IFC helps Minas Gerais improve its response to health emergencies and expand medium- and high-complexity care

São Paulo, Brazil, September 22, 2025 - A public-private partnership (PPP) is set to expand access to quality health services in Minas Gerais, enabling faster responses to health emergencies. IFC advised the State Government on the structuring and implementation of the project, which selected a private operator to build, equip, maintain, and operate the Padre Eustáquio Hospital and Health Complex (HoPE Complex).

The Saúde HoPE consortium ─formed by Integra Brasil Ltda., Uncomed Centro de Prevenção Tratamento de Doenças Neoplásicas S.A. and B2U Participações Ltda.─ was selected through a competitive bidding process held at the São Paulo Stock Exchange on September 19.

With an investment of BRL 1.7 billion (equivalent to ca. $320.6 million), the HoPE Complex will feature more than 500 beds-including 100 dedicated to intensive care-over 60 medical offices, 13 operating rooms, and a state-of-the-art laboratory. The new facility will integrate five lines of care: oncology, infectious diseases, pediatrics, hematology, maternity, and women's health, as well as the Central Public Health Laboratory of Minas Gerais. This integration will strengthen the state's ability to respond to public health emergencies, such as epidemics and pandemics, as its modular model allows for immediate doubling of bed availability if needed. The complex will feature state-of-the-art medical technology, such as a molecular biology laboratory, a biological sample bank, and a realistic simulation center for advanced clinical studies.

The HoPE Complex is expected to perform more than 29,500 hospitalizations per year, representing a 60% increase over the current capacity of the hospitals of the complex. Additionally, the facility will conduct more than 1.5 million diagnostic tests annually for notifiable diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, and COVID-19. Under this PPP, all health services -including medical and nursing care and laboratory surveillance- will continue to be provided free of charge by the Unified Health System (SUS) and delivered by the state.

"A modern and efficient health system is essential to improving the quality of life of Brazilians. The private sector has an important role to play, working side by side with the public sector, contributing financial resources and expertise to enable the expansion and improvement of the health sector," said Bernardo Tavares, head of IFC's PPP Advisory Services in Brazil.

The Minas Gerais State project was led by Codemge (Minas Gerais Development Company), SEINFRA (State Secretariat for Infrastructure, Mobility, and Partnerships), State Secretary of Health FHEMIG (Minas Gerais State Hospital Foundation), and Funed (Ezequiel Dias Foundation).

IFC conducted studies to structure the HoPE Complex PPP with the financial support from PSPInfra, a partnership created in 2007 between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), and IFC. PSPInfra aims to improve public service delivery in Brazil through infrastructure development with private sector participation.

Since 2010, IFC has advised on the structuring of more than 37 PPP projects in Brazil since 2010, totaling more than US$46 billion in investments to expand and improve Brazil's infrastructure.