Hospital San José de Aguadas

What Hospital San José de Aguadas does

Hospital San José de Aguadas E.S.E. is a Colombian government-owned healthcare entity (Empresa Social del Estado) operating as a low-complexity municipal public hospital in Aguadas, Department of Caldas. The hospital serves the residents of Aguadas municipality and surrounding rural areas, providing 24-hour emergency services, outpatient consultations (Consulta Externa), clinical laboratory diagnostics, X-ray imaging, and psychology services. It also operates the Centro de Salud de Arma, a satellite health center extending coverage to the Salida a Salineros corridor, and runs the Línea Amiga, a free psychological support hotline for community mental health.

The hospital's core technology footprint is modest: a digital X-ray results portal (launched September 2025) integrated with the third-party Greenrad App, enabling patients to access diagnostic images online, and a WhatsApp-based appointment scheduling channel. It operates within the Colombian Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS), receiving reimbursement from Empresas Promotoras de Salud (EPS) for services delivered to affiliated patients, with government subsidies covering vulnerable populations. The hospital does not disclose specific pricing or revenue figures, and tariff structures follow the standard Colombian healthcare framework (ISS, SOAT, or EPS-negotiated rates).

The hospital has approximately 50 employees and is governed under the framework of public accountability (Rendición de Cuentas) and citizen participation (Política de Participación Social en Salud). It maintains a collaborative relationship with the Observatorio Social de Caldas for social monitoring. As a not-for-profit public entity, it reinvests all operating revenue into service delivery, with no private investors, venture funding, or M&A activity. Ownership rests entirely with the Colombian government, operating under the national and departmental health authorities within the Red Pública Hospitalaria.

Name

Hospital San José de Aguadas

Legal name

Hospital San José de Aguadas E.S.E.

Website

https://hospitaldeaguadas.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospital San José de Aguadas E.S.E. is a government-owned municipal public hospital in Aguadas, Caldas, Colombia, providing low-complexity healthcare — emergency care, outpatient consultations, diagnostics, and psychology — to local residents through the Colombian public health system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAD

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYHLAFAAAB

Community & Regional General Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYHLAFAAAG

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Outpatient healthcare
• Mental health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Aguadas

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Health System Reimbursements (EPS/IPS): Revenue generated through the Colombian Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS). The hospital receives payments from EPS (Empresas Prestadoras de Salud) for services provided to affiliated patients, including consultations, procedures, diagnostics, and hospital care. Government subsidies cover vulnerable populations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hospital San José de Aguadas E.S.E. is a municipal public hospital providing low-complexity healthcare services to residents of Aguadas, Caldas (Colombia) under the SGSSS framework. Its portfolio spans 24-hour emergency care, outpatient consultations (Consulta Externa), clinical laboratory diagnostics, X-ray diagnostic imaging, psychology services, and clinical history access. The institution also runs a free psychological support hotline (Línea Amiga) and operates a satellite health center (Centro de Salud de Arma).

Product overview

Hospital San José de Aguadas E.S.E. is a public healthcare institution (E.S.E. = Empresa Social del Estado) offering a unified portfolio of medical services. The core offerings include emergency care (24/7), outpatient consultations, clinical laboratory services, psychology services, and diagnostic imaging (X-rays). A notable digital product is the X-ray results portal integrated with Greenrad App, allowing patients to access diagnostic images online. The hospital also operates a satellite facility (Centro de Salud de Arma) and provides community health initiatives including Línea Amiga, a free psychological support hotline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servicio de Urgencias 24 Horas
• Consulta Externa
• Servicio de Laboratorio
• Servicio de Psicología Psychological care services offering mental health consultations and support to the Aguadas population.
• Línea Amiga Free psychological support hotline providing mental health assistance to the Aguadas population, operated as part of community health outreach.
• Portal de Resultados de Rayos X Digital portal enabling patients to access and retrieve their X-ray diagnostic images online with secure authentication, integrated via the Greenrad App.
• Acceso a Historia Clínica Clinical history document management and access service regulated by Resolution 1995 of 1999, allowing patients to request their medical records.
• Centro de Salud de Arma Satellite health center located in Arma (Salida a Salineros, Aguadas) providing secondary healthcare services with administrative hours matching the main hospital.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital X-ray access portal operational since September 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Observatorio Social de CaldasminorOthersCollaborative relationship with the Caldas Social Observatory. The hospital displays the Observatory's logo on its website, indicating a data-sharing or monitoring partnership for social indicators and community health metrics in the Caldas department.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• EPS Sura: Major Colombian health insurer (EPS) that reimburses Hospital San José de Aguadas under the SGSSS framework. Adjacent ecosystem participant — not a direct operational peer, but the institutional counterparty through which a large share of the hospital's revenue flows.
• Greenrad: Technology partner that provides the digital X-ray portal integrated into Hospital San José de Aguadas. Adjacent enabling vendor — relevant peer given the hospital's recent digital health product launch, though operates in a different role (technology provider vs. healthcare provider).

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Santa Sofía de Caldas: Another departmental public hospital in Manizales, Caldas, providing higher-complexity inpatient and specialty care under the SGSSS. Comparable public-hospital model with shared regulatory and reimbursement environment, but operating at greater scale.
• Centro Médico Imbanaco: Large private hospital complex in Cali offering a broad range of outpatient, diagnostic, and specialty services. Comparable in service mix (consultations, laboratory, imaging) but operates as a private-sector incumbent at significantly greater scale than the Aguadas municipal hospital.
• Hospital Departamental San Juan de Dios de Caldas: Departmental-level public hospital located in Manizales, the capital of the same Caldas department. Operates within the same SGSSS framework and serves as the natural referral destination for complex cases from Aguadas — directly comparable public-hospital peer within the same geography.

Regional players

• Hospital Infantil Universitario Rafael Henao Toro: Pediatric specialty public hospital in Manizales, Caldas. Comparable as a public-sector E.S.E.-style provider in the same department, though focused on pediatric specialty care rather than general municipal services.

Direct peers

• E.S.E. Hospital San Juan de Dios de Riosucio: Municipal E.S.E. hospital serving Riosucio, also in the Caldas department. Closest comparable in terms of municipal scale, rural service population, low-complexity profile, and E.S.E. governance — making it a near-direct operational peer.
• E.S.E. Hospital San Rafael de Manizales: Municipal-level E.S.E. hospital operating under the same Colombian public health framework as Hospital San José de Aguadas. Most direct structural peer — same legal form (E.S.E.), same SGSSS reimbursement model, similar municipal public-hospital mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitaldeaguadas
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitaldeaguadas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-san-jos%C3%A9-de-aguadas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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