Hospital de Constitución

What Hospital de Constitución does

Hospital de Constitución is a public, state-owned medium-complexity healthcare center (Centro de Salud Hospitalario de Mediana Complejidad) located in the commune of Constitución, Maule Region, Chile. Founded in 1923, it operates as part of Chile's National Health System under the Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL) and the Servicio de Salud Maule, serving the commune of Constitución and surrounding municipalities including Santa Olga, Pellines, Putú, Empedrado, Maromilla, and San Ramón. The hospital delivers a comprehensive service portfolio: open-care services (emergency, kinesiology, dental, mental health, clinical treatment, specialty consultations); closed-care (maternity, pediatrics, gender-separated inpatient wards, pensionado); and diagnostic/therapeutic support (pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, sterilization, feeding center, surgical theater with anesthesia). It runs specialty on-call services (surgery, anesthesia, traumatology, gynecology/obstetrics) that reduce the need for patient transfers to Talca, and has expanded multi-disciplinary programs in Palliative Care and pediatric surgery via partnerships with Corporación Renal Infantil Mater.

The business model is government-funded universal healthcare under Chile's FONASA framework. There is no commercial pricing; services are provided to patients regardless of ability to pay within the universally covered framework. Revenue flows from MINSAL budget allocations channeled through Servicio de Salud Maule, supplemented by regional government grants for equipment (e.g., $4,000,000 CLP from Gobierno Regional del Maule for neonatal cribs in 2022). The hospital has 101 reported employees with 45 doctors as of 2022 (up from 25 in 2016). Strategic priorities include: inclusion in the Red Maule Hospital Network for a new replacement facility (public-private partnership, BIM-modeled, the first such buildings in Chile); specialist training via the Becas Maule II program; gender equity implementation under NCh3262; and community partnerships with volunteer organizations (Damas de Rosado, Damas Cristianas Rosas de Sarón) and Universidad de Talca.

Name

Hospital de Constitución

Legal name

Hospital de Constitución

Website

https://hospitaldeconstitucion.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hospital de Constitución is a public medium-complexity hospital in Constitución, Chile, founded in 1923, serving the commune and surrounding Maule Region municipalities with emergency, inpatient, specialty, and diagnostic services under Chile's FONASA universal healthcare system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Specialty healthcare consultations
• Palliative care services
• Diagnostic imaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Constitución

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a public hospital in Chile's National Health System, services are primarily funded through government allocation from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL) and Servicio de Salud Maule. Patients are covered through FONASA or other public health insurance schemes. The hospital receives equipment and infrastructure funding from entities such as the Gobierno Regional del Maule.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hospital de Constitución is a public medium-complexity healthcare center (Centro de Salud Hospitalario de Mediana Complejidad) that provides comprehensive hospital services to the commune of Constitución and surrounding areas in Chile's Maule Region. Its core offerings include open-attention services (emergency, kinesiology, dental, mental health, clinical treatment, specialty consultations), closed-attention inpatient services (maternity, pensionado, pediatrics, gender-separated wards), and diagnostic and therapeutic support (pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, sterilization, feeding center, and surgical theater with anesthesia). Services are delivered under Chile's public National Health System (FONASA) framework.

Product overview

Hospital de Constitución is a public medium-complexity healthcare center (Centro de Salud Hospitalario de Mediana Complejidad) providing comprehensive healthcare services. The hospital offers open attention services including emergency, kinesiology, dental, mental health, clinical treatment, and specialty consultations; closed attention including maternity, pensionado, pediatrics, and gender-separated inpatient services; diagnostic and therapeutic support including pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, sterilization, feeding center, and surgical theater with anesthesia; and administrative units for patient management, supply, finance, and human resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sala Cuna y Jardín Infantil 'Mis Primeros Pasos': Childcare center operated by the hospital for children of hospital employees, established in 1972

Products and services

• Emergency Care (Urgencia)

Quantifiable outcome

• 208 gynecology/obstetrics specialty consultations provided in November-December 2022 initiative
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corporación Renal Infantil MatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2022Annual pediatric surgical initiative providing surgeries for children (phimosis, cryptorchidism, inguinal hernias). In July 2022, over 30 children were operated on. The partnership provides specialized pediatric surgical services that would otherwise require travel to Santiago.
• Servicio de Salud Maule (SSM)coreOthersThe hospital is part of the Maule Health Service network and receives administrative, technical, and financial support from SSM. The hospital participates in joint projects including the new hospital construction initiative as part of the Red Maule Hospital Network.
• Gobierno Regional del MaulecoreOthersThe Regional Government of Maule provides financing for hospital equipment, including approximately $4,000,000 CLP for neonatology cribs and funding for the Becas Maule II medical specialist training program.
• Universidad de TalcaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Talca students developed innovative design ideas for the hospital in 2023. The university participates in practical training coordination with the hospital's childcare facility.
• Damas de RosadominorOthersVolunteer organization that provides monthly donations of personal care supplies for hospitalized patients and supports the parish soup kitchen. Active for over 30 years.
• Damas Cristianas Rosas de SarónminorOthersVolunteer organization present in 19 hospitals across Chile. Provides spiritual accompaniment and assisted feeding services. The hospital provides training and certification for volunteers in assisted feeding and spiritual accompaniment.
• MINSAL (Ministerio de Salud de Chile)coreOthersThe Ministry of Health provides regulatory oversight, funding, and policy direction for the public healthcare system in which the hospital operates.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hospital de Parral: Public medium-complexity hospital and the third member of the Red Maule hospital network. Operates at the same complexity tier as Hospital de Constitución, within the same Maule Region, providing essentially the same service mix under the same SSM oversight.
• Hospital de Tocopilla: Public hospital also under the Chilean National Health Service system with which Hospital de Constitución has an active director-level mentorship relationship. Highly comparable service scope and population catchment for a small-to-medium Chilean public hospital.
• Hospital Regional de Talca: Higher-complexity public hospital within the same Maule Health Service network and the referral destination for Hospital de Constitución. Both operate under MINSAL/FONASA with the same parent entity (SSM). Comparable on governance, funding model, and patient population, but at greater complexity level.
• Hospital de Cauquenes: Public medium-complexity hospital co-located with Hospital de Constitución in the Red Maule PPP network alongside Parral. Shares operational tier, governance, region, and patient profile — the most directly comparable peer, also due for replacement under the same program.

Others

• Servicio de Salud Maule (SSM): Parent governance entity of Hospital de Constitución and operator of the wider public hospital network in the Maule Region. Included as ecosystem/parent relevant to understanding funding flows, regulatory oversight, and network strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Clínico Universidad de Talca: University-affiliated hospital in Talca serving the same Maule Region. Provides comparable inpatient and specialist services at greater scale and complexity; relevant peer given Hospital de Constitución refers complex cases to Talca and partners with Universidad de Talca.
• Hospital San Juan de Dios de Curicó: Public hospital within the Maule Region operating as part of SSM. Has a wider service portfolio and more established specialty footprint, making it a regional incumbent reference point for the kind of services Hospital de Constitución is scaling toward.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hospitalconsti1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWdnTt4TBPhCyGBC13wjfeg
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalcomunica
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitalcomunica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-de-constituci%C3%B3n

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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