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Integrated Report 2020 - Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
  INTEGRATED REPORT

            2020
Integrated Report 2020 - Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
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       Contents                                                                                                     About this report
                                                                                                                    WELCOME TO THE 2020 EDITION OF THE INTEGRATED REPORT
       ABOUT THIS REPORT 5
                                                                                                                    OF HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ
         2020 in indicators 6
                                                                                                                    GRI 102-45, 102-46, 102-48, 102-49, 102-53
         Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees       8
         Message from the Chief Executive Officer 10
                                                                                                                    The purpose of the document is          The economic-financial, environ-
    1. OUR HOSPITAL 12                                                                                              to render accounts to employ-           mental, social and governance
         Timeline 16                                                                                                ees, clinical staff, associates,        (ESG) indicators cover the peri-
         Our Units 18                                                                                               suppliers, partners, patients           od from January 1 to December
         Business model 22                                                                                          and the community about the             31, 2020 and encompasses all
         Corporate governance 24                                                                                    Institution's results, investments      units directly maintained by the
         Ethics, integrity and risks   28                                                                           and projects in an extremely            Hospital - Paulista, Vergueiro,
                                                                                                                    challenging year for health both        Campo Belo and, in some cases,
    2. STRATEGY 30
                                                                                                                    in Brazil and in the world, due         informed throughout the text,
         Planning, goals and indicators      36
                                                                                                                    to the Covid-19 pandemic.               the Complexo Hospitalar dos Es-
         Capital allocation 42
                                                                                                                                                            tivadores e o Ambulatório Médi-
         Sustainability agenda 47
                                                                                                                    Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz            co de Especialidades Dr. Nelson
    3. COPING WITH COVID-19 50                                                                                      holds transparency as an im-            Teixeira, both managed by
         Protocols and care directives 53                                                                           portant premise, adding value to        Instituto Social Hospital Alemão
         Multimedia communication 57                                                                                the brand and allowing to form          Oswaldo Cruz. (Social Institute).
         Taking care of our team 59                                                                                 bonds of trust with its stake-          The main novelty for the scope
                                                                                                                    holders. The report is guided by        of the report is AMBESP - Am-
    4. HIGH PERFORMANCE 64                                                                                          the Global Reporting Initiative         bulatório Médico de Especiali-
         Quality, safety and clinical outcomes    66                                                                (GRI) Standards, the integrated         dades Dr. Nelson Teixeira in the
         Business result 70                                                                                         reporting methodology of the            GRI indicators focused on the
                                                                                                                    International Integrated Report-        impact on society.
    5. CARING FOR RELATIONSHIPS 74
                                                                                                                    ing Council (IIRC), guidelines
         Patient's journey 78
                                                                                                                    of the Brazilian Association of         Themes such as the manage-
         Our team 81
         Medical development 89
                                                                                                                    Listed Companies (Abrasca) and          ment and adaptation of the
         Supply chain 91                                                                                            the Institution's own strategic         business model to the context of
                                                                      In addition to this complete version,         planning. The selection of the          the pandemic, the advances in
    6. INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 94                          available in print and PDF file, the          data presented is associated            Innovation, Research and Educa-
         Innovation projects 97                                       Institution publishes the Integrated Report   to the materiality, listing the         tion and the performance of the
         Education and knowledge generation 102                       in a summarized format on the website         most relevant topics for man-           Hospital based on its strategic
         The future of health and new businesses 107                  https://www.hospitaloswaldocruz.org.          agement and communication               planning are added to issues
                                                                      br/o-hospital/relatorio-integrado (onepage    according to the perspective            such as human development, en-
    7. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 108                                      report), with a selection of the main         of the stakeholders.                    vironmental management, care
         Impact on Brazilian health 110                               indicators and highlights of the year.                                                practices and protocols and the
         Instituto Social Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz      113
                                                                                                                                                            social impact promoted through
                                                                                                                                                            the administration of public
    8. ENVIRONMENT AND ECO-EFFICIENCY 116
                                                                                                                                                            health equipment. If you have
       GRI CONTENT INDEX 121                                                                                                                                any questions about the content
         Certifications and awards     129                                                                                                                  of this report, please contact us
         Credits 130                                                                                                                                        at marketing@haoc.com.br.
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2020 in indicators                   GRI 102-7

                                                                                                  INSTITUTION PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
                                                 COLLABORATION IN THE DE-                         material sustainability issues
    CARE QUALITY AND                             VELOPMENT OF HEALTH SYS-
    SECURITY                                     TEMS AND INITIATIVES FOR AC-
                                                 CESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENT
                                                                                                                 RELATIONSHIP                           INNOVATION, RESEARCH
    · 97.7% adherence to                                                                                         WITH OPERATORS                         AND EDUCATION
      the venous thromboembolism                 · 68,893 visits in 2020 at AMBESP
      (VTE) protocol                               - Ambulatório Médico de Especialidades
                                                   Dr. Nelson Teixeira (medical consultations,                     · R$ 258.5                            · 164 study publications
                                                   multidisciplinary consultations and surger-                        million in revenue from the         in journals
    · 83.3%            adherence                   ies/biopsies)                                                      Paulista Unit originating
      to antibiotic administration                                                                                    from global daily rates
      in 1 hour within the sepsis                                                                                                                        · 53 researchers involved
      protocol                                   · 590 visits in the beds of the Cam-                                                                     in the Covid-19 Coalition,
                                                   paign Hospital of Complexo Hospitalar                           · 4% improvement in the                14 from Hospital Alemão
                                                   dos Estivadores (Hospital Vitória). (hos-                          Institution's receipt deadlines     Oswaldo Cruz
    · 0.7% crude hospital                          pitalizations in medical clinic and ICU)
      infection rate
                                                                                                                                                         · 64 studies conducted
                                                 · R$ 192.7 million in tax im-                                   CLINICAL STAFF                           by the International Re-
    · 0.8% surgical site                           munity in the 23 Proadi-SUS projects                          ENGAGEMENT                               search Center, 23 of which
      infection rate                               (2018-2020)                                                                                            focused on therapeutic al-
                                                                                                                                                          ternatives for the treatment
    · customer satisfaction:                                                                                       · 100% of doctors                      of Covid-19
                                                 EFFICIENT ECONOMIC PER-                                              from the registered clinical
      76.7% NPS                                  FORMANCE IN THE USE OF                                               staff evaluated in the per-
                                                 RESOURCES                                                            formance program                   · 506 enrollments in
                                                                                                                                                          technical, undergraduate
                                                                                                                                                          and postgraduate courses
    EMPLOYEE HEALTH                              · R$ 852.497 million of net                                                                              + 6,795 students in fully
                                                   revenue, 1.2% more than 2019                                  ENVIRONMENTAL                            distance learning courses,
                                                                                                                 SUSTAINABILITY                           with 1,570 studying free of
                                                                                                                                                          charge
    · 2,197 medical visits in                    · 59.6% increase in net
      the Integral Health Program                  revenue at the Vergueiro Unit                                   · 288.48 tons of
                                                                                                                      waste destined for recycling       · 35 students graduating
                                                                                                                                                          from courses in the empha-
    · 86% of employees                           · 85.6% increase in net revenue                                                                          sis areas
      taking the periodic medical                  in the area of Innovation, Research and
      exam                                         Education
                                                                                                                                                         · 38.4 total hours of
                                                                                                                                                          training per active employee
                                                 · R$ 31.5 million invested in
                                                   expansion and infrastructure

                                                 · 5.6% Ebitda margin
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Message from the Chairman
of the Board of Trustees                             GRI 102-14                                                  In addition to the great dedi-       vative ways, as well as in the         our associates, our executive
                                                                                                                 cation of everyone in matters        breadth of research and educa-         officer and his team and my
123 YEARS LATER, A MISSION THAT GOES ON                                                                          related to the pandemic, the         tion activities, so important for      colleagues on the Board for the
                                                                                                                 Board worked hard to improve         our development.                       incredible dedication and coop-
In these 123 years of activity,     It was a time similar to what we      Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz           the governance of the Hospital.                                             eration facing the difficulties.
we have experienced several         are experiencing today, both          from the first day of the pan-                                              2020 was a year of great chal-
moments in history that have        in terms of symptoms, as well         demic, has gone through great          Always with the coordination         lenges both for the results of         I count on the support of all to
had a global impact. In 1918, the   as high rate of contamination         ordeals to maintain our Mission,       of one of the members of the         the Hospital and in the financial      continue positively impacting
world was shaken by an influ-       and mortality. The Spanish            “To be precise and human to            Board of Trustees and the            sphere, when our capacity for re-      the development of health in the
enza pandemic, which became         flu, which arrived with 200           guarantee the best experience          participation of associates, five    action and resilience was tested.      country, through patient care
known as the Spanish flu and        crew members from a Brit-             and health results for the patient”,   committees were put together                                                and medicine of excellence and
infected almost a quarter of the    ish ship coming from Lisbon           and our Values “Patient Safety;        with the purpose of helping the      Despite a strong improvement           high complexity, making Hospital
world's population. At the time,    that docked in Rio de Janeiro,        Warmth; Truth; Collaborative Pro-      executive management on differ-      in results in the last months of       Alemão Oswaldo Cruz a reference
Associação Hospital Alemão was      victimized mainly the elderly         tagonism; Innovative Tradition ”.      ent issues and supporting the        the year, in 2021, we will face        in Latin America. In order to pre-
already established in São Paulo,   and had social distancing as                                                 decision-making process of the       new challenges arising from the        serve the legacy of our Institution,
a city in full development, but     the main measure against the          This was only possible through         Board of Trustees. The commit-       pandemic.                              we will remain firm, exercising our
severely plagued by the disease.    spread of contagion. Today,           the tireless dedication, commit-       tees are: Management and Risk;                                              vision: “full health care takes place
Pervaded with a spirit of soli-     Covid-19 travels by plane in a        ment and effort of our health          Strategy; People; Innovation         My gratitude to our clinical staff,    in harmony with knowledge and
darity, aided by donations from     much faster and widespread            professionals, who placed their        and Technology; Research and         direct and indirect employees,         compassionate care”.
the German community in the         way, but it faces an advanced         work above the risks of contam-        Education.
country, the Association built an   medicine in the treatment and         ination and, many times, even
emergency hospital in two days      a fast formulation of vaccines        gave up family life.                   With the support and coordi-
in the former Ballroom of the       with a much more efficient                                                   nation of the Strategy Commit-
Germania Society. A year later,     communication - which allows          On behalf of the Board of              tee, we reviewed our strategic
and with the end of the First       rapid exchange of information.        Trustees, I would like to express      planning for the next 5 years.
World War, the Association was                                            our immense gratitude to all           Vigorous growth, technologies
able to meet again and resume       Despite the differences, the          these professionals who make           to support the development of
the works of what is now the        health system was and is still        the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo            efficiency and quality of patient
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz.       extremely challenged. Hospitals       Cruz an institution of reference       care, as well as becoming a
                                    had to react quickly, imple-          and excellence.                        center of excellence in our areas
                                    menting crisis committees and                                                of emphasis - oncology and di-
                                    putting together tactical and         To all other employees, without        gestive tract - were some of the
                                    strategic plans to be able to         distinction, from the desk recep-      topics set.
                                    take care of patients in the best     tion to the board of directors, we
                                    way. As I heard from a colleague,     also thank you for the motivation,     The People Committee con-
                                    those in pain are in a hurry, those   sense of responsibility and profes-    tinued to work to attract new
                                    in pain are in an urgency.            sionalism in maintaining and im-       members to further contribute
                                                                          proving the quality of our services.   to our group (in 2020 there were
                                                                                                                 21 new members).

                We remain confident in the strength of                                                           The other committees work
                                                                                                                 to improve our audit and risk
                our institution to face the challenges                                                           control system, in the search for
                                                                                                                 technological transformation                                                                    Weber Porto
                and preserve our legacy                                                                          and incentives for more inno-                                              President of the Board of Trustees
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Message from the CEO
ACTION IN DEFENSE OF LIFE AND SCIENCE GRI 102-14

When we started our journey           order to ensure segregation of       Specialized Center for Obesity       gan a journey that today would       Finally, I could not fail to revisit   staff and, especially to those
in 2020, information about the        cases of the disease and protect     and Diabetes to the Paulista         culminate in 123 years of com-       the year 2020 without mention-         who work on the front line, for
rapid spread of a virus capable       patients, doctors and employ-        Unit, now located on the same        mitment to the advancement of        ing the commitment, dedication         making our Hospital a place
of causing serious respiratory        ees. We increased the number         floor as the recently opened         public and private health.           and resilience of our teams.           where life is valued, something
disease in mainland China was         of ICU beds according to the         Specialized Center in Diges-                                                                                     fundamental in a pandem-
already beginning to concern          demand in all units; we changed      tive System, fully consolidating     A century later, we continue to      In addition to the results of the      ic that, in 2021 already killed
international health authorities.     some care routines maintaining       our performance in this area         be guided by this same com-          Hospital, I can only look positive-    thousands of Brazilians. For
Although we started preparing         humaneness, security and com-        of emphasis. Another highlight       mitment through our Social           ly for the year that has passed        2021, we hope to be able to
relatively early for the arrival in   passionate care; throughout the      of extreme relevance was our         Responsibility pillar, which works   by counting how many lives were        continue with resilience, be-
Brazil, for sure we, like all other   year we increased the number         indicators in the treatment of       towards forming partnerships of      saved in our facilities, how many      ing sure that this will certainly
health organizations, companies       of employees with 474 hires; we      Covid-19, with outcomes and          shared value to contribute even      stories will continue - all thanks     mean an important chapter of
and the society itself, experi-       established connections with         results for the patient compara-     more to Brazilian public health.     to the hard work of our multipro-      our trajectory as an Institution.
enced in our country a rapid          government officials and special-    ble to those of the best interna-                                         fessional teams.
advance of Covid-19, already as       ists to better understand the dis-   tional hospital centers.             On the one hand, we adapt-
a pandemic.                           ease and its progression; and, as                                         ed our actions in the Support        I join our patients and their
                                      members of the Covid-19 Brazil       In relation to Innovation, Re-       Program for Institutional Devel-     families to say a resounding
Adopting a plan with clear            Coalition, we directed our efforts   search and Education, we             opment of the Unified Health         thank you to each employee
pillars and an operational and        in Innovation, Research and          continue to progress in studies      System (Proadi-SUS) for the          and member of the clinical
financial structure capable           Education to tackle the biggest      and incorporation of technol-        2018-2020 period to disseminate
of dealing with adversities, in       pandemic in our recent history.      ogies, expanding our offer of        knowledge and to meet needs
addition to a team truly passion-                                          postgraduate courses in the          related to the pandemic with
ate about life and obstinate in       All these measures in addition       areas of emphasis: Oncology          services such as TeleHAOC - in
achieving the best outcomes for       to the rigorous monitoring of        and Digestive System. Our            which our teams offered a portal
all patients, our Hospital became     the strategy's execution, with       International Research Center        for associate discussion of cases
a cutting edge center for com-        emphasis on projects in the          and the Center for Innovation        with public sector professionals.
bat, research and assistance on       areas of emphasis, business          and Health Education have also
Covid-19, without interrupting        protection, contribution and         yielded good results, from the       We were also able to act di-
the care of other illnesses.          impact on Brazilian health. De-      training and qualification our       rectly on the emergencies of
                                      spite this scenario, our net rev-    own and market profession-           Covid-19 through our Social
Immediately, we made a series         enue grew slightly compared          als to the testing of disruptive     Institute, which took over the
of adjustments in the occupation      to the previous year, but much       solutions and dialogues with         operation of the Campaign
and circulation in our units in       of the progress was in ramp-up       startups that seek to revolu-        Hospital (Hospital Vitória), in
                                      and strengthening operations -       tionize the health market.           addition to the activities al-
                                      as in the case of the Vergueiro                                           ready carried out by Complexo
We invested                           Unit, which had a 60% raise in       We believe that every organiza-      Hospitalar dos Estivadores to
                                      revenue.                             tion has a duty to contribute to     face the disease in the Baixada
in research,                                                               the development of its commu-        Santista. The Social Institute

innovation and                        In the Private Health pillar, I
                                      highlight in 2020 the expansion
                                                                           nity. It was from this ideal that
                                                                           our founders courageously be-
                                                                                                                also during the pandemic led
                                                                                                                the opening of AMBESP - Am-

health care to face                   of outpatient and oncology
                                      services at the Vergueiro Unit,
                                                                                                                bulatório Médico de Especial-
                                                                                                                idades Dr. Nelson Teixeira, our
the pandemic                          the process of transferring the                                           most recent achievement in
                                                                                                                public equipment operation.                                                     Paulo Vasconcellos Bastian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     CEO
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                                                                                                                        IN THIS CHAPTER
                                                                                                                        > Timeline
                                                                                                                        > Our units
                                                                                                                        > Business model
                                                                                                                        > Corporate governance
                                                                                                                        > Ethics, integrity and risks

     Our
     Hospital
     GRI 102-1, 102-2, 102-3, 102-5

     WE ARE A CENTURY-OLD INSTITUTION AND AT THE SAME
     TIME COMMITTED TO HIGH PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION
     IN HEALTH CARE

     1.
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                                                                                                          Organizational activities are           - Ambulatório Médico de Espe-        ciently; and took good care of
                                                                                                          based on the pillars of Private         cialidades Dr. Nelson Teixeira, in   the business, seeking to control
                                                   MISSION GRI 102-16                                     Health (through the Paulista,           Baixada Santista, in addition to     the natural risks of the context
                                                   Be precise and humane to ensure the best expe-         Vergueiro and Campo Belo                the beds to face the Covid-19        and impacts on the revenue
                                                   rience and health outcome for the patient              units); Innovation, Research            pandemic at the Campaign Hos-        generation and profitability of
                                                                                                          and Education (production and           pital Complexo Hospitalar dos        the Hospital.
                                                                                                          dissemination of knowledge              Estivadores (Hospital Vitória),
Founded 123 years ago by                           VISION GRI 102-16                                      through research and provi-             located in Santos.                   At the end of the year, the
German-speaking immigrants                         Full health care takes place in harmony between        sion of education at technical,                                              Hospital had a net revenue of
in the city of São Paulo (SP),                     knowledge and compassionate care.                      undergraduate and postgradu-            The Strategic Plan focuses on        R$ 852.4 million, slightly above
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz                                                                              ate levels); and Social Respon-         evoking the points that stand        2019. The revenue profile has
is an integrated center of high                                                                           sibility, through the Hospital's        out in the business model and        changed substantially with
complexity, offering patient                       VALUES GRI 102-16                                      performance in programs and             the historical attributes of the     the reduction of elective pro-
care, treatment, teaching and                      • PATIENT SAFETY - Attention                          projects to improve Brazilian           Institution - such as the com-       cedures and the increase in
research in health with empha-                        and precision to deliver the essential for          public health and Instituto Social      bination of medical excellence       hospitalizations of patients with
sis on Oncology and Digestive                         our patients: safety.                               Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz            and relationships guided by          Covid-19. On the other hand,
System.                                                                                                   (Social Institute).                     humaneness and compassion-           in line with the strategy, the
                                                   • COMPASSIONATE CARE - It is through human                                                    ate care - to prepare for growth     expressive growth in Vergueiro
The Institution, which is a ref-                      relations                                           The Social Institute is responsible     with goals, indicators and           Unit and in the area of Innova-
erence in Latin America, has as                       , touching and looking that the most                for managing Complexo Hospita-          projects in different fronts. The    tion, Research and Education
its hallmarks the commitment                          profound medicine is practiced.                     lar dos Estivadores and AMBESP          long-term vision is in line with     reinforces the consistency of
to always do better - the motto                                                                                                                   the challenges of the health         the results of the year with the
Immer Besser, in German - and                      • TRUTH - Trust is our means and credibility our                                              market and the trends and            Hospital's growth plan.
the philanthropic profile, guided                     end. We are righteous with ourselves and the                                                transformations of highly com-
by a business model that aims                         world around us.                                                                            plex medicine and care.
to generate shared value and
promote a positive impact on                       • COLLABORATIVE PROTAGONISM - The                                                             The expansion path, believing in
Brazilian health. For this, it has                    Hospital is a living organism. Each one of us                                               new models of relationship with
more than 3,300 direct employ-                        need to perform their role and, above all, have                                             the market and strengthening
ees and 4,500 physicians and                          initiative, regard each other and work together.                                            Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
dentists in its active registered                                                                                                                 brand, prepared the Institution to
clinical staff.                                    • INNOVATIVE TRADITION - Preservation of the                                                  deal with the challenges brought
                                                      culture and historical landmarks of a centu-                                                by the pandemic of the new
                                                      ry-old hospital that knows how to reinvent                                                  coronavirus, formally announced
                                                      itself in order to continuously evolve.                                                     by the World Health Organization
                                                                                                                                                  (WHO) in March 2020.

                                                                                                                                                  Having the lives and safety of
                                                                                                                                                  its employees, patients and
                                                                                                                                                  medical staff as priorities, the
                                                                                                                                                  Hospital engaged in research
                                                                                                                                                  and therapies to face the dis-
                                                                                                                                                  ease; adapted all of its process-
                                                                                                                                                  es and protocols; invested in
                                                                                                                                                  the dissemination of qualified
                                                                                                                                                  information to deal with the
                                                                                                                                                  pandemic effectively and effi-

                                     Reception of the Paulista Unit
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Timeline                                                                                                                                                      Inauguration of the
                                                                                                                                                             Center Specialized in
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Inauguration of the International
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Research Center and the Health
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Innovation and Education Center;
                                                                                                                                                           Oncology, second re-ac-
                                                                                                                                                                                                        structuring an additional 10,880m2 to
                                                                                                                                                            creditation by the JCI,
                                                                                                                                                                                                      expand the capacity of Vergueiro Unit.
                                                                                                                                                           revision of the Strategic
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Instituto Social Hospital Alemão
                                                                                                                                 Electronic pre-           Plan, renewal of the Mis-
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Oswaldo Cruz wins public call to
                                                      The Hospital was a pioneer             Inauguration of                   scription is adopt-          sion, Vision and Values
                                                                                                                                                                                                        administer AMBESP - Ambulatório
                                                          in the installation of a            Tower B, with                    ed by the Hospital.         and inauguration of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Médico de Especialidades Dr. Nelson
                                                       linear accelerator used in              14 floors and                                                   Premium service.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Teixeira.
                                                               radiotherapy.                  equipped with
                                                                                                  helipad.
           Outbreak of the
         First World War and
                                                                                                                                                                           Celebration of the 120th anniver-
         postponement of the
                                                                                                                                                                           sary of Hospital Alemão Oswaldo
          construction work.               Name is once again                                              Establishment of
                                                                                                                                                                         Cruz, launch of the new brand, start
                                           changed to Hospital                                            a partnership with                 The Education pillar           of operations at Vergueiro Unit,
                                             Oswaldo Cruz.               Institution adopts the             the Ministry of                     is strengthened             start of the first undergraduate
                                                                         name Hospital Alemão              Health to imple-                   with the inaugura-          Nursing class and implementation
                                                                             Oswaldo Cruz.                ment Proadi-SUS.                    tion of the Techni-         of electronic dispensaries, decen-
  Foundation of               Beginning of                                                                                                   cal School of Health         tralizing the process of dispensing
 the Associação               activities and                                                                                                  Education (ETES).             medicines in ICUs and inpatient
Hospital Allemão              construction                                                                                                                                  units and implementation of the
  on September                of the garden                                                                                                                                Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz®
      26th.                      pavilion.                                                                                                                                             Care Model.

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                                                                                                                                                           Inauguration of the          The Hospital is accredited for the fourth
                                                                                                                                                          School of Education             time by JCI, inauguration of the Brain
                                                                                                                                                            in Health Sciences            and Spine Tumor Specialized Center,
          Acquisition of
                                                                                                         Expansion with                                  (FECS), of the Center           acquisition (and pioneering operation
             of land in the
       23,550m2
                                                                                                        Tower D, building                                Specialized in Obesi-           in Latin America) of the linear particle
         Avenida Paulista
                                                                                                         with restaurant                                  ty and Diabetes and           accelerator Halcyon ™ and consolidation
             region.                   Change, as required                                               and leisure and                                  creation of Instituto             of drug traceability digitally in the
                                       by the government,                                                  social area.                                 Social Hospital Alemão          medication process from its origin to the
                                                                      Investments in mod-
                                         of the name to                                                                                                       Oswaldo Cruz.                        bedside. GRI 102-10
                                                                         ernization, elec-                                     Certification from
                                       Associação Hospital
                                                                       tronic controls and                                     the Joint Commis-
                                         Rudolf Virchow.
                                                                        completion of the                                       sion International
                                                                         operating room.                                                                                    Beginning of the                             Inauguration of the Center
                                                                                                                                       (JCI).
                                                                                                                                                                         implementation of the                         Specialized in Digestive System
                          Construction
                                                                                                                                                                       Strategic Plan 2016-2020;
                         of the Hospital                Medical insurance                                                                                               Instituto Social Hospital                       Incorporation of the Center
                              starts.                    companies start             On the centenary anni-                               Inauguration of Tower          Alemão Oswaldo Cruz                         Specialized in Obesity and Diabetes
                                                        to operate in the            versary of the Hospital,                              E, with 25 floors, and      wins public call to manage                             to the Paulista Unit
                                                        Brazilian market.            the three-story garage                                first JCI re-accredita-        Complexo Hospitalar
                                                                                     and a new entrance hall                                     tion process.          dos Estivadores; official                    The Social Institute starts to manage
                                                                                        are inaugurated.
                                                                                                                                                                               opening of                            AMBESP + extension of Estivadores'
                                                                                                                                                                             Vergueiro Unit.                         contract for the management of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Campaign beds in Santos.
Integrated Report 2020 - Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
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Our Units                         GRI 102-4, 102-6, 102-7

PAULISTA UNIT

Located in the heart of São
Paulo, the Paulista complex fo-
cuses on patient care, diagnosis
and research in highly complex
medicine. Equipped with Gen-
eral Adult Emergency Service;
Cardiology, Neurology and Sur-
gery Emergency; laboratory and
imaging diagnostics services;
Outpatient Units and Specialty
Centers; Center Specialized in
Oncology; Center Specialized in
                                                            · 96,000m2 in
Urology and Robotic Surgery;                                  built-up area
Centers of Cardiology, Endos-
copy, Nephrology and Dialysis,
                                                            · 306
Orthopedics, Brain and Spine Tu-                              hospital beds
mor Surgery; Check-up Center;
Hernias Unit; and Surgery Center,                           · 21 operating rooms
among other specialties. At the
end of 2020, a Center Special-
                                                            · 44 ICU beds*
ized in Digestive System was
also opened at the unit, offering
clinical and surgical care. This
inauguration was an important
milestone for the Institution,
which was also highlighted in the                            STRUCTURE                                              TOWER B                           TOWER D
ranking of the best Brazilian hos-                                                                                  ·   Surgery Center                ·   International                     ·   Employee Health and Safety
pitals in the area of gastroenter-                                                                                  ·   Cardiovascular Intervention       Research Center                       Center (CASSC) - occupational
                                                             TOWER A
                                                                                                                        Center                        ·   Inauguration of the Specialized       focus
ology featured in the American                               ·   Diagnostic Imaging Center
                                                                                                                    ·   Clinical Specialties Center       Center
magazine Newsweek. The publi-                                ·   Center Specialized in Oncology                                                           for Digestive System
                                                                                                                    ·   Inpatient Units                                                     TOWER E
cation highlighted hospitals that                            ·   Center Specialized in Orthopedics                                                        » Esophagus and Stomach Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                            ·   Inpatient Units
                                                                                                                    ·   Noninvasive cardiology            » Bile Ducts
are references for the experience                            ·   Clinical and Orthopedic Emergency Care
                                                                                                                                                                                            ·   Surgery Center
                                                                                                                    ·   Day Clinic                          and Pancreas Unit
of their clinical staff, state-of-                           ·   Nephrology and Dialysis
                                                                                                                    ·   Endoscopy and Colonoscopy -       » Liver Unit                      ·   ICUs and
the-art facilities, best diagnostic                          ·   Surgical Specialties Outpatient Unit                                                     » Coloproctology and                  premium service rooms
                                                                                                                        Specialty Center
                                                             ·   Clinical Neurophysiology                                                                   Intestines Unit
systems, effective treatments                                                                                       ·   Convenience and Living area                                         ·   Convenience and Living area
                                                             ·   Brain and Spine Tumor Specialized Center                                                 » Hernias Unit                        for Physicians
and a high level of care.                                                                                               for Physicians
                                                             ·   Cardiology                                                                           ·   Specialized Center                ·   Living area
                                                                                                                    ·   Material and Sterilization
                                                                                                                                                          for Obesity and Diabetes              for patients
PAULISTA UNIT                                                ·   Clinical Medicine                                      Center (CME)
                                                                                                                                                      ·   Specialized Center                ·   Auditorium
                                                                                                                    ·   Physicians' Restaurant
                                                                                                                                                          for Urology
                                                                                                                                                      ·   Specialized Center
*Data refers to installed capacity.                                                                                                                      for Robotic Surgery
  Due to the evolution of the pandemic, other                                                                       TOWER C
  beds were opened throughout the year, which                                                                                                         ·   Onco-hematology Unit
                                                                                                                    ·   Emergency Department
  changed the data (presented in other parts of                                                                                                       ·   Employees' restaurant, gym
  this report - see chapter Coping with Covid-19).                                                                  ·   Cardiology, Neurology and
                                                                                                                                                          and leisure and social area
                                                                                                                        Surgical Emergency Unit
                                                                                                                    ·   Surgery Center
SÃO PAULO                                                                                                                                             SANTOS/SP

  VERGUEIRO UNIT                                CAMPO BELO UNIT                     SPECIALIZED CENTER FOR                HEALTH INNOVATION AND             COMPLEXO HOSPITALAR                CAMPAIGN HOSPITAL
  In 2020, upon a consistent ramp               Located in the south region         OBESITY AND DIABETES                  EDUCATION CENTER                  DOS ESTIVADORES                    VITÓRIA - EXCLUSIVE
  up process with an increase of                of São Paulo, it has more than      The unit specialized in serving       Located on Avenida Paulista,      Located in the city of Santos      COVID-19 CARE
  60% in net revenue compared to                1,400 m2 of built-up area and       one of the areas of emphasis was      it is a space that houses an      and managed since 2017 by          Acting to combat the Covid-19
  the previous year, the unit inau-             15 rooms, with various services     incorporated at the end of 2020       incubator and accelerator         Instituto Social Hospital Alemão   pandemic, through the expansion
  gurated an outpatient building                that include:                       in the Paulista Unit. Until this      for startups, a data science      Oswaldo Cruz, the service is a     of the contract signed for the
  with R$ 2.5 million in investments,                                               year, it was in a segregated space    laboratory, 3D printing           reference for pregnant wom-        management of Complexo Hos-
                                                • Infusion Center
  which will allow an increase                                                      with 578 m2 of built-up area,         island, education station and     en and high-risk newborns.         pitalar dos Estivadores, Instituto
  of over 100% in the volume of                 • Clinic specialized in dizziness   close to the hospital complex         development of solutions in       Among their activities there is    Social Hospital Alemão Oswaldo
  patient care. The construction                                                                                          virtual reality and augmented     the Center for Elective Surgery,   Cruz incorporated the man-
  is 10,600 square meters larger                • Personalized check-up -                                                 reality, training and realistic   diagnostic services and outpa-     agement of Campaign Hospital
  in relation to the 36,500 m2 of                 “Bespoke”                                                               simulation laboratories and       tient medical care. In 2020, it    Vitória, which receives patients
  built-up area and in operation                                                                                          workshops for the development     also began to provide care to      from Santos’ emergency services
                                                • High Endoscopy and
  since 2017.                                                                                                             of digital solutions for health   patients with Covid-19 in Baixa-   and referenced from all the cities
                                                  Colonoscopy Service               TECHNICAL SCHOOL                                                        da Santista.                       of Baixada Santista and other
  The unit has 69 offices in to-                • Surgical Day Clinic               AND COLLEGE
  tal and centers specialized in                                                                                          790 m2                            11,600 m2 of built-up area         municipalities.
                                                                                    Continuing the expansion pro-         of built-up area
  Women's Health, Cardiology and                • Vaccination Service               cess of the Institution's educa-                                                                           110 beds
  Surgical Specialties.                                                             tional area, the headquarters of                                        190 active beds
                                                • Specialized Memory Clinic
                                                                                    the Technical School and College                                                                           40 ICU beds
  The innovative business model is
                                                • Consultations in the              of the Hospital were transferred                                        66 ICU beds
  based on cost predictability and                                                                                                                          (10 neonatal + 16 adult + 40
                                                  specialties of medical clinic,    to a commercial building on Av.
  focus on the best patient experi-                                                                                                                         Covid-19)
                                                  general surgery, cardiology,      Paulista. The initiative reinforces
  ence. In addition to the Special-
                                                  geriatrics, dermatology,          the organization's purpose of
  ized Center for Oncology and the
                                                  gynecology, rheumatology,         being a pioneer contributing to                                         4 operating rooms
  Specialized Center for Obesity
                                                  gastroenterology,                 the progress of health in Brazil
  and Diabetes, the new Vergueiro
                                                  coloproctology, hepatology,       through Education, proposing
  building will now host the Com-
                                                  ophthalmology, orthopedics,       solutions for the health today
  prehensive Health program.
                                                  otolaryngology, nephrology,       and in the future.                                                      AMBESP – AMBU-
                                                  plastic surgery, urology,
  232 hospital beds                               neurology, psychiatry,
                                                                                                                                                            LATÓRIO MÉDICO DE
                                                                                    8 classrooms                                                            ESPECIALIDADES DR.
  12 operating rooms                              psychology, pneumology,
                                                  nutrition and speech therapy      3 laboratories (IT, Patient                                             NELSON TEIXEIRA
  30 ICU beds                                                                       Care Practices and Virtual Reality)                                     Located in the Macuco
                                                                                                                                                            neighborhood in Santos and
                                                                                    980 m2 of built-up area                                                 managed by Instituto Social
                                                                                                                                                            since 2020, AMBESP is a high-
                                                                                                                                                            resolution clinic that offers 34
                                                                                                                                                            medical specialties, eight non-
                                                                                                                                                            medical, diagnostic center and
                                                                                                                                                            surgical procedures.

                                                                                                                                                            4.4 thousand m2
                                                                                                                                                            of built-up area
*Data referring to installed capacity. Due to the
 evolution of the pandemic, other beds were inaugurated                                                                                                     5 floors
 throughout the year. More information in the chapter
 Coping with Covid-19
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 BUSINESS MODEL
 Here is a summary of our value                         Immer besser
 creation process, from the cap-
                                                                                                                   High-performance medicine and a vocation for care
Business model
 itals we use to the impacts we
 cause.

     CAPITALS WE USE
     (our assets)                                       KEY ACTIVITIES                                             OUTPUT                                OUTCOMES
                                                                                                                    (the value we deliver)               (our impacts)
                                                                                                                                                                       Financial capital that can be
     Centennial hospital group                                 Private Health                                      High performance medicine                           reinvestment in technology,
     that preserves the German                                 High complexity hospital with an                                                                        infrastructure and employee
     culture and reinvents itself                              emphasis on Oncology and the
                                                                                                                   that delivers the best                              development and compensation
     to evolve continuously.                                   Digestive System and focused on                     experience and the best
     Modern structure, high-                                   quality and patient safety                          health result for                                      Creation of a disruptive payment
     tech equipment and high                                                                                       the patient                                            model with cost predictability
     standard of medical care                                                                                                                                             covering diagnosis, treatment and
                                                                                                                                                                          post-discharge and is therefore
                                                                      Innovation, Research                         . Providing more people                                more sustainable for payors
                                                                      and Education                                with excellence in medicine,
                                                                      It creates and disseminates knowledge        compassionate care
                                                                      through innovation, research and ed-
                                                                      ucation. Empowers talents and sup-
                                                                                                                   and cost predictability.                               Improved public health and

                                                                      ports the development of professionals       Sharing knowledge and                                  expanded access to both public
                                                                                                                                                                          and private healthcare; improved
                                                                      through technical, undergraduate and         best practices with other
                                                                      graduate programs                                                                                   public hospitals
                                                                                                                   organizations
Philanthropic institution
with financial capital from                                                                                     Sub-products                                              Satisfaction of patients
private services, operators                                    Social Responsibility                                                                                      and family members
and health and self-                                           Contributes to the excellence of Brazil's Na-
management plans. All funds                                    tional Health System (SUS) through partner-                                                            Health care management model for
obtained are reinvested in the                                 ships of shared value for the management of                                                            companies, with health promotion,
organization itself                                            public institutions and several other contri-                                                          diagnosis, treatment and post-
                                                               butions to the strengthening and systemic
                                                                                                                                                                      discharge, as well as the use of
                                                               advancement of Health in Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                      integrated information throughout
                                                                                                                                                                      the health chain

                A multidisciplinary, qualified           Hospital Alemão Oswaldo
                and integrated team focused on           Cruz®Care Model                                                                                        Information for society
                providing full health care, combining    a owned model, which provides                                                                          on healthy habits
                knowledge and compassionate care.        individualized, comprehensive                                                                          and disease prevention
                Quality partnerships with suppliers,     and humanized assistance for
                researchers and specialists. Cost-       patients and family members                           Waste treatment and
                effectiveness and excellence in          in the care center                                    recyclingWaste treatment                   Knowledge generation,
                operations                                                                                               and recycling                    research activities, diffusion
                                                                                                               + hospital waste                           of innovation
                                                                                                                           + hospital waste
                                                                                                                          + reclaimed water
                                                                                                               + reclaimed water
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Corporate governance                                                                                                                               Executive Board
GRI 102-18

Organized as a non-profit, phil-
                                                                      Audit Board                                                                  Holding positions that cover
                                                                                                                                                   the main areas of operation of
                                                                                                                                                                                     • 7 members on the
                                                                                                                                                                                       Executive Board
anthropic association, Hospi-
tal Alemão Oswaldo Cruz has
                                   Members’                           The Audit Board is a collegiate
                                                                      body of permanent operation
                                                                                                                                                   the Hospital, the group in-
                                                                                                                                                   cludes executives with experi-    • 18 meetings held by
a decision-making structure        General Meeting                    formed by at least three and at                                              ence in the health sector and
                                                                                                                                                                                       the Executive Board
underpinned by professionalism                                        most six members. In compli-                                                 is responsible for ensuring the
                                                                                                                                                                                     • 2 members on the
in management, aligning the
conduct of its executives and
                                   It is the main body and holds
                                   ordinary meetings once a year
                                                                      ance with the best governance
                                                                      practices, it operates inde-
                                                                                                           Advisory                                execution of the business plan.
                                                                                                                                                   In addition to the CEO, the         Clinical Board
leaders with the mission and
institutional values and by com-
                                   to elect the members of the
                                   Board of Trustees and Audit
                                                                      pendently and reinforces the
                                                                      Institution's adherence to legis-
                                                                                                           committees                              team includes Patient Care,
                                                                                                                                                   Medical, Operations, People &
                                                                                                                                                                                     • 48 meetings of the
pliance with good governance       Board, to discuss and vote on      lation, internal and external con-   Structured in 2020 with the             Management, Innovation, Re-         Clinical Board held
and national and international     the financial statements of the    trols, as well as applicable tax     purpose of supporting the basis         search & Education and Social       in 2020
management.                        previous year, among other         and accounting standards. As         for the decisions of the Board of       Responsibility directors.
                                   matters provided for in the        a body responsible for inspect-      Trustees, the committees focus
At the end of 2020, the            Institution's Bylaws.              ing the executive management,        on themes defined according to          In accordance with instruc-
Institution had 120 associate                                         the Audit Board reviews the          their competence and issue opin-        tions issued by the Federal
members. This group provides       • 120 members                      economic and financial balance       ions and analyzes relevant to the       Board of Medicine (CFM),
reflections on the business,       • 1 meeting in 2020                sheets of the Hospital and is in     future of the Institution, there-       members of the Clinical Board
its origins, purpose and areas                                        charge of other matters provid-      fore, not having a deliberative         are also appointed by an open
of impact and growth in the                                           ed for in the Bylaws.                character. All advisory commit-         clinical body.
context of Brazilian health.                                                                               tees are coordinated by mem-
                                                                      • 4 members                          bers of the Board of Trustees,
In recent years, the Hospital's                                                                            thus ensuring compliance with
governance model has under-
                                                                      • 5 ordinary meetings                the strategic plan and guidelines
gone intense renovation. In                                             in 2020                            defined by the Board of Trustees.        GOVERNANCE AT THE
line with the Strategic Plan,                                                                              In 2020, the following Commit-           SOCIAL INSTITUTE
the idea was to strengthen the                                                                             tees were created:
Institution's brand positioning                                                                                                                     As it is a Social Health Organization of legal nature,
in a highly challenging mar-                                                                               • Audit and Risk                         the Social Institute has in its governance structure the
ket, guided by competition in      Board of Trustees                                                         Committee
                                                                                                                                                    Board of Directors, the Audit Board and the executive
areas of private health growth                                                                                                                      management, carried out by the CEO, with the support
and structural changes in the      Comprising a minimum of eight      • 9 members                            - 5 members                            of leaders and managers active in the projects and units
financing, costing and prof-       and a maximum of ten members,
                                                                      • 10 ordinary and                    • People Committee                       under management contract with public entities.
itability models of hospital       as provided for in the Bylaws,
businesses.                        the body is responsible for the      2 extraordinary                      - 5 members                            The Bylaws provides for nine members with terms
                                   general, political and strate-       meetings                           • Strategy Committee                     of four years with the possibility of one reelection.
The governing bodies of            gic orientation of the Hospital.
                                                                        in 2020                              - 4 members                            The chairman and deputy chairman of the Board of
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo            Furthermore, the Board must en-                                                                                  Directors are appointed by Hospital Alemão Oswaldo
Cruz are the Members’              sure the implementation of the
                                                                                                           • Innovation                             Cruz.
General Meeting, the Board of      strategic plan, as well as moni-                                          and Technology
Trustees, the Audit Board and      tor and evaluate the executive                                            Committee                              The Audit Board is a collegiate body with three to six
the Executive Board. In 2020,      management. Members receive                                                                                      members, all founding members or permanent members.
advisory committees were           no compensation and in order to
                                                                                                             - 5 members
added to these structures to       be part of this Board they must                                         • Research and                           The Executive Board can be composed of up to three
the Board of Trustees in several   be committed and have a vision                                            Education Committee                    members. The latter is responsible for complying with
areas of specialty.                aligned with the Hospital, its                                                                                   the Bylaws and the resolutions of the General Meeting
                                   challenges and priorities.
                                                                                                             - 5 members                            and the Board of Directors.
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HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ                                                                                                                    INSTITUTO SOCIAL HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ

Board of Trustees                                                                                       Clinical Board                          Board of Directors

WEBER PORTO         MARK ESSLE           MARIA CAROLINA    JULIO MUÑOZ KAMPFF   JOÃO CARLOS VISETTI     MARCELO OLIVEIRA      GILBERTO          MARIO PROBST      MARK ESSLE         BRUNO DE CARLI     JULIO MUÑOZ KAMPFF   RONALD SCHAFFER    BRUNA JACOBINA
CHAIRMAN            DEPUTY CHAIRMAN      DA COSTA          MEMBER               MEMBER                  DOS SANTOS            TURCATO JUNIOR    CHAIRMAN          DEPUTY CHAIRMAN    MEMBER             MEMBER               MEMBER             MEMBER
                                         MEMBER                                                         CLINICAL DIRECTOR     DEPUTY CLINICAL
                                                                                                                              DIRECTOR

RODOLFO SPIELMANN   FABIO MITTELSTAEDT   MICHAEL LEHMANN   RONALD SCHAFFER
MEMBER              MEMBER               MEMBER            MEMBER
                                                                                                                                                PAULO             FÁTIMA SILVANA     ANTONIO DA SILVA
                                                                                                                                                VASCONCELLOS      FURTADO GEROLIN    BASTOS NETO
                                                                                                                                                BASTIAN           MEMBER             MEMBER
                                                                                                                                                MEMBER
Audit Board

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Executive
                                                                                                                                                Audit Board                                                                  Management

CHARLES KRIECK      ERNESTO              BEATE BOLTZ       ROLAND GALLBACH
CHAIRMAN            NIEMEYER FILHO       MEMBER            MEMBER
                    DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Executive Board                                                                                                                                 MICHAEL LEHMANN
                                                                                                                                                CHAIRMAN
                                                                                                                                                                  ERNESTO NIEMEYER
                                                                                                                                                                  FILHO
                                                                                                                                                                                     BEATE BOLTZ
                                                                                                                                                                                     MEMBER
                                                                                                                                                                                                        WEBER PORTO
                                                                                                                                                                                                        MEMBER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ANA PAULA NEVES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             MARQUES DE PINHO
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPUTY CHAIRMAN                                            CHIEF EXECUTIVE

PAULO               FÁTIMA SILVANA       KENNETH ALMEIDA   ANTONIO DA SILVA     ANA PAULA NEVES         ALLAN JAMES PAIOTTI
VASCONCELLOS        FURTADO GEROLIN      CHIEF OFFICER     BASTOS NETO          MARQUES DE PINHO        CHIEF OPERATIONS
BASTIAN             CHIEF OFFICER FOR    FOR INNOVATION,   CHIEF MEDICAL        CHIEF SOCIAL            OFFICER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE     PATIENT CARE         RESEARCH &        OFFICER              RESPONSIBILITY
                                                                                OFFICER AND INTERIM
                                         EDUCATION
                                                                                OFFICER FOR PEOPLE &
                                                                                MANAGEMENT
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Ethics, integrity and risks
GRI 102-16; 103-2, 103-3 | 205, 205-3; 103-2, 103-3 | 418, 418-1; 103-2, 103-3 | 419, 419-1   greater risk and/or strategic for
                                                                                              the Hospital. The area is also re-
Hospital Alemão Oswaldo                             In 2020, the subject was                  sponsible for verifying incidents                                                              COMPLIANCE WITH THE
Cruz's relations are based on                       strengthened in the organiza-             of corruption.                                                                                 LGPD
value of integrity. Relationships                   tional structure through the                                                   POLICIES & PROCESSES                                      The Institution's preparation to meet all
between doctors, employees,                         creation of the Legal and Com-            In line with the plan established                                                              the requirements of the Brazilian General
patients, governments, suppli-                      pliance Department, which                 for the year, the processes of       The main management policy                                Data Protection Act (LGPD) started in
ers and society are guided by                       integrates the processes of legal         People & Management, Accounts        related to the subject is the Ethi-                       2020. The creation of the Privacy Policy
clear guidelines in good faith                      follow-up and projects in ethics          Payable, Purchasing, Pharmacy        cal Conduct Handbook, available                           and its wide dissemination on the insti-
and conduct, seeking to pro-                        and integrity at the Hospital.            and Medical Transfer areas were      to all areas in order to clarify                          tutional website were the first measures,
tect the brand's reputation and                     This decision is in line with the         audited. In 2020, as in previous     doubts, provide guidance and ex-                          followed by steps to adapt processes
avoid any ethical deviations in                     initiative to implement the ma-           years, no cases of corruption        plain responsibilities and impacts                        and conduct training for employees. In
the conduct of the Institution's                    trix model in the management of           were identified at the Hospital.     of the employees' performance.                            the first half of 2021, more controls are
daily activities.                                   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz,                                                                                                            planned to mitigate the risk of data leak-
                                                    with leaders responsible for              In another initiative of Hospital    In 2020, new management poli-                             age.
All actions aimed at promot-                        setting forth policies, guidelines        Alemão Oswaldo Cruz towards          cies were developed with the pur-
ing ethics are guided by the                        and work standards applicable             more controls and governance,        pose of consolidating the culture                         Today, the topic is under the direct
Integrity Program, carried out                      to the units that make up the             the Institution took advantage       of integrity, ethics and transpar-                        management of the Information Secu-
in a transversal manner, with                       organization.                             of the adaptation process for        ency in the Institution. They are:                        rity and Legal Departments. There is a
direct engagement by the                                                                      the Facilities and Security Man-     Third-Party Transactions Policy,                          specific channel for patients to contact
CEO; communication, training,                       The Internal Audit area is an-            agement (FMS) chapter of the         Conflict of Interest Policy, Confi-                       the Hospital and clarify doubts related
policy dissemination, mainte-                       other relevant front, reporting           Joint Commission International       dential Channel Policy, Informa-                          to privacy. These structures are com-
nance of channels for records,                      directly to the Audit & Risk Man-         (JCI) to create, in 2020, a pilot    tion Security and Data Protection                         plemented by the Data Protection work
complaints and denunciations,                       agement Committee - one of                project for the implementation       Policy and Privacy Policy.                                committee, which meets periodically
Ombudsman processes, Internal                       the advisory bodies structured            of a continuous Corporate Risk                                                                 and counts on the hospital's top man-
Audit and Risk Management are                       in the year. Annually, the de-            Management (non-clinical)            All deviations and potential                              agement team.
all linked to the program.                          partment executes a work plan             process, which will be under the     non-compliance with the Hand-
                                                    aimed at areas and processes of           Internal Audit area.                 book can be reported through
                                                                                                                                   the Confidential Channel -
                                                                                                                                   which is managed by third par-
                                                                                                                                   ties and ensures independence           were accepted, against 491 re-
                                                                                                                                   of the process, secrecy, integri-       cords in 2019 and 182 in 2018.
                                                                                                                                   ty and privacy of the records.
                                                                                                                                                                           Taking into account customers,
                                                                                                                                   Reports sent to the channel are         the Ombudsman also accepts
                                                                                                                                   forwarded for analysis by the           complaints and protocols. In           We received 467
                                                                                                                                   Ethical Conduct Committee,
                                                                                                                                   formed by the Chief Executive
                                                                                                                                                                           2020, as in previous years,
                                                                                                                                                                           there was a record of cases (20           reports in the
                                                                                                                                   Officer and by the managers of
                                                                                                                                   Internal Audit, Legal and Com-
                                                                                                                                                                           in the year, against 33 in 2019
                                                                                                                                                                           and 26 in 2018) of attempted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ethical Conduct
                                                                                                                                   pliance Department and People           scams aimed at patients and           Committee during
                                                                                                                                   & Management Department. The            family members, requesting
                                                                                                                                   body analyzes the cases and if          fake bank deposits on behalf                    the year
                                                                                                                                   necessary establishes corrective        of the Institution. There were
                                                                                                                                   or disciplinary measures in joint       no complaints by customers or
                                                                                                  INTRABEAM®, intraoperative       decision with the leaders of the        responsible agencies associated
                                                                                                      radiotherapy equipment       Institution. In 2020, 467 cases         to data leakage.
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                                                                          Strategy

     2.   IN THIS CHAPTER
          > Planning, goals and indicators
          > Capital allocation
          > Sustainability agenda
                                                                           2020 REPRESENTED A MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF
                                                                           HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ AS WE ENDED A
                                                                           STRATEGIC PLAN CYCLE, WHICH WAS IN PLACE SINCE 2016
32                                                                             Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz   INTEGRATED REPORT 2020 | Strategy                                                                      33

                                      al groups and the subsequent        opening of more undergraduate       RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION            the postponement of proce-          Another important sector of this
                                      acquisition of hospital centers     and postgraduate courses, the                                            dures, elective surgeries and       market is that of supplementary
                                      caused institutions such as Hos-    inauguration of centers dedi-       Data from the National As-           outpatient care.                    health. Data from the National
                                      pital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz to        cated to innovation & research      sociation of Private Hospitals                                           Supplementary Health Agency
                                      strengthen their competitive-       and advance in the generation       (Anahp) point out that despite       There was also a change in          (ANS) indicate an increase in
                                      ness with a more solid brand        of knowledge and education -        the growing demand caused            hospitalizations: in 2020, those    the number of users of private
                                      positioning, based on attributes    and also in Social Responsibility   by Covid-19 peaks throughout         related to infectious diseases      plans (+ 1.5%), even with the
                                      perceived by patients, clinical     with important achievements         2020, Brazilian institutions had     - which include patients with       negative economic scenario of
                                      staff and operators and a focus     in the administration of public     a drop in their financial results,   Covid-19 - more than doubled,       2020. Operators closed the year
                                      on specific areas of medicine.      health services that reinforce      according to the association's       while other areas had a reduc-      with a consolidated increase in
                                      This planning was in fact deci-     the Institution's impact on the     observatory - which represents       tion or stabilization in relation   profit, stable levels of default
                                      sive to deal with the challenges    Brazilian society.                  118 hospital centers.                to the previous year.               and even with suspensions in
                                      of the Covid-19 pandemic in a                                                                                                                    the second semester, they may
The five years were decisive for      resilient manner.                   Equipped with knowledge,            In addition to pointing out the      According to Anahp, the con-        have a reset of the adjustments
the realization of growth plans,                                          advances and new challeng-          cycles of the pandemic and its       solidated Ebitda margin for the     in 2021. In December 2020, the
strengthening of the brand and        The strategy in recent years        es in its sector, the Institu-      impact on emergencies and            year had a significant drop of      supplementary health sector to-
investment in fronts such as          has prioritized investments         tion is already working on its      emergency departments, with          4.3 percentage points in com-       taled 47,564,363 users in health
Innovation, Research & Education      and actions that reinforce the      new Strategic Plan 2021-2025        the assistance to suspected          parison with the year 2019.         care plans, the highest number
and Social Responsibility, prepar-    Institution's brand and position-   conducted by the Board of           cases and diagnostic confir-         The scenario showed signs of        since January 2017.
ing the Institution for an increas-   ing in the health market. We        Trustees and the Executive          mations growing again as from        recovery at the end of the year;
ingly challenging environment in      highlight the innovations in the    Board, whose focus will be on       October 2020 the technical           however, the upsurge in the         This business area exposes
the Brazilian health market.          relations with operators and        strengthening the brand, in         opinion of Anahp shows that          pandemic in the first quarter of    institutions such as Hospital
                                      the further development of the      partnerships, in the patient's      there was a drop in average          2021 points to new impacts on       Alemão Oswaldo Cruz to a
Several changes taking place in       areas of emphasis. It was also      experience and gains in op-         bed occupancy rate (which fell       the sector, including pressure on   series of challenges and oppor-
the Brazilian health have been        a relevant cycle in Innovation,     erational efficiency with high      from 77% to 67.7% between            hospital services and the provi-    tunities. In the last few years
consolidated in recent years.         Research & Education - with the     resolution and performance.         2019 and 2020), as a result of       sion of medicines and supplies.     investments have been made
Old debates, such as the inter-                                                                                                                                                        on several decisive strategic
vention of digital culture in the                                                                                                                                                      plans to keep the Institution
care and treatment processes,                                                                                                                                                          well positioned in a context
the adoption of data science                                                                                                                                                           such as that of 2020. On the
tools in population manage-                                                                                                                                                            one hand, the focus on knowl-
ment and care protocols, the                                                                                                                                                           edge generation and dissemi-
evolution of telemedicine and                                                                                                                                                          nation strengthened the rela-
the systemic look at the pa-                                                                                                                                                           tions of the Hospital with other
tient focused on outcomes are                                                                                                                                                          players in areas of innovation,
some of the trends that have                                                                                                                                                           research and health education.
deepened in the context of the                                                                                                                                                         This can be noticed with the
Covid-19 confrontation.                                                                                                                                                                participation of the Hospital in
                                                                                                                                                                                       the Coalition Covid-19 Brazil,
Another significant aspect of                                                                                                                                                          an integrated front of studies
the Brazilian private health mar-                                                                                                                                                      to understand the disease and
ket was the inclination towards                                                                                                                                                        the infected population, as well
consolidation in the last decade.                                                                                                                                                      as with the efforts made in the
The arrival of large internation-                                                                                                                                                      research and innovation centers
                                                                                                                                                                                       of the Hospital.

                                                                                                                                                              Vergueiro Unit
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AREAS OF EMPHASIS: ONCOLO-
GY AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
                                                                                                                     INDICATORS - VOLUMETRY IN THE EMPHASIS AREAS
The areas of emphasis are           In association with population       into the area of the Digestive
one of the first focuses of the     aging and the expectation of a       System in the building of the
institutional strategy and in       60% increase in cases of cancer in   Paulista Unit.                              Cancer Surgeries*                          Surgeries at the Specialized
2020 yielded significant results.   the coming years (data from the                                                                                             Center for
Gradually, the volume and indi-     World Health Organization), a lev-   Notwithstanding other important                                                        Obesity and Diabetes**
                                                                                                                                  4,049
cators of research, production      el that reaches more than 80% in     and traditional areas of the In-
and innovation in the areas of      developing countries, a dedicated    stitution, the two segments had                          3,965
                                                                                                                                                                            276
Oncology and Digestive System       Oncology center was opened in        been showing consistent growth.
have been standing out - in line    2015 and in 2020 it expanded         However, the Covid-19 pandemic                           3,964
                                                                                                                                                                            295
with investments made in the        outpatient service to Vergueiro      impacted some specialties and
centers of specialties and areas    Unit, in order to further extend     subspecialties, due to the lower                                                                     655
related to them.                    the coverage of healthcare and       demand for visits, exams and,
                                    medical services.                    especially, elective or tracking/           Oncological Consultations*
                                                                         identification procedures of pa-
                                    In the area of the Digestive         thologies (see charts).                                                                Endoscopies ***
         Check out our              System, a highlight for the year
                                    2020 was the implementation          Other relevant fields of invest-
                                                                                                                                            10,222

                                                                                                                                                       14,856
         performance in             of the Specialized Center for        ment, which interface with the
                                                                                                                                                                                                      15,660

                                    Digestive System, the result         areas of emphasis and new                                            11,521
        other areas and             of investments and works to          technologies and therapies are
                                                                                                                                                                                                           16,109

       specialties in the           strengthen the care offered
                                    by the Hospital to patients in
                                                                         neurology, which registered 596
                                                                         surgeries in 2020, higher than
                                                                                                                                                                                                 11,197

     Indicators Panel,              this segment. In addition, the
                                    Specialized Center for Obesity
                                                                         the previous year, and robotic
                                                                         surgery with 235 procedures
                                                                                                                     Digestive Surgery*

                    p. 72           and Diabetes was integrated          performed during the year.
                                                                                                                                   4,010
                                                                                                                                                                Colonoscopies***

                                                                                                                                   4,527
                                                                                                                                                                                                 11,579
                                                                                                                                  3,799
                                                                                                                                                                                                  11,641

                                                                                                                                                                                           7,424

                                                                                                                     Consultations at the
                                                                                                                     Specialized Center
                                                                                                                     for Obesity and Diabetes**
                                                                                                                                                                Reference

                                                                                                                                      6,226
                                                                                                                                                                2018     2019       2020
                                                                                                                                           8,346

                                                                                                                                      6,666

                                                                                                                                                                * Paulista and Vergueiro Units
                                                                            Inauguration of the Specialized                                                     ** Paulista Unit
                                                                           Center for the Digestive System                                                      *** Paulista, Vergueiro and Campo Belo Units
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                                                                                                                                                                       Human development
                                                                                                                                                                       Our targeted action: Attract, retain and qualify

Planning, goals and indicators                                                                                                                                         employees of the Institution, strengthening the

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                                                                                                                             Operational efficiency                    attributes of engagement, innovation and col-
                                                                                                                             Our targeted action: Improving            laboration among teams
At the same time we had the                ing of the Hospital; their imple-       next five years (2021-2025), for          the patient experience, delivering
completion of the 2016-2020 cy-            mentation and responsibility            the entire Institution. Further-          the best result with cost-effec-          WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED:
cle of Strategic Planning, the year        are under the executive boards,         more, the specific strategy in            tiveness, quality and safety in the
prompted us carefully analyse              leaders who must inspire their          the area of Innovation, Research          processes                                 > Increase of 30.41% in the total number of
the indicators adopted to mon-             teams to abide by and engage            & Education and the planning of                                                       employees from 2016 to 2020
itor the progress of the Institu-          with business priorities.               Instituto Social Hospital Alemão          WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED:
tion's long-term plans.                                                            Oswaldo Cruz was continued.                                                         > We received the Great Place to Work badge. An
                                           Different areas, including those        Important drivers and lessons             > Increase of 2.5 percentage                award for the best companies to work for
In the last five years, Hospital           of business intelligence, finance,      learned in recent years, such               points in the Net Promoter
Alemão Oswaldo Cruz set forth              transformation, information             as the evolution of the matrix              Score (NPS)*

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eight strategic pillars to ad-             technology and operations, ac-          structure - increasingly im-                                                        Social responsibility
vance in the generation of val-            company the execution of the            portant in the face of business           > Extension of the Emergency              Our targeted action: Contribute to Brazilian
ue. The Board of Trustees was              main strategic projects.                expansion movements - and the               Service 2 operating hours to 24h        health through public-private partnerships and
in charge of the identification of                                                 strengthening of competitive                                                        agreements, working with the Ministry of Health
such pillars, which represent the          During 2020, discussions were           differentials in the areas of em-         > Opening of drive-thru for PCR           and local governments
vision of the associates and the           initiated to reformulate the            phasis, should be the pillar for            testing
long-term and perpetuity read-             Strategic Plan, now within the          the next five-year period.                                                          WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED:

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                                                                                                                             Expansion and Coverage                    > Two public calls won by the Social Institute:
                                  OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS                                                                      Our targeted action: To grow                in 2016, for the administration of Complexo
                                  And our achievements in the 2016-2020 cycle                                                organically and inorganically               Hospitalar dos Estivadores,
                                                                                                                             increasing the number of beds,              and in 2020, for the administration of
                                                                                                                             advanced units and partnerships             Ambulatório Médico de Especialidades

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                                       Strengthening the brand                  WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED:                       with the public and private sectors         Dr. Nelson Teixeira - AMBESP
                                       Our targeted action: Increase
                                       investments in communication             > Presentation of new market                 WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED:                    > Implementation of structural projects for the
                                       and marketing and reinforce the            positioning                                                                            SUS (Brazil’s National Healthcare System) with
                                       Institution's presence and role in         and logo after                             > Expansion of Vergueiro Unit,              coverage throughout the national territory
                                       the media, capturing potential and         branding work                                with a new outpatient building
                                       current patients and being a pref-                                                      and arrival                             > Elaboration of 27 strategic maps for the state
                                       erence among the clinical staff          > Significant increase                         of the Specialized Center                 health departments, and restructuring of 27
                                                                                  in the Hospital's presence and rel-          for Oncology and the                      public hospitals from the point of view of
                                                                                  evance on social media: 1,896,818            Specialized Center for                    patient care processes
          PRESENCE ON                                                             followers on Facebook, LinkedIn              Digestive System
          SOCIAL MEDIA                                                            and Instagram. In 2020 alone                                                         > Infection reduction in 24 hospital ICUs across
                                                                                  the Institution had 352,790                > Increased impact and presence             the country
          FACEBOOK                                                                new followers                                of the brand in public health
          Dec/2015: 137,422 followers                                                                                          through the Instituto Social            > Qualification of bariatric surgery processes in
          Dec./2020: 1,555,607 followers                                        > Independent audit study shows                Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz,             21 Brazilian hospitals
                                                                                  a rapid ascension regarding                  which manages public facilities
          LINKEDIN                                                                visibility in the press -                    in Santos (SP)                          > With regard to innovation and research,
          Dec./2015: 17,469 followers                                             8th (2016) x 3rd (2020).                                                               scientific articles related to the analysis of cost-
          Dec./2020: 295,120 followers                                                                                                                                   effectiveness of medicines were published and 31
                                                                                > Reputation research in 2017                                                            clinical protocols were delivered to the Ministry
          Total engagement*: 413,689                                              detected advances in Top of Mind           *NPS started to be counted in 2017          of Health, together with 83 systematic reviews,
                                                                                  (press and population).                                                                two methodological guidelines, one in technical-
          *Total engagement considers the sum of
          likes, comments and shares                                                                                                                                     scientific opinion and the other in a systematic
                                                                                                                                                                         review of randomized clinical trials.
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