Hospital San Camilo

What Hospital San Camilo does

Hospital San Camilo de San Felipe is a public acute care hospital founded in 1842 and currently located in San Felipe, in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, serving a catchment population of over 280,000 residents across the Valle del Aconcagua. The 230-bed facility employs more than 1,200 staff across clinical, administrative, and support functions and operates departments including ICU, Neonatology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Medicine, and Gynecology-Obstetrics. It is governmentally owned and administered through the Servicio de Salud Aconcagua under the Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL), and operates as a teaching hospital (Establecimiento Asistencial-Docente) affiliated with the Universidad de Valparaíso.

The hospital's service portfolio spans general inpatient and outpatient care, emergency and critical care, maternal-child health, diagnostic imaging (including MRI as the first in the regional public network), dialysis, and specialty consultations. Notable recent technology additions include the MARS robotic surgery system (December 2025, via partnership with Chilean startup Levita Magnetics), minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery (March 2026), and complex interventional radiology embolization procedures. It also administers Chile's Nirsevimab RSV immunization program for newborns, which has reduced severe RSV hospitalizations by 76% and ICU admissions by 85% nationally since 2024.

Hospital San Camilo is funded primarily through Chile's public health insurance system (FONASA) via capitated payments and fee-for-service reimbursement, with supplementary MINSAL budget allocations for specific programs such as the wait-list reduction initiative (435 million pesos in 2025). It participates in the national GES guaranteed benefits regime and the Copago Cero program. Patients access the hospital primarily through CESFAM primary care referrals, the emergency department, and self-referrals through the digital Portal Paciente platform. The hospital ranked 3rd nationally and 1st regionally in MINSAL's 2025 self-management hospital evaluation and is led by Director Dr. Rodrigo González Escobar (appointed January 2023, reappointed 2026).

Name

Hospital San Camilo

Legal name

Hospital San Camilo de San Felipe

Website

https://hospitalsancamilo.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1842

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hospital San Camilo is a 230-bed public acute care hospital in San Felipe, Chile, serving over 280,000 residents of the Valle del Aconcagua. Funded by FONASA/MINSAL and affiliated with Universidad de Valparaíso, it offers general medicine, surgery, maternal-child care, robotic and endoscopic surgery, and national immunization programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Felipe

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare System Funding: Hospital San Camilo operates as a public hospital funded primarily through government transfers from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL) via the Servicio de Salud Aconcagua. Revenue comes from capitated payments for registered population coverage (FONASA beneficiaries), fee-for-service payments for specific procedures, and supplementary budget allocations for special programs such as wait-list reduction initiatives (e.g., 435 million pesos for wait-list reduction programs).
2. GES Guaranteed Health Benefits: The hospital delivers services under Chile's GES (Garantías Explícitas en Salud) regime, which guarantees timely access to specific treatments at no cost to beneficiaries.
3. Copago Cero Program: As part of the national Copago Cero initiative, FONASA beneficiaries in public hospitals receive certain services at zero out-of-pocket cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hospital San Camilo is a 230-bed public acute care hospital that delivers inpatient and outpatient clinical services to the Valle del Aconcagua population. It operates emergency care, general and specialty surgery (including MARS robotic surgery and minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery), maternal-child health, neonatology, pediatric ICU, dialysis, diagnostic imaging (MRI), and laboratory services, and participates in national public health programs such as GES, Copago Cero, and Nirsevimab RSV immunization.

Product overview

Hospital San Camilo is a public hospital in San Felipe, Chile, providing healthcare services to over 280,000 residents of the Aconcagua Valley. The hospital operates a 230-bed facility with over 1,200 employees and offers a comprehensive range of clinical services including emergency care, surgery, maternity, neonatology, pediatric ICU, dialysis, and diagnostic imaging. Recent technological advancements include the MARS robotic surgery system (first public hospital in Chile's regions), minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery, and interventional radiology. The hospital also provides patient services through its internal Autoconsulta portal and participates in national immunization programs such as the Nirsevimab RSV protection campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cirugía Robótica MARS Robotic-assisted surgical service (MARS by Levita) enabling minimally invasive procedures with greater precision, smaller incisions, reduced postoperative pain, and faster recovery for patients; first public hospital in Chile's regions to offer this technology.
• Cirugía Endoscópica de Columna Minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery using transforaminal and interlaminar techniques with high-definition camera visualization, allowing outpatient procedures and reduced surgical aggression for patients requiring spine surgery.
• Radiología Intervencional

Quantifiable outcome

• 109% of wait-list reduction target achieved, with 3,028 patients attended (vs. target of 2,779)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Levita Magnetics (Levita)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025Hospital San Camilo entered an innovative agreement with Levita Magnetics, a Chilean startup founded by Dr. Alberto Rodríguez-Navarro, to implement the MARS robotic surgery system. This partnership enables the hospital to perform advanced robotic-assisted surgical procedures, making it the first public hospital in Chile's regions to offer this technology. The system allows single-surgeon operations with robotic arm assistance, resulting in less invasive procedures, smaller incisions, reduced postoperative pain, and faster patient recovery.
• Ministerio de Salud de Chile (MINSAL)coreOthersThe hospital operates as part of Chile's public healthcare network under the governance and funding of the Ministerio de Salud. MINSAL provides operational funding, sets healthcare policy, runs national programs (GES, Copago Cero, wait-list reduction initiatives), and evaluates hospital performance through the self-management ranking system. In 2025, MINSAL allocated 435 million pesos in supplementary funding for the hospital's wait-list reduction program.
• Servicio de Salud AconcaguacoreOthersThe hospital is part of the Servicio de Salud Aconcagua, the regional health authority that manages the public healthcare network across the Valle del Aconcagua. The service coordinates hospital operations, allocates resources, oversees quality standards, and facilitates collaboration between the hospital and primary care facilities (CESFAM). The Director of the Servicio de Salud Aconcagua (Susan Porras) has publicly recognized and supported the hospital's management achievements.
• Universidad de ValparaísocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital San Camilo operates as an Institutional Teaching Hospital (Establecimiento Asistencial-Docente) with formal academic partnerships for medical education. The Universidad de Valparaíso coordinates clinical practice placements for medical students at the hospital. The hospital's Neonatology department chief, Dr. Gabriel Peñaloza, serves as a specialist reference, and the hospital maintains relationships with the university's medical school for student internships and clinical rotations.
• Municipalidad de San FelipeminorOthersThe Municipality of San Felipe co-finances the Consejo Consultivo de los Usuarios' solidarity breakfast program, which provides morning meals to patients arriving for blood tests in a fasting state. The municipality also partnered with the hospital to inaugurate a memorial for reproductive losses at the municipal cemetery, fulfilling the requirements of Ley Dominga.
• Hospital San Juan de Dios de Los AndesminorOthersAs part of the Servicio de Salud Aconcagua network, Hospital San Camilo collaborates with Hospital San Juan de Dios de Los Andes on regional health initiatives, including joint wait-list reduction campaigns where both hospitals collectively resolved 6,039 cases.
• FONASAcoreOthersThe hospital serves as a FONASA network provider, delivering healthcare services to beneficiaries of Chile's public health insurance system. FONASA covers the cost of hospital services for enrolled beneficiaries, with the hospital receiving capitated and fee-for-service payments.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Carlos van Buren: Public hospital in the Valparaíso Region serving a similar regional role. Comparable in scale, public-network funding model, and multi-specialty service portfolio.
• Hospital Clínico Viña del Mar: Mid-to-large public hospital in the Valparaíso Region; prior employer of Hospital San Camilo's current Director. Comparable in offering multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient services to a regional Chilean population.
• Hospital de San Fernando: Mid-sized regional public hospital in the O'Higgins Region; previously employed one of Hospital San Camilo's subdirectors. Comparable in regional public-network profile and teaching-hospital activities.
• Hospital San Juan de Dios de Los Andes: Direct regional network partner within Servicio de Salud Aconcagua. Collaborates with Hospital San Camilo on joint wait-list reduction campaigns (collectively resolving 6,039 cases), offering directly comparable services and patient population profile.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital del Salvador: Major public hospital in Santiago's SSMS network. Comparable as a high-complexity public-network provider and teaching institution with multi-specialty coverage.
• Hospital Regional de Antofagasta: Larger regional public hospital serving a regional capital. Comparable as a public-network referral hospital with a broader service area and more advanced subspecialty coverage.
• Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río: Large public hospital complex in Santiago serving a high-volume FONASA population. Comparable in public-network funding model and comprehensive service delivery, though at significantly larger scale.
• Hospital Clínico Regional de Concepción: Large public teaching hospital in southern Chile. Comparable in teaching-hospital status, academic partnerships, and comprehensive multi-specialty service delivery to a regional catchment.
• Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile: University-affiliated public teaching hospital. Comparable as a teaching hospital delivering advanced specialty care, with which Hospital San Camilo shares an academic-practice orientation through Universidad de Valparaíso.

Regional players

• Clínica Bupa Reñaca: Private-sector regional hospital in the Valparaíso Region where Hospital San Camilo's Director previously served as Medical Director. Comparable in regional service area but operates under a private/commercial model rather than FONASA public funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hospitalsancamilo2010/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/saludaconcagua
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-san-camilo
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospital.sancamilo

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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