOthersBionexo is an electronic procurement portal used by the hospital for sourcing medicines, hospital supplies, office materials, laboratory materials, nutrition, and other items. Suppliers must register through the Bionexo portal to participate in procurement processes.
• Prefeitura de São José dos Campos (Municipal Government)coreOthersThe hospital operates under management contracts (Contrato de Gestão) with the municipal government of São José dos Campos. The city government provides the funding and contractual framework, while SPDM manages operations. Key contracts include Contrato 265/17 and Contrato 501/2022.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP: Largest public hospital complex in São Paulo, affiliated with USP medical school, providing comprehensive specialty, emergency, and inpatient care under SUS. Comparable public general-hospital reference point though operates at substantially greater scale and complexity than a municipal hospital.
• Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (UERJ): Public university hospital affiliated with the State University of Rio de Janeiro, providing SUS-funded inpatient, emergency, and outpatient services. Comparable public general-hospital reference with similar universal-coverage mission, though state rather than municipally funded.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA): Major public teaching hospital affiliated with UFRGS, offering comprehensive inpatient, emergency, and outpatient services under SUS. Comparable as a public general hospital serving universal coverage, though at significantly larger scale and academic-medical-center scope.
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo: Historic philanthropic public-private hospital providing SUS-funded emergency, maternity, and specialty care in São Paulo. Comparable as a 100% SUS-affiliated general hospital, though operating under a private philanthropic governance model rather than municipal ownership.

Direct peers

• Hospital Municipal de Barueri: Public municipal hospital in Barueri (Greater São Paulo) providing emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services under SUS via municipal management contracts. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and funding mechanism to the subject hospital.
• Hospital Municipal de Santo André: Public municipal hospital serving Santo André in the ABC Paulista region, offering emergency and inpatient services under SUS. Same funding model (Contrato de Gestão with municipality) and comparable service profile to the subject.
• Hospital Geral de Pirajussara: SPDM-managed public hospital in Taboão da Serra (Greater São Paulo) operating under SUS, providing emergency and inpatient services to a comparable municipal catchment. Closely aligned as a same-operator peer with similar 100% SUS funding structure.
• Hospital São Paulo (UNIFESP): Major SPDM-affiliated public hospital associated with UNIFESP, providing inpatient, emergency, and outpatient services under SUS. Highly comparable in operating model (SPDM management, SUS funding) though larger scale and university-hospital status.
• Hospital Municipal Dr. Moysés Deutsch: SPDM-managed public municipal hospital in São Paulo's M'Boi Mirim district, also operating under Contrato de Gestão with municipal government and serving 100% SUS patients. Directly comparable as a same-operator, same-funding-model public municipal hospital.

Regional players

• Hospital Regional do Vale do Paraíba: Regional public hospital serving the broader Vale do Paraíba region, providing SUS-funded emergency and specialty services. Comparable in geography and universal-coverage mission, though operating as a regional/state-level facility rather than a single municipal unit.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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