ScreenSouth Ltd

What ScreenSouth Ltd does

ScreenSouth Ltd is a Christchurch-headquartered New Zealand non-profit organisation that administers BreastScreen Aotearoa — the national breast screening programme — for the upper and lower South Island, operating under two regional brand identities: BreastScreen South and BreastScreen Otago Southland. The organisation provides free 2-yearly mammograms to women aged 45–69 who are eligible for public health services, with no commercial pricing or private-pay component, and it also delivers coordination, health promotion, and invitation/recall services for the National Cervical Screening Program across Canterbury and South Canterbury.

The underlying clinical technology is standard mammography (x-ray imaging) delivered through a hybrid network of fixed clinic locations — primarily sites operated by Pacific Radiology and Canterbury Breastcare — and a mobile screening fleet that travels on scheduled rotations to more than twenty rural and remote South Island towns. All mammograms are performed by female radiographers and independently read by at least two radiologists, with results returned within three weeks. End users are reached primarily through a government-managed automated 2-year recall system that issues text-message appointments, supplemented by a national online enrolment portal (timetoscreen.nz) and an 0800 helpline.

The business model is managed-services-style administration funded by New Zealand government health appropriations rather than fee-for-service billing; ScreenSouth functions as the regional coordination and contracting layer, with clinical imaging delivery executed via partner radiology organisations and district hospitals. Customer acquisition is structurally embedded in the national screening programme rather than market-driven, and the organisation has no disclosed parent company, no funding rounds, and no commercial revenue lines. Marae-based mobile screening locations (e.g., Nga Hau E Wha Marae, Te Awhina Marae) indicate targeted outreach to Māori and underserved populations within the existing South Island mandate.

Name

ScreenSouth Ltd

Legal name

ScreenSouth Ltd

Website

https://screensouth.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ScreenSouth Ltd is a Christchurch-based New Zealand non-profit that administers BreastScreen Aotearoa (the national breast screening programme) for the entire South Island, delivering free 2-yearly mammograms to women aged 45–69 via fixed clinics and mobile units, and coordinating cervical screening in Canterbury and South Canterbury.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public health screening services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

akta.pro primary industry

Breast Imaging Centers (Mammography/Tomosynthesis) (HLAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Women’s Imaging & Breast Health Centers (HLAFAJAJ)

Keywords

• Breast cancer screening
• Mammography services
• Cervical screening coordination
• Public health programmes
• Mobile screening clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Healthcare Services: ScreenSouth Ltd is a non-profit organization that administers BreastScreen Aotearoa (national breast screening programme) and provides coordination for the National Cervical Screening Program. Services are provided free to eligible women. Revenue comes from government health funding as a public healthcare provider.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ScreenSouth Ltd administers BreastScreen Aotearoa across the upper and lower South Island, operating BreastScreen South and BreastScreen Otago Southland. It provides free 2-yearly mammograms to eligible women aged 45-69 and coordinates the National Cervical Screening Program in Canterbury and South Canterbury. Mammography images are reviewed by at least two radiologists, with mobile units extending access across the South Island.

Product overview

ScreenSouth Ltd is a non-profit organization that operates two regional breast screening services (BreastScreen South and BreastScreen Otago Southland) as part of the national BreastScreen Aotearoa programme, offering free 2-yearly mammograms for eligible women aged 45-69 across the entire South Island. The organization also provides regional coordination for the National Cervical Screening Program in Canterbury and South Canterbury regions. Services are delivered through fixed clinic locations and a mobile screening fleet that travels throughout the South Island to maximize accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BreastScreen South Regional breast screening service providing free 2-yearly mammograms for eligible women aged 45-69 in the upper South Island through BreastScreen Aotearoa.
• BreastScreen Otago Southland Regional breast screening service providing free 2-yearly mammograms for eligible women aged 45-69 in the lower South Island through BreastScreen Aotearoa.
• National Cervical Screening Program Coordination Regional programme coordination, health promotion, and invitation and recall support for the National Cervical Screening Program in Canterbury and South Canterbury.
• Mobile Screening Service Mobile mammography service that travels across the South Island to provide screening for women outside main centres and improve access to breast screening.

Quantifiable outcome

• Results delivered within 3 weeks of screening mammogram

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BreastScreen AotearoacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational breast screening programme administered by ScreenSouth Ltd for the upper and lower South Island through BreastScreen South and BreastScreen Otago Southland. BreastScreen Aotearoa is the government-mandated national breast screening programme in New Zealand.
• National Cervical Screening ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScreenSouth provides regional programme coordination, health promotion and support for invitation and recall services for the National Cervical Screening Program for the Canterbury and South Canterbury regions.
• Pacific RadiologycoreTechnology or IntegrationMultiple Pacific Radiology locations serve as screening sites: Dunedin Hospital, Nelson (105 Collingwood Street), Timaru (45 Elizabeth Street), Kawarau Park Queenstown, Southland Hospital Invercargill, Dee Street Invercargill, Northwood Christchurch, and Wigram Christchurch. Pacific Radiology provides mammography imaging services at these locations.
• Canterbury BreastcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationCanterbury Breastcare at Level 2, Leinster Chambers, St Georges Hospital Complex (Papanui Road end) provides breast screening mammography services. Entrance off Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch.
• Southland HospitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPacific Radiology – Southland Hospital BreastCare Centre (opposite the old Nurses' Home) on Kew Road, Invercargill provides mammography services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BreastScreen Coast to Coast (Waikato/Northland): Regional lead provider of BreastScreen Aotearoa covering Waikato and surrounding areas; directly comparable to ScreenSouth as a peer regional coordinator with the same government mandate, age eligibility criteria, and 2-yearly recall workflow.
• BreastScreen Auckland & Northland: Regional lead provider of BreastScreen Aotearoa for the Auckland/Northland region, operating under the same government-mandated national breast screening programme as ScreenSouth; directly comparable as a fellow non-profit regional screening coordinator with the same funding model and eligible population focus.
• BreastScreen Central (MidCentral Region): Regional lead provider of BreastScreen Aotearoa covering the central lower North Island; comparable to ScreenSouth as another non-profit regional administrator delivering free mammography under the same national programme and recall system.
• BreastScreen South Canterbury: Affiliate/regional lead for BreastScreen Aotearoa in the South Canterbury region; directly comparable as a fellow South Island breast screening coordinator operating under the same programme and government funding.

Regional players

• BreastScreen Australia (BreastScreen Victoria / NSW): Australian state-level breast screening programme operators delivering free 2-yearly mammograms under a national screening framework; comparable to ScreenSouth in service model (free mammography, age-based eligibility, recall systems, mobile screening units) but operating in a different geography.
• NHS Breast Screening Programme (UK): Government-funded UK national breast screening programme offering free mammograms to eligible women with automated recall and mobile screening units; comparable to ScreenSouth as a public, non-profit regional screening coordinator with similar eligibility-based, invitation-driven service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Radiology: Largest private diagnostic imaging provider in New Zealand and a core delivery partner for ScreenSouth at multiple South Island sites; broadly comparable because it provides the underlying mammography imaging services on which ScreenSouth's screening programme depends, and overlaps in target patient population for breast imaging.

Others

• National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) leads: Other regional coordinators of New Zealand's National Cervical Screening Program, comparable to ScreenSouth because ScreenSouth itself coordinates this programme for Canterbury/South Canterbury; they share the same invitation/recall model, government funding source, and women's health screening focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/screensouth-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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