Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes

What Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes does

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes is a mid-complexity public hospital located in Cauquenes, Maule Region, Chile, operating under the Chilean Ministry of Health through Servicio de Salud Maule since its founding in 1857. It functions as the referral healthcare center for the entire Cauquenes Province, serving the communes of Cauquenes, Pelluhue, and Chanco. The 121-bed institution delivers emergency, inpatient (medical-surgical, pediatric, gyne-obstetric), outpatient specialty, surgical, and ancillary services (clinical laboratory, diagnostic imaging) to FONASA beneficiaries, with a 24/7 emergency department and regulated pricing or no cost at the point of care. Activity volumes reported include approximately 3,911 discharges, 22,837 emergency visits, 23,221 specialty consultations, and 368,324 laboratory examinations annually, alongside GES program throughput (~5,313 attentions) and the Hospital Amigo and Escuela Hospitalaria programs.

The core technology footprint centers on RISPACS for radiology information and image archiving, a patient-facing Portal Paciente for results access, GDOC document management, an intranet, and operational systems for procurement, replacements, and human resources. There is no evidence of proprietary platform development, third-party SaaS productization, or external commercial offerings; technology is consumed as standard hospital IT.

The business model is a publicly funded, government-operated healthcare delivery model. Revenue derives from Chilean public health budget allocations routed via Servicio de Salud Maule and reimbursement for services to FONASA-insured patients. The institution holds no commercial revenue streams, no private investors, and operates under "autogestión en red" governance. Recent strategic activity includes a new hospital facility under construction at the former Regimiento Andalien site (84% complete), inauguration of COSAM Cauquenes for community mental health, appointment of a new director Dr. Mario Moya Mujica, a partnership with Fundación Maule and UC CHRISTUS for ophthalmological campaigns, and a Migrant Committee to formalize care for migrant patients.

Name

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes

Legal name

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes

Website

https://hospitalcauquenes.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes is a Chilean Ministry of Health public mid-complexity hospital serving the population of Cauquenes Province. It provides emergency, inpatient, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, laboratory, and specialty services to FONASA beneficiaries under Servicio de Salud Maule.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Inpatient hospitalization
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Clinical laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cauquenes

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Government-funded hospital providing healthcare services to the population covered by FONASA ( Fondo Nacional de Salud) and the public healthcare system. Services are provided at no cost or subsidized rates based on the Chilean healthcare solidarity model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes is a medium-complexity public hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services including 24/7 emergency care, 121-bed hospitalization across medical-surgical, pediatric, and obstetric specialties, clinical laboratory diagnostics, medical imaging, and specialty consultations. It operates as the primary referral center for Cauquenes province within Chile's national public health system under FONASA.

Product overview

Hospital San Juan de Dios Cauquenes is a mid-complexity public hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services to the province of Cauquenes in Chile. The hospital operates as part of the Maule Health Service (Servicio de Salud Maule) under the Ministry of Health. Its services include emergency care (24/7), hospitalization (121 beds), surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, laboratory services, and imaging. The institution also manages specialized programs including the School Hospital (Escuela Hospitalaria) for pediatric education, COSAM (Centro de Salud Mental) for mental health services, Hospital Amigo initiative for family-inclusive care, and OIRS for citizen attention and participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Emergency Service (Urgencias) 24-hour emergency department providing undifferentiated emergency care seven days a week throughout the year for the population of Cauquenes province.
• Hospitalization Services Inpatient care with 121 beds distributed across Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics, Gyne-Obstetrics, and Pensionado services, recording 3,911 discharges in 2022.
• Laboratory Services Clinical laboratory performing approximately 368,324 examinations annually supporting diagnosis and treatment across the hospital.
• Medical-Surgical Infant Service (Pediatrics) Pediatric medical-surgical care for children and adolescents, including educational support through the School Hospital (Escuela Hospitalaria) program.
• Gyne-Obstetrics Service Obstetric and gynecological care including 208 deliveries and cesarean sections performed in 2022.
• Medical Imaging (Imagenología) Diagnostic imaging services including radiology and specialized imaging studies, managed through the RISPACS system.
• COSAM Cauquenes (Centro de Salud Mental) Community mental health center providing specialized mental health care for the province, with an annex in Chanco commune.
• School Hospital (Escuela Hospitalaria) Educational program providing compensatory education to hospitalized children and adolescents through modalities including inpatient rooms, hospital classroom, and home care.
• GES (Garantías Explícitas en Salud) Explicit Health Guarantees program covering 90 pathologies with 5,313 GES attentions performed annually, ensuring timely access to care for covered conditions.
• RISPACS Patient Portal (Portal Paciente) Patient portal for the RISPACS Radiological Information System enabling patients to access their imaging results and medical records online through a web interface.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ministerio de SaludcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2025National health ministry overseeing public healthcare policy, funding, and program implementation. The hospital receives operational guidance and resources through this partnership.
• COSAM (Centro de Salud Mental Comunitario)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2025Community Mental Health Center inaugurated to strengthen mental health services in the province. The center operates as an extension of hospital services, providing specialized mental health care closer to the community.
• Fundación MaulemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Local foundation collaborating with the hospital and Servicio de Salud Maule to conduct ophthalmological health campaigns and surgical interventions, reducing waitlists for eye care services in the provinces of Cauquenes and Linares.
• Departamento de Oftalmología - Facultad de Medicina UC - UC CHRISTUSmajorTechnology or Integration · 27 October 2025Medical faculty department providing specialized ophthalmology professionals and expertise for health campaigns, enabling advanced surgical procedures and consultations to be performed at the hospital.
• Servicio de Salud MaulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent regional health authority that coordinates and oversees all public healthcare facilities in the Maule Region. The hospital operates under the administrative and technical guidance of SSMaule as part of the regional health network.
• FONASAcoreOthersNational Health Insurance Fund covering the majority of Chilean population. The hospital provides services to FONASA beneficiaries as part of the public healthcare system.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital de Parral: Public medium-complexity hospital in the Maule Region, also under Servicio de Salud Maule. Comparable in size, rural setting, and service breadth, and competes for similar FONASA-funded patient volumes across its own provincial catchment.
• Hospital de Linares: Public medium-complexity hospital located in the Maule Region and part of the Servicio de Salud Maule network. Operates with a comparable service portfolio (emergency, inpatient, surgical, OB/GYN, lab, imaging) and serves a similarly rural provincial catchment, making it the closest functional peer within the same regional administrative structure.
• Hospital de Puerto Montt: Public medium-complexity hospital serving a large rural and coastal catchment in southern Chile. Highly comparable in service scope, public-system dependency, and provincial referral role, providing a useful external benchmark for operational and financial performance.
• Hospital de Constitución: Public hospital in the Maule Region operating under Servicio de Salud Maule, serving a coastal rural commune with a comparable mix of emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services. Highly comparable in scale, public-system integration, and rural-catchment dynamics.
• Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke (Viña del Mar): Public hospital of comparable medium-high complexity in the Valparaíso Region, operated within Chile's National Health Services System. Comparable in service breadth (emergency, inpatient, surgical, specialty), public funding model, and integration with FONASA and regional health authority oversight.

Others

• Hospital Clínico UC CHRISTUS: Private academic medical center affiliated with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, which is the hospital's specialty-care partner (Department of Ophthalmology). Not a direct competitor but a strategic collaborator that supplies specialist capacity and serves as the higher-complexity referral destination.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital San Juan de Dios (Santiago): Larger Chilean public hospital sharing the same San Juan de Dios identity and historical administration by the Sisters of Christian Charity since 1886. Comparable in faith-based institutional heritage and public-hospital operating model, though operating at significantly greater scale and complexity.
• Hospital Regional de Talca: Regional reference hospital of the Maule Region and direct administrative parent within Servicio de Salud Maule. Functions as the higher-complexity hub to which Cauquenes refers complex cases, providing the natural escalation pathway and benchmarking standard for clinical performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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