What Quina Care does

Stichting Quina Care is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in January 2017 by Jacob van der Ende and Carolien van der Ende-Bouwman, two doctors specialized in tropical medicine and international health. The foundation's core mission is to build and operate Hospital San Miguel in Puerto el Carmen de Putumayo, in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, providing healthcare to remote communities that previously required full days of boat travel to reach the nearest hospital. Hospital San Miguel officially opened on November 7, 2021, and progressively expanded through nursing wards (November 2023) to operating and delivery rooms (September 2024), reaching full operational status in 2024.

The hospital delivers outpatient consultations, diagnostics, prenatal care, surgeries, and clinical admissions, and operates a paperless electronic patient record system that tracks consultations, patients, admissions, and births in real time. Quina Care has been recognized as an A2CARES research site within the CREID network (January 2024) and published its first paper in the US CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal (2025). The hospital is staffed primarily by local Ecuadorian staff, with the two Dutch co-founders providing clinical leadership.

Quina Care's revenue model is entirely donation-based, combining one-time and recurring donations (at fixed tiers of €25, €50, €100, and €250 plus custom amounts), institutional grants and sponsorships (Wilde Ganzen, Schumacher Kramer Stichting, Lions International, Philips, Insulin for Life, Partin, Stichting Imelda Nolet), peer-to-peer fundraising through the annual Putumayo Run, bequests, and a volunteer program. The foundation holds ANBI, CBF Erkend Goed Doel, and US 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, enabling tax-deductible giving across multiple jurisdictions. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the foundation's website, quarterly newsletter, sponsored staff profiles, the symbolic Yura Boom donation tree, and earned media including national Dutch television.

Name

Quina Care

Legal name

Stichting Quina Care

Website

https://quinacare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting Quina Care is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 2017 that operates Hospital San Miguel in Puerto el Carmen de Putumayo in the Ecuadorian Amazon, providing outpatient, surgical, and maternal healthcare to remote rainforest communities funded entirely by donations, institutional grants, and fundraising events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Humanitarian medical care
• Nonprofit healthcare foundation
• Tropical medicine services
• Maternal child healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Leidschendam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations (One-time and Recurring): Quina Care generates revenue primarily through charitable donations from individuals and organizations. Donors can give one-time or monthly recurring donations at fixed amounts (€25, €50, €100, €250) or custom amounts. 100% of donations go directly to the hospital in Ecuador for medicines, medical equipment, local staff salaries, and hospital maintenance.
2. Institutional Sponsorships and Grants: The organization receives support from institutional partners and sponsors including foundations (Wilde Ganzen, Schumacher Kramer Stichting, Stichting Imelda Nolet, etc.) and corporate partners (Philips, Lions International).
3. Fundraising Events: Quina Care organizes fundraising events including the annual Putumayo Run (worldwide simultaneous running event) and other sponsor actions.
4. Bequests and Legacies: As an ANBI-registered foundation, Quina Care is exempt from inheritance tax, allowing donors to contribute through bequests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quina Care is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates Hospital San Miguel in Puerto el Carmen de Putumayo, Ecuadorian Amazon, providing direct medical care — including outpatient consultations, prenatal diagnostics, surgical procedures, and clinical inpatient admissions — to remote Amazon communities. The foundation funds the hospital through individual donations, institutional sponsorships, fundraising events, and bequests, with 100% of donations directed to hospital operations, medicines, equipment, and local staff salaries. Supporting programs include the Putumayo Loop annual fundraiser, the Yura Boom symbolic donation tree, and a Sponsor Booklet enabling individual donor sponsorship of hospital staff.

Product overview

Quina Care operates Hospital San Miguel as its core product—a hospital in Puerto el Carmen de Putumayo in the Ecuadorian Amazon providing direct medical care including consultations, births, patient admissions, and surgical procedures. Supporting the hospital are several fundraising and engagement programs: the Putumayo Loop/Run annual fundraiser, the Yura Boom symbolic tree donation program, a Sponsor Booklet allowing donors to support individual staff members, and a Volunteer Program recruiting both medical and non-medical volunteers. Together, these offerings enable sustainable healthcare delivery in one of Ecuador's most remote regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital San Miguel A hospital in Puerto el Carmen de Putumayo in the Ecuadorian Amazon providing direct medical care including outpatient consultations, births, patient admissions, and surgical procedures. Serves remote communities in the Putumayo region who previously required full days of boat travel to reach the nearest hospital. Operates with a paperless electronic patient record system and is recognized as an A2CARES research site within the CREID network.
• Putumayo Loop (Putumayo Run) Annual fundraising event where participants run together worldwide to raise funds for the running costs of Hospital San Miguel. Individuals can participate, host a hub, or sponsor runners. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2026.
• Yura Boom (Yura Tree) Symbolic tree program where donors can purchase items to support Hospital San Miguel, providing a virtual memorial or tribute while contributing to healthcare costs in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
• Sponsor Booklet Donor program allowing individuals to sponsor specific staff members at Hospital San Miguel through recurring contributions. Donors receive personal stories of doctors, nurses, lab technicians, cleaners, and receptionists working to provide healthcare in Putumayo.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of donations go directly to the hospital in Ecuador

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PhilipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing medical equipment and technology support to Hospital San Miguel.
• Schumacher Kramer StichtingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner supporting the hospital through funding and resources.
• Insulin for LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization providing insulin and medical supplies for diabetes care.
• Lions InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal service organization supporting the foundation with fundraising and community outreach.
• PartincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch foundation supporting charitable initiatives in healthcare.
• USFQ (Universidad San Francisco de Quito)coreTechnology or IntegrationEcuadorian university providing academic and research collaboration, including medical education and training support.
• Wilde GanzencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization supporting development projects internationally, providing structural financing for the hospital.
• SSI (Surgeon Scientist Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical organization providing surgical expertise and support.
• Amsterdam UMCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center providing medical knowledge, training, and potentially volunteer medical staff.
• 123 SpaansminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpanish language training provider supporting staff language training and volunteer preparation.
• De WisselbekerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing support for the hospital.
• CW de BoerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing financial support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Partners In Health: Partners In Health runs a global network of hospitals and clinics serving impoverished communities in Haiti, Rwanda, Peru, and other countries. It shares Quina Care's mission of providing hospital care in resource-poor settings but operates at materially larger scale with multiple sites and a broader service portfolio.
• International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps provides healthcare delivery and training in conflict-affected and low-resource settings globally. Comparable to Quina Care in operating health services in underserved regions via a donor-funded nonprofit, though at much larger scale and with a humanitarian-emergency orientation.
• Project HOPE: Project HOPE delivers health services and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries, supported by individual and institutional donors. Comparable to Quina Care in mission and funding model, but operating across many geographies and a broader set of health programs.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): MSF operates hospitals and clinics in conflict and crisis zones worldwide, funded primarily by individual donors. Comparable in delivering hospital-based care in underserved regions with a donor-funded model, though MSF is much larger and focused on acute humanitarian crises rather than long-term community healthcare.
• AMREF Health Africa: AMREF Health Africa delivers health services and training across Africa with a focus on remote and underserved communities. Comparable to Quina Care in targeting healthcare access gaps in remote regions, though at significantly larger scale and as a multi-country operator.

Others

• Direct Relief: Direct Relief supplies medicines, equipment, and supplies to health facilities in resource-poor settings globally. While not a hospital operator, Direct Relief is comparable as a nonprofit healthcare enabler that channels donated resources to clinics and hospitals serving underserved populations — a complementary ecosystem participant to Quina Care's mission.

Direct peers

• African Mission Healthcare Foundation: African Mission Healthcare Foundation supports mission hospitals across Africa with funding and physician placement. It is comparable to Quina Care as a small, mission-driven organization channeling donor funds to enable hospital-based care in underserved regions.
• Hospitals of Hope: Hospitals of Hope operates a hospital in Haiti serving underserved communities, with a donor-funded nonprofit model similar to Quina Care. It is comparable in being a small, founder-driven NGO that built and runs a single full-service hospital in a resource-poor setting and relies on individual and institutional donations for operations.
• Mercy Ships: Mercy Ships delivers hospital-grade surgical and medical care in sub-Saharan Africa using a donor-funded nonprofit model. Comparable to Quina Care in mission (bringing hospital care to communities lacking access) and revenue model (charitable giving, corporate partnerships, volunteer-driven delivery).
• CURE International: CURE International operates specialty pediatric hospitals in developing countries, funded primarily by individual donors and partner foundations. It is the closest peer to Quina Care in combining a mission-hospital model with a donor-funded nonprofit structure delivering inpatient and surgical care in low-resource settings.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quina-care

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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