ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro De Elejalde

What ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro De Elejalde does

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro de Elejalde is a public healthcare entity (Empresa Social del Estado, or E.S.E.) owned by the municipal government of Frontino in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. Originally founded in 1894 under the name San Luis Beltran and relocated to its current premises in 1946, the institution operates as a low-complexity (baja complejidad) hospital serving the residents of Frontino municipality and surrounding rural corregimientos. It delivers general medicine, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, and dental consultations; 24-hour emergency and hospitalization services; diagnostic imaging (X-ray and ultrasound); clinical laboratory testing; pharmacy dispensation; vaccination programs; and administrative services such as birth and death certificates. The hospital is classified as low-complexity and runs a decentralized service network comprising the main hospital in Frontino plus three satellite facilities: Puesto de Salud Manguruma, Centro de Salud Nutibara, and Centro de Salud La Blanquita.

The institution does not operate proprietary technology platforms; its digital footprint consists of an official government website (hospitalfrontino.gov.co), social media channels, and integration with the Colombian government's No+Filas online portal for appointment scheduling and result delivery. An information systems technician (Tecnólogo en Sistemas de Información) oversees basic IT operations, and the hospital achieved a 2025 Web Accessibility Certification for its public website. All listed patient-facing procedures are designated 'Trámite sin costo' (free of charge), meaning the entity generates no direct patient revenue. Instead, the hospital is funded through the Colombian Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS), reimbursements from Entidades Promotoras de Salud (EPS) such as COOSALUD, and direct municipal and national government allocations, operating under regulatory oversight from MinSalud and the Secretaria de Salud de Frontino. Governance is led by Gerente Diego Fernando Goez Borja, supported by a Subgerente Administrativo and a team of approximately 22 staff across clinical, pharmacy, billing, emergency, health promotion, and dental coordination functions.

Name

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro De Elejalde

Legal name

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro de Elejalde

Website

https://hospitalfrontino.gov.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro de Elejalde is a publicly owned, low-complexity hospital in Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia, providing free outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, and preventive healthcare to the local municipality through a main facility and three satellite health centers, funded via the national health system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

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Community & Regional General Hospitals

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

Keywords

• Public healthcare services
• Outpatient medical care
• Emergency hospital services
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Clinical laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frontino

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro de Elejalde is a public, low-complexity hospital providing integrated healthcare services to the municipality of Frontino, Antioquia. Its core offering includes outpatient consultations (general medicine, internal medicine, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, odontology), 24-hour emergency care and hospitalization, clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging (X-ray and ultrasound), pharmacy dispensation, and vaccination and health promotion programs. Services are delivered through the main hospital in Frontino and three satellite health posts in Manguruma, Nutibara, and La Blanquita (Murri), with online scheduling and digital result delivery supported by the No+Filas government platform.

Product overview

ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro De Elejalde operates as a public healthcare institution providing services of low complexity (baja complejidad) at the main hospital facility in Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia, with satellite health centers in Manguruma, Nutibara, and La Blanquita. The hospital offers outpatient consultations (general medicine, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, odontology), 24-hour emergency and hospitalization services, diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory, pharmacy, and vaccination programs. The institution provides digital services through an online portal for appointment scheduling, retrieving diagnostic results, requesting clinical histories, and processing certificates via the government's No+Filas platform. Services are decentralized across multiple locations to improve community access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Consultation Services (Consulta Externa) Outpatient consultations in general medicine, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, and odontology, offered at the main hospital and at the satellite health centers in Manguruma, Nutibara, and La Blanquita (Murri).
• Emergency and Hospitalization Services 24-hour emergency care and inpatient hospitalization services provided at the main hospital in Frontino.
• Diagnostic Imaging Service Diagnostic imaging services including X-rays and ultrasound, with results available online through the hospital website.
• Clinical Laboratory Service Clinical laboratory testing services with results accessible online through the hospital portal.
• Pharmacy and Medical Device Dispensation Pharmacy services for dispensation of medications and medical devices as prescribed by the hospital's healthcare providers.
• Vaccination Service Immunization services including national vaccination campaigns and community-level initiatives such as the Jornada Nocturna de Vacunación.
• Birth and Death Certificate Issuance Issuance of birth and death certificates for administrative and legal documentation purposes.
• Online Service Portal (Portal de Trámites en Línea / No+Filas) Online portal enabling citizens to request appointments with physiotherapists, request clinical histories and attachments, retrieve diagnostic imaging and laboratory results, and obtain certificates through the No+Filas government platform.
• Citizen Service System (Atención al Usuario - PQRDS) Citizen service system for processing petitions, complaints, claims, suggestions, and denunciations (PQRDS), including appointment scheduling and follow-up tracking, operated through the SIAU (Oficina de Atención al Usuario).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social (MinSalud)coreOthersThe hospital operates under the regulatory oversight and guidelines of Colombia's Ministry of Health, following national health policies, mandatory standards (Resolución 3100 de 2019 for healthcare provider registration, Resolución 2275 de 2023 for health service records), and reporting requirements.
• Secretaria de Salud de FrontinocoreOthersCollaborates with the municipal health secretariat for public health programs including vaccination campaigns, health promotion activities, and the implementation of the Plan Territorial de Salud (Municipal Health Plan) aligned with the Decenal Plan de Salud Pública.
• COOSALUD EPSminorOthersCollaborative relationship with COOSALUD EPS for the implementation of improvement plans and healthcare service coordination, as referenced in public accountability documents.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl (Manizales): Public university-affiliated hospital operating under a similar public-service mission in Colombia. Comparable as a publicly funded hospital providing general and specialty care, though at significantly larger scale and higher complexity.
• E.S.E. Hospital San Vicente Fundación: Long-established public hospital network in Antioquia (Medellín and Rionegro) operating under a foundation-style public model. Comparable as a public-sector healthcare provider in the same region, but with a much broader and higher-complexity service portfolio.

Regional players

• E.S.E. Hospital Marco Fidel Suárez (Bello): Public E.S.E. hospital serving the municipality of Bello in Antioquia. Operates under the same Colombian public-entity framework with ambulatory, emergency, and inpatient services for a defined catchment population.

Direct peers

• E.S.E. Hospital General de Medellín: Public E.S.E. hospital network serving Medellín and surrounding Antioquia municipalities. Operates under the same Empresa Social del Estado framework and provides public, government-funded care with a broader tertiary scope, making it the closest structural analog at a larger scale.
• E.S.E. Hospital San Juan de Dios (Antioquia): Public E.S.E. hospitals bearing the San Juan de Dios name operate across multiple Colombian municipalities under the same government-owned framework, providing low- and mid-complexity public healthcare. Conceptually and structurally aligned with Frontino's hospital.
• E.S.E. Hospital La María: E.S.E. public hospital in Medellín providing outpatient, emergency, and inpatient services to a defined urban catchment. Shares the same public-entity structure, government-funded model, and emphasis on ambulatory and low-complexity care.
• E.S.E. Hospital San Rafael de Itagüí: Municipal E.S.E. hospital in Itagüí, Antioquia, delivering low- to mid-complexity public healthcare under the same Colombian E.S.E. model. Directly comparable in governance structure, funding mechanism, and service mix to ESE Hospital Maria Antonia Toro de Elejalde.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hospi_frontino
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGcARWS3N7CcCYypsKaJBEA
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalfrontino
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ese-hospital-maria-antonia-toro-de-elejalde

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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