Hospital Universidad del Norte

What Hospital Universidad del Norte does

Hospital Universidad del Norte is a healthcare facility and wholly-owned subsidiary of Universidad del Norte (Uninorte), a private university established in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1965 and operating under the supervision of Colombia's Ministry of Education (Mineducación). The hospital sits within the parent university's "Proyección, empresa y sociedad" (Outreach, Enterprise and Society) division and serves a dual function: delivering medical services to the community of the Barranquilla metropolitan area while acting as a clinical training site for students enrolled in the university's health-related academic programs. The facility is located in Soledad, Atlántico, employs 251-500 people, and is one of several operating subsidiaries within the broader Uninorte ecosystem, alongside Editorial Uninorte (academic publishing), Consultorio Jurídico (legal clinic), Centro Cultural Cayena (arts/culture), and Centro de Emprendimiento (entrepreneurship support).

The hospital does not operate as a standalone commercial enterprise; it is structurally and financially integrated with a 60-year-old university that holds national institutional accreditation (Resolución 8870 de 2018), runs 29 undergraduate programs across sciences, health, law, business, engineering, and humanities, and supports 99% of its faculty with master's or doctoral credentials. The parent institution generates revenue through four primary streams: tuition and academic fees (undergraduate, graduate, continuing education, and micro-credentials), consulting and professional services, hospital services (this entity), and donations and institutional partnerships — including a corporate scholarship program with pharmaceutical firm Procaps. Distribution is hybrid: on-campus programs at the main Barranquilla campus, online and hybrid programs via virtual.uninorte.edu.co, and a regional Santa Marta presence.

Go-to-market is multi-channel: a sales-led motion targeting high-school graduates (bachilleres) across Caribbean Colombian departments, a product-led self-service enrollment portal, community-led events ("Corre con un Norte," "Feria UN Norte para ti," "Uninorte Experience"), and an mIA AI chatbot on website and WhatsApp for prospective-student inquiries. Over 70% of students receive scholarships or financial support, with more than 12 scholarship types available, including Generación E and Icetex-financed credit options. The Caribbean-region higher-education market in which the hospital and parent operate has expanded approximately 10% over the past three years to reach 440,166 enrolled students in 2025.

Name

Hospital Universidad del Norte

Legal name

Universidad del Norte

Website

https://uninorte.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hospital Universidad del Norte is the teaching hospital subsidiary of Universidad del Norte, a private Colombian university in Barranquilla. It delivers community medical services in Soledad, Atlántico, and serves as the clinical training site for the university's health sciences students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Medical education
• Clinical training
• Healthcare delivery
• Teaching hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Soledad, Atlantico

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue from undergraduate (pregrado), graduate (posgrado), and continuing education programs including courses, diplomas, and micro-credentials
2. Consulting and Professional Services: Revenue from consulting services, legal clinic (Consultorio Jurídico), and other professional services offered to the community
3. Hospital Services: Healthcare services provided through Hospital Universidad del Norte
4. Donations and Institutional Partnerships: Corporate donations and institutional support programs including Procaps scholarship partnerships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hospital Universidad del Norte is a healthcare facility operated by Universidad del Norte that provides medical services to the community in Barranquilla, Colombia, while serving as a practical training center for students in health-related academic programs. It operates as part of the university's "Proyección, empresa y sociedad" (Outreach, Enterprise and Society) division, combining direct patient care with clinical education for the university's health sciences students.

Product overview

Hospital Universidad del Norte is a healthcare service unit within Universidad del Norte, a higher education institution in Colombia. The hospital operates as part of the university's "Proyección, empresa y sociedad" (Outreach, Enterprise and Society) division, providing medical services to the community while serving as a training ground for students in health-related academic programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Universidad del Norte A healthcare facility operated by Universidad del Norte that provides medical services to the community in Barranquilla and the Colombian Caribbean region, while serving as a clinical training center for university students in health sciences programs. Operating under the university's "Proyección, empresa y sociedad" (Outreach, Enterprise and Society) division, it serves individual patients and families seeking medical care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regional Caribbean enrollment of 440,166 students with 10% growth over three years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProcapscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate scholarship partnership between Procaps and Universidad del Norte supporting talented youth through university education with the goal of developing community leaders
• International Exchange PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mobility agreements enabling student exchanges, dual-degree programs, and international academic experiences with partner universities worldwide
• Educational Institution NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with secondary schools (colegios) throughout the Caribbean region for recruitment, orientation workshops, and student development programs

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe: Private non-profit university-affiliated hospital in Medellín. Comparable academic medical center delivering tertiary care and supporting medical education in a Colombian regional hub.
• Clínica Universidad de la Sabana: Teaching clinic affiliated with Universidad de la Sabana near Bogotá. Direct peer as a private university-owned clinical facility providing inpatient services integrated with academic programs.
• Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá: University teaching hospital in Bogotá known for high-complexity care and academic partnerships. Directly comparable as a private academic medical center combining clinical service with research and teaching functions.
• Hospital de San José (FUCS): Teaching hospital of Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud in Bogotá. Comparable private academic hospital combining clinical care with medical education and residency programs.
• Hospital Universitario San Ignacio: Teaching hospital of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Direct peer as a private university-affiliated academic medical center providing inpatient care and clinical training, mirroring the Hospital Universidad del Norte model.
• Universidad de Antioquia (Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación): Public university-affiliated teaching hospital in Medellín. Comparable academic medical center model, though public-funded; useful benchmark for Colombian university hospital economics and scale.

Regional players

• Centro Médico Imbanaco: Large private hospital complex in Cali offering multi-specialty tertiary care. Comparable Colombian private hospital provider competing for academic talent and complex cases, though not university-owned.

Emerging players

• Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia (FCV): Specialty cardiovascular hospital in Bucaramanga with academic and research focus. Comparable as a Colombian specialty/academic hospital, though with a narrower specialty focus than Hospital Universidad del Norte.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Major university-affiliated academic medical center in Argentina with a fully integrated health plan. Broad incumbent reference for the AMC-plus-university model that Hospital Universidad del Norte could aspire to at scale.

Others

• Universidad del Norte (parent): The parent private university that owns Hospital Universidad del Norte. Listed as an enabling/parent ecosystem participant whose financial health, brand, and academic pipeline directly determine hospital performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw1ZrUOtwa0Gxl0ELiTpntw
• Facebookfacebook.com/JovenUninorteCO
• Instagraminstagram.com/jovenuninorteco/?hl=es-la
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-universidad-del-norte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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