Hospital Universitário da UFSCar

What Hospital Universitário da UFSCar does

Hospital Universitário da UFSCar (HU-UFSCar) is a federal university hospital located in São Carlos, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It operates as one of 45 federal university hospitals under the HU Brasil network managed by Ebserh (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares), a state-owned company under Brazil's Ministry of Education. The hospital is academically affiliated with the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), combining clinical service delivery with medical education and clinical research. It serves as a reference center for specialized and high-complexity care within the SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), Brazil's universal public health system, with patient access regulated through municipal health regulation centers that route referrals from primary care units (UBS) and emergency units (UPA) in São Carlos and surrounding municipalities. Services provided include emergency care, specialized outpatient consultations, diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratories, hospital admissions, and surgical procedures, all delivered free of charge to citizens as part of the public health system.

HU-UFSCar's technology footprint is defined by the shared Ebserh/HU Brasil network platform rather than proprietary in-house development. The core operational system is AGHU (Aplicativo de Gestão para Hospitais Universitários), a hospital management application used across the network for clinical and administrative operations, complemented by SIG (Sistema de Informações Gerenciais) for management information and SEI! (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) for electronic document management. Supporting tools include REDCap for research electronic data capture, UpToDate for evidence-based clinical decision support, GETS (Gerenciamento de Tecnologia para Saúde) for medical equipment lifecycle management, HU Digital for digital patient engagement and innovation, the 3EC corporate education platform for staff training, and the Portal do Empregado for HR services. The hospital also participates in Rede Pesquisa and Ser Rede, network platforms enabling inter-hospital research collaboration and resource sharing.

As a public university hospital, HU-UFSCar does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Services are provided free of charge to SUS patients, and the institution is funded through federal government allocations channeled via Ebserh. No revenue figures, headcount data, or private investment are disclosed in the available sources, and there is no documented M&A activity, leadership changes, or funding rounds. The hospital's competitive position is structurally anchored in its federal statutory mandate and SUS patient flow rather than market-based differentiation.

Name

Hospital Universitário da UFSCar

Legal name

Hospital Universitário da UFSCar

Website

https://hu-ufscar.ebserh.gov.br

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hospital Universitário da UFSCar is a federal university hospital in São Carlos, Brazil, managed by Ebserh and affiliated with UFSCar, providing specialized and high-complexity healthcare services to SUS patients while supporting medical education and clinical research.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Carlos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HU-UFSCar is a federal university hospital providing specialized and high-complexity healthcare services — including emergency care, outpatient consultations, diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratories, hospital admissions, and surgical procedures — free of charge to citizens through Brazil's public health system (SUS). It integrates healthcare delivery with medical and health science education and clinical research under its affiliation with UFSCar, operating as part of the Ebserh HU Brasil network of 45 federal university hospitals.

Product overview

Hospital Universitário da UFSCar is a university hospital managed by Ebserh (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares) as part of the HU Brasil network. It operates as a unified hospital management system with interconnected platforms: the core AGHU system handles hospital management, SIG provides management information, and SEI manages electronic documents. Supporting modules include REDCap for clinical research, UpToDate for clinical decision support, GETS for medical technology management, 3EC for corporate training, HU Digital for innovation, and the Portal do Empregado for employee services. The hospital also participates in Rede Pesquisa and Ser Rede for research network collaboration.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care Services
• Specialized Outpatient Consultations
• Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratory Services
• Hospital Admissions and Surgical Procedures Hospital inpatient admissions and surgical procedures provided to SUS patients with high-complexity conditions, with bed assignment managed through the SUS regulation center based on clinical need and available infrastructure.
• Medical and Health Science Education Teaching hospital programs supporting undergraduate and graduate medical and health sciences education in affiliation with UFSCar, training healthcare professionals as part of the academic mission.
• Clinical Research Services Clinical research activities supported through REDCap and the Rede Pesquisa research network, enabling collaborative research and data capture across the HU Brasil university hospital network.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ebserh (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHU-UFSCar is part of the HU Brasil network managed by Ebserh, a federal public company that manages all 45 federal university hospitals in Brazil. Ebserh provides administrative, governance, and operational support, while the hospital maintains academic integration with UFSCar's teaching and research missions.

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Direct peers

• Complexo Hospitalar da UFRJ (CH-UFRJ): A large federal university hospital complex in Rio de Janeiro managed by Ebserh. Operates under the same Ebserh governance, uses AGHU/SIG systems, and serves as a reference center for high-complexity SUS cases — directly comparable to HU-UFSCar in mission and operations.
• Hospital Universitário de Brasília (HUB-UnB): A federal university hospital in the Ebserh network affiliated with the University of Brasília. It provides the same mix of SUS-funded tertiary care, medical education, and research under the same governance model as HU-UFSCar.
• Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG (HC-UFMG): A federal university hospital managed by Ebserh and affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. It is one of the largest academic hospitals in Brazil and shares the same operating model, IT stack (AGHU/SIG), and SUS-based regulatory framework as HU-UFSCar.
• Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (HC-UFU): A federal university hospital in the Ebserh network located in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Provides the same SUS-regulated tertiary care, graduate medical education, and clinical research services as HU-UFSCar in a comparable regional academic setting.
• Complexo Hospitalar de Clínicas da UFPR (CHC-UFPR): A federal university hospital in Curitiba managed by Ebserh and affiliated with UFPR. Comparable to HU-UFSCar as a SUS-funded academic hospital delivering tertiary care, research, and teaching within the same national network.
• Hospital Universitário da UFSC (HU-UFSC): A federal university hospital in Florianópolis managed by Ebserh and affiliated with UFSC. Shares the same SUS-based funding model, Ebserh IT systems, and combined teaching-research-care mission as HU-UFSCar.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: A leading private nonprofit hospital in São Paulo known for high-complexity care, residency programs, and clinical research. While operating on a different funding model (private health plans and SUS high-complexity contracts), it competes with HU-UFSCar for complex referrals and medical talent in the same region.
• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: A major private hospital in São Paulo with a strong academic and research mission. Comparable to HU-UFSCar as a tertiary referral center and teaching institution, though privately funded and serving a different patient mix.

Regional players

• Hospital de Clínicas da UNICAMP: A state-level university hospital in Campinas, São Paulo, providing SUS-funded tertiary care, residency training, and clinical research. Regional peer in the same state with overlapping catchment and a similar academic-care mission, though not part of the Ebserh network.
• Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HC-FMUSP): The largest academic hospital complex in São Paulo state, affiliated with the University of São Paulo. While state-managed rather than federal, it competes for the same high-complexity referrals, resident talent, and research grants as HU-UFSCar within São Paulo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-universit%C3%A1rio-da-ufscar
• Instagraminstagram.com/hubrasil.gov

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