UBS Centro

What UBS Centro does

UBS Centro is the operational brand under which the Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Piracicaba (SMS Piracicaba) — the municipal health department of Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil — delivers primary and public health services to the local population. It operates as part of Brazil's national Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) and is governed by the Prefeitura do Município de Piracicaba. The department runs an integrated network comprising 54 Family Health Units (USFs), Basic Health Units (UBS), the Centro de Especialidades Médicas (CEM) and other specialized clinics, a municipal pharmacy network, the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS) for mental health and addiction services, zoonosis control (CCZ), the Municipal Aedes Control Program (PMCA), and a Medical Residency Program.

The technology backbone consists of federal and municipal digital systems: the national e-SUS APS platform for primary care patient records and management, a municipal telemedicine portal (portal.piracicaba.sissonline.com.br), online appointment scheduling, and a COVID-19 test result delivery system. The department publishes extensive health education materials, clinical protocols, manuals for elderly/adult/women/child/adolescent care, and quarterly public accountability reports (Prestação de Contas). Public-facing channels include the saude.piracicaba.sp.gov.br portal, public health campaigns (Outubro Rosa, Setembro Amarelo, vaccination drives), public hearings, and a Flickr-hosted image archive.

The business model is government budget allocation rather than commercial revenue: all SUS-delivered services are free at point of use and funded through municipal, state, and federal public budgets and tax revenues. Notable partnerships include the Ministry of Health (federal guidelines and funding), Ministério Público do Trabalho (R$ 35.4K for hearing aids), Oxitec (biologically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquito control), SUCEN (state vector control), and Helpinsect (outsourced mosquito control). Sub-brands include SMS Piracicaba, SISVAN, CPAN, PMCA, CCZ, and the Rede de Atenção Psicossocial. Approximately 35 administrative/professional staff are listed in the firmographic data, though the broader workforce across 54 USFs and specialty facilities is substantially larger and not enumerated.

Name

UBS Centro

Legal name

Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Piracicaba

Website

https://saude.piracicaba.sp.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UBS Centro (Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Piracicaba) is the municipal health department of Piracicaba, Brazil, operating 54 Family Health Units plus clinics, pharmacies, and mental health services under Brazil's SUS, serving the city's residents with free publicly funded healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Public healthcare services
• Primary care clinics
• Family health units
• Municipal health programs
• Disease prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Piracicaba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Health Services: As a municipal government health department, UBS Centro operates as part of Brazil's public healthcare system (SUS). Services are funded through municipal, state, and federal public budgets and taxes rather than direct revenue generation. The department receives allocations from the municipal treasury and government health programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UBS Centro operates as the municipal health department (Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Piracicaba) responsible for delivering public healthcare to citizens of Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, through Brazil's Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). The department runs 54 Family Health Units (USFs), Basic Health Units (UBS), specialized medical clinics, municipal pharmacies, mental health services, and emergency care, providing free primary care, vaccinations, chronic disease management, hearing aid distribution, dengue prevention, and psychosocial care.

Product overview

The website is the online portal for the Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Piracicaba, providing information about municipal health services including UBS (Unidades Básicas de Saúde), USF (Unidades de Saúde da Família), specialized clinics, emergency services, pharmaceutical assistance, mental health networks, and various public health programs such as dengue prevention, hearing assistance, and medical residency programs. This is a government health services information portal, not a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SISVAN: Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional - Coordenadoria em Programas de Alimentação e Nutrição responsible for diagnosing food and nutritional situation of the population.
• CPAN
• PMCA
• CCZ
• Rede de Atenção Psicossocial

Products and services

• Basic Health Units (UBS - Unidades Básicas de Saúde) Primary care units where citizens first access the public health system, offering consultations, vaccinations, and basic health services through the SUS network.
• Family Health Units (USF - Unidades de Saúde da Família) 54 units providing family health coverage with community health agents (ACS), operating Monday-Friday 7h-16h with vaccine rooms 8h-15h.
• Specialized Clinics (Clínicas Especializadas) Referral centers for specialized medical care including the Centro de Especialidades Médicas (CEM).
• Municipal Pharmacies (Farmácias Municipais) Pharmaceutical assistance through municipal pharmacy network distributing essential medicines to SUS patients in accordance with REMUME (Relação Municipal de Medicamentos Essenciais).
• Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS - Rede de Atenção Psicossocial) Mental health services including the Ambulatório de Saúde Mental Álcool e outras Drogas (alcohol and drug outpatient clinic), the Unidade Infantojuvenil (child and youth mental health unit), and coordination of the municipal mental health network.
• Emergency and Urgency Services (Urgência e Emergência) Emergency care units for urgent health situations accessible via SUS.
• Medical Residency Program (Residência Médica) Postgraduate medical training program offered by the municipal health department, including selection processes, internal regulations, and a published residency journal.
• Hearing Aid Distribution Program (Programa de Aparelhos Auditivos AASI) Program providing hearing aids (Aparelho de Amplificação Sonora Individual - AASI) and orthotics/prosthetics (OPMs) to SUS patients, funded in partnership with Ministério Público do Trabalho.
• Municipal Aedes Control Program (PMCA - Programa Municipal de Combate ao Aedes) Municipal program for combating the Aedes mosquito, responsible for dengue prevention and control, including vector control operations such as the Arrastão da Dengue that collected 5.6 tons of waste and visited 1,214 residences.
• Food and Nutrition Coordination (CPAN - Coordenadoria em Programas de Alimentação e Nutrição) Coordinates municipal food and nutrition programs, including SISVAN (Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional) for diagnosing the food and nutritional situation of the population.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54 USF units serving the population across Piracicaba
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OxiteccoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for the Aedes aegypti do Bem (Friendly Aedes) project - biological control method using genetically modified male mosquitoes that mate with wild females, producing offspring that die before becoming adults. Project implemented in Central Region and Cecap/Eldorado neighborhoods, demonstrating 90%+ reduction in wild Aedes mosquito populations.
• Ministério Público do Trabalho (MPT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for funding hearing aids and rehabilitation equipment for SUS patients. MPT directs funds from labor law fines to purchase medical equipment including hearing aids (AASI) and orthotics/prosthetics (OPMs) for citizens in need.
• Ministry of Health (Ministério da Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal partner providing guidelines, protocols, funding, and technical support for public health programs including hearing rehabilitation, essential medicines (REMUME), and various health initiatives under SUS.
• SUCEN (Superintendência de Controle de Doenças Endêmicas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level partnership for dengue prevention and vector control. SUCEN collaborates with PMCA on weekend task force operations (Mutirão da Dengue) and monthly situation room meetings to discuss Aedes control strategies.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Curitiba: Curitiba's SMS runs a similar municipal SUS network with primary care units, environmental health, and innovative public health programs. Direct peer with comparable integrated care mandate.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Campinas: Campinas SMS is a same-state (São Paulo) municipal health department delivering SUS primary care, mental health, and specialized services. Highly comparable in scale, regulatory environment, and operating model to Piracicaba.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Recife: Recife's municipal health secretariat runs a SUS-aligned network of health units, vector control, and community health agent programs. Comparable in mandate and Brazil-Northeast operational context.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São Paulo: São Paulo's municipal health department, also operating through SUS with UBS/USF network, primary care, and specialized services. The largest direct municipal counterpart in Brazil, comparable in mandate and SUS-aligned operating model.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro's SMS operates a parallel SUS municipal network including UBS, CAPS mental health units, and primary care programs. Direct peer in mandate and structure, though serving a much larger and more complex urban population.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Fortaleza: Fortaleza SMS delivers primary care, mental health, and arbovirus control (including Aedes programs) within SUS. Direct municipal peer with strong dengue-control relevance given shared vector-borne disease pressures.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Belo Horizonte: Belo Horizonte's municipal health department is widely regarded as a benchmark for integrated SUS primary care, mental health, and vector control. Direct peer with similar scope and reputation for innovation in public health.
• Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Porto Alegre: Porto Alegre SMS operates municipal health units, mental health services, and epidemiological surveillance under SUS. Direct peer comparable in service breadth and governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• Ministério da Saúde (Brazil): The Brazilian federal Ministry of Health oversees SUS nationally and provides funding, protocols, and guidelines to municipal health departments like Piracicaba. Indirect peer in role hierarchy but upstream in governance.
• Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo: São Paulo's state-level health secretariat oversees SUS coordination at the state level and funds municipal initiatives including those in Piracicaba. Broader incumbent with overlapping mandate but a higher geographic tier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConselhoSaudePiracicaba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ubs-centro

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