Join ABRAHCT
For institutions and professionals in the sector: what the association delivers, who can join and how to apply.
Why join
What the association has already delivered.
Post-acute care is a young segment in Brazil. There is no standardised indicator, no public figures and no regulatory classification of its own. ABRAHCT works on these three fronts, and the results are already published:
The length of stay calculation, standardised
Average length of stay circulates in the sector under one name and four different calculations. The association adopted the national standard formula (Ministry of Health Ordinance SAS/MS 312/2002, ANS QUALISS indicator sheet E-EFI-05) and published an open calculator: you enter beds, occupancy and discharges for the period, and it returns the average and flags when your four figures do not add up.
The sector's figures
The association's survey recorded 2,745 beds dedicated to post-acute care in the country and growth of 101.6% over five years.
ABRAHCT survey released in August 2023, compared with the 1,361 beds in operation in 2018.
In 2025, the Sector Diagnosis mapped the segment for the first time. According to the Sector Diagnosis, an ABRAHCT survey released in April 2025, there were 2,573 beds in operation, an 81% occupancy rate and 4,700 professionals employed. The average length of stay measured then is under review by the management elected in 2026, together with the method used to produce it.
Regulatory agenda
Today the post-acute care unit is regulated within the framework for general acute care hospitals, written for a different patient profile. The Regulatory Committee works for a specific classification for the segment and for channels of dialogue with ANVISA and the other competent bodies. The technical work is divided into three committees: Scientific Committee, Regulatory Committee and Communication and Market Committee.
Press coverage
The 2023 survey was reported by Saúde Business and by Revista Visão Hospitalar. In 2025, the Sector Diagnosis was picked up by Medicina S/A and by GeHosp. The association is the segment's voice on these stories.
In practice
What changes for your institution.
A vote in the General Assembly and access to the Board
The General Assembly is the association's sovereign body. It is made up of the Full Members, and it is the Assembly that elects the Board of Administration. The Full Member votes there. The Board has three to five members and a two year term, and only individuals with a professional link to Full Members are eligible. Member institutions from the same economic group together hold one vote and nominate one candidate.
A place in the committees
The committees are created by the Board of Administration, and it is in them that the technical work happens: studies, indicators, regulatory positions, relations with the press. Taking part is unpaid.
A figure the health plan operator can compare
Average length of stay calculated by the national standard formula is comparable across institutions and with the rest of the health system. In a negotiation, that changes what your figure proves: it stops being an in house calculation and becomes the indicator the other side uses too.
A place in the list of member institutions
The institution comes to appear among the members published on this site. The directory with the city and the contact channels of each unit is being updated.
Eligibility
There are two categories. A Full Member is the institution whose business is post-acute care, and it votes in the General Assembly. An Invited Member is someone who contributes to the sector without carrying out the activity: they have a voice, not a vote. The texts below are those of the articles of association.
Full Members
Private legal entities working mainly in the provision of post-acute care clinic and/or hospital, step-down and palliative care services. General admission requirements:
- Work mainly in the provision of post-acute care clinic or hospital, step-down and palliative care services;
- Draw most of their revenue from private sources of payment, such as private patients or supplementary health plan operators;
- Hold an unblemished reputation and not be affiliated with other associative bodies whose ties could create a conflict of interest with ABRAHCT and its members.
Invited Members
Private legal entities or individuals who, although they do not carry out these activities as their main business, are considered relevant to the sector by virtue of their professional knowledge or their relationships across the segment's value chain. General admission requirements:
- Commit to ABRAHCT's practices, values and culture;
- Take part in publicising the activities developed by ABRAHCT;
- Work in the health or education field;
- Hold an unblemished reputation and not be affiliated with other associative bodies whose ties could create a conflict of interest with ABRAHCT and its members.
How to join
Three steps, starting with an email.
Write to the association
Give the name of the institution or of the professional, the city, the category you are applying for (Full Member or Invited Member) and a contact for reply.
The Board of Administration reviews the application
The application is considered by the Board, under the articles of association and the Admission Rules.
Terms of the contribution
The association is funded by the contributions of its members, as set out in the articles of association. Amounts and terms are dealt with in the reply to the membership application.
Write to abrahct@abrahct.org.br.
If you came here looking for an admission for a relative, this page is not for that: ABRAHCT represents the sector and does not provide care. Start with what a post-acute care hospital is and speak directly to the member units.