HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES FUERZAS ARMADAS No.1

What HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES FUERZAS ARMADAS No.1 does

Hospital de Especialidades Fuerzas Armadas No.1 (HE1) is a tertiary-level military hospital located in Quito, Ecuador, operating as a government state entity under the Ministerio de Defensa Nacional. The institution provides comprehensive specialized healthcare services across 30+ clinical and surgical disciplines, organized into four specialty categories: clinical specialties (cardiology, oncology, neurology, dermatology, etc.), surgical specialties (neurosurgery, traumatology, ophthalmology, etc.), maternal-infant specialties, and oral and maxillofacial health specialties. Supporting service units include a clinical laboratory, blood bank, radiotherapy unit, transplant coordination, dialysis, and a dedicated gerontological geriatric center.

The hospital serves a primary customer base of active duty military personnel, retired military members, and their dependents who access care through the ISSFA (Instituto de Seguridad Social de las Fuerzas Armadas) social security framework, while also extending services to the general Ecuadorian population. Annual throughput reported by the institution includes approximately 187,300 external consultations, 32,174 emergency cases, 6,287 hospitalizations, and 4,516 surgeries, with a headcount of 156 employees. The institution operates an online appointment scheduling system (servicios.he1.mil.ec) and a virtual learning portal (aulavirtual.he1.mil.ec) as its principal digital channels.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The hospital maintains formal cooperation agreements (convenios) with the Ministry of National Defense, ISSFA, the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, and multiple Ecuadorian universities (PUCE, UPS, UIDE, UTE, USFQ) for academic, research, and clinical collaboration. It also publishes annual transparency reports (Rendición de Cuentas) dating back to 2016, reflecting compliance with public-sector accountability requirements typical of a state-owned healthcare institution.

Name

HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES FUERZAS ARMADAS No.1

Legal name

Hospital de Especialidades de las Fuerzas Armadas No. 1

Website

https://hospitalmilitar.mil.ec

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hospital de Especialidades Fuerzas Armadas No.1 is a tertiary-level military hospital in Quito, Ecuador, operated under the Ministry of National Defense, providing specialized healthcare across 30+ clinical and surgical disciplines to military personnel, their families, and the general population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Hospital Healthcare

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAHAL

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Defense & National Security

Keywords

• Tertiary hospital care
• Military medical services
• Specialized surgical services
• Emergency hospital services
• Diagnostic and therapeutic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Revenue generated from providing medical services including consultations, hospitalization, emergency care, surgeries, and specialized treatments to patients.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hospital de Especialidades Fuerzas Armadas No.1 is a tertiary-level military hospital that provides specialized medical, surgical, diagnostic, and emergency care services to Ecuadorian Armed Forces personnel and their dependents. Its offerings include outpatient consultations across multiple specialties, inpatient hospitalization, surgical procedures, clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and a 24-hour emergency department.

Product overview

Hospital de Especialidades Fuerzas Armadas No.1 is a tertiary-level military hospital in Ecuador offering comprehensive healthcare services. The hospital provides core medical services including external consultation, hospitalization, emergency care, dentistry, dialysis, and diagnostic/therapeutic auxiliaries. These services are organized across multiple specialty categories: clinical specialties (cardiology, dermatology, oncology, etc.), surgical specialties (traumatology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, etc.), maternal-infant specialties, and oral health specialties. Supporting infrastructure includes clinical laboratory, blood bank, radiotherapy, transplant coordination, and a gerontological geriatric center. The hospital also operates digital services including an educational portal (Aula Virtual) and an online medical appointment system (Servicios HE1).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialized outpatient consultations
• Inpatient hospitalization services
• Surgical services
• Emergency medical services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministerio de Defensa NacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Parent ministry overseeing the hospital. Multiple cooperation agreements established in 2025 for various institutional collaborations.
• Instituto de Seguridad Social de las Fuerzas Armadas (ISSFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio entre el Ministerio de Defensa Nacional y el Instituto de Seguridad Social de las Fuerzas Armadas (ISSFA) for coordinated healthcare services to military beneficiaries.
• Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio específico de cooperación interinstitucional between the Ministry of National Defense and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE for academic and research collaboration.
• Damas Voluntarias de las FFAAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio de apoyo interinstitucional y de uso de instalaciones del bien inmueble denominado Bloque 4 del Centro Geronto Geriátrico del HE 1 for elderly care services.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio marco de cooperación interinstitucional for academic collaboration, research, and educational programs.
• Universidad Politécnica Salesiana del Ecuador (UPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio marco de cooperación interinstitucional for academic and research collaboration.
• Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio marco de cooperación interinstitucional for academic collaboration.
• Universidad UTEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio marco de cooperación interinstitucional for academic and research activities.
• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio marco de cooperación interinstitucional for academic and research collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Central Militar (Mexico): Mexican military tertiary hospital under SEDENA serving armed forces members and families with broad clinical and surgical specialties. Mirrors HE1's military-owned tertiary hospital model.
• Hospital Militar Central Cirujano Mayor Dr. Cosme Argerich (Argentina): Argentine Army-run tertiary hospital providing comprehensive specialty care to military personnel and dependents. Closely comparable in military hospital structure, scope, and beneficiary base.
• Hospital Militar de Chile: Chilean military tertiary hospital offering comprehensive specialty care to armed forces personnel and dependents. Comparable in mission, beneficiary structure, and tertiary service scope to HE1.
• Hospital Militar Principal (Peru): Peruvian military tertiary hospital serving armed forces and families with multi-specialty care. Comparable regional military hospital in the Andean context similar to HE1.

Regional players

• Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo: Major public tertiary hospital in Quito operated by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health. Competes with HE1 for complex civilian cases in the same metropolitan catchment.
• Hospital de los Valles: Private tertiary hospital in Quito with broad specialty coverage and modern infrastructure. Represents the private-sector competition HE1 faces for civilian patients.
• Hospital Vozandes Quito: Private tertiary hospital in Quito offering multi-specialty care. Comparable in tertiary service breadth but operates under a private, faith-based model versus HE1's military state model.
• SOLCA Quito (Sociedad de Lucha contra el Cáncer): Ecuadorian specialty cancer hospital in Quito. Comparable to HE1's radiotherapy and oncology service line and competes for the same high-acuity oncology catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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