Laboratório Cedro

Laboratório Cedro is a Brazilian medical diagnostics company specializing in clinical analyses (análises clínicas) and anatomic pathology (anatomia patológica). It was founded on 7 January 1986 on Avenida Silva Maia, nº 81, in the Centro district of São Luís, Maranhão, as a family enterprise. The founding group consisted of Dra. Ilma Fiquene Hachem, a pharmacist, together with her children Dr. Elie Georges Hachem and Dra. Samira Georges Hachem Muniz, both biochemical pharmacists. The family's story began with Lebanese immigrant Georges Elias Hachem, who migrated to Brazil in 1956 with his wife Ilma Fiquene Hachem and their first son Roberto; three more children — Elie, Cecília and Samira — were born in Brazil. From its origins as a family laboratory, Cedro grew into one of the largest laboratory networks in Maranhão. The company states that it operates more than 60 units spread across the state, including a main laboratory (Matriz), hospital-based units, and dozens of private collection points in strategic locations in the cities where it operates. Its workforce exceeds 800 employees, who participate in training, continuing education and behavioral development programs. The laboratory invests in modern diagnostic technology, professional qualification and customer service. Cedro serves both patients and physicians. Its service portfolio includes exam results, health insurance and plan partnerships (convênios e planos), an exam manual, home collection (Cedro em casa), a customer service center (SAC), and scientific advisory services for doctors. The company also runs Cedro Family, a dedicated patient experience space with separate adult and children's collection areas; the children's area (Espaço KIDS) features themed booths, virtual-reality glasses and vein viewers, while a family space offers a changing table and breastfeeding area. Cedro publishes health news and a "Boletim Viral Cedro" on its website. Cedro positions itself around diagnostic excellence, patient safety and satisfaction, and a differentiated, comfortable service experience. It remains a privately held, family-founded Brazilian company headquartered in São Luís.

Laboratório Cedro was founded on 7 January 1986 at Avenida Silva Maia, nº 81, in the Centro district of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It began as a family enterprise. The family's roots trace to Georges Elias Hachem, a Lebanese immigrant who moved to Brazil in 1956 with his wife Ilma Fiquene Hachem and their first son, Roberto. In Brazil the couple had three more children: Elie, Cecília and Samira. As the children grew, Ilma resumed her studies and became a pharmacist; Elie and Samira became biochemical pharmacists, Roberto became a civil engineer, and Cecília became an economist. With the children qualified, Dra. Ilma Fiquene Hachem and her children Dr. Elie Georges Hachem and Dra. Samira Georges Hachem Muniz founded Laboratório Cedro. From the outset, the laboratory's clinical analysis activities followed a path of reliability and differentiated customer attention, and despite being recently established it quickly became one of the largest laboratories in Maranhão. To meet client needs and expectations, the company continued investing in advanced technology, professional qualification and respect for the customer, which it credits for its differentiated success. Over time, Cedro built a modern technological arsenal, with state-of-the-art equipment in its main laboratory (Matriz) and hospital units, plus dozens of private units distributed at strategic points in the cities where it operates, providing safety and convenience to clients. This structure includes more than 800 employees enrolled in training, continuing education and behavioral development programs to improve performance. The company's mission is to perform diagnostic medicine of excellence, guaranteeing the satisfaction and safety of its clients. Its service model has expanded beyond traditional laboratory testing to include home collection (Cedro em casa), insurance and health plan partnerships, an exam manual, a customer service center (SAC), scientific advisory for physicians, and the Cedro Family patient experience concept with dedicated adult and children's areas. Cedro also maintains a public health news channel, publishing items such as the Boletim Viral Cedro and educational articles on conditions like diabetes.

• 1986

  Laboratório Cedro is founded on 7 January at Av. Silva Maia, nº 81, Centro, São Luís, Maranhão.

• 1956

  Georges Elias Hachem migrates to Brazil with his wife Ilma Fiquene Hachem and first son Roberto.

• Cedro grows into one of the largest laboratories in Maranhão.

• The network expands to more than 60 units across the state, including a main laboratory, hospital units and private collection points.

• Cedro Family patient experience space with adult and children's areas is introduced.

Diagnostic medicine of excellence with differentiated customer care, technology and comfort, serving patients and physicians across Maranhão.

• Clinical analysis exams

• Anatomic pathology

• Cedro em casa (home collection)

• Exam results portal

• Convênios e planos (insurance and health plans)

• Manual de exames (exam manual)

• SAC (customer service center)

• Assessoria científica (scientific advisory)

• Cedro Family experience space

• Espaço KIDS pediatric collection area

1. 1Laboratório Cedro official websitelabcedro.com.br
2. 2Sobre o Cedro - Laboratório Cedrolabcedro.com.br
3. 3Diabetes - O que preciso saber sobre? - Laboratório Cedrolabcedro.com.br
4. 4Laboratório Cedro (Brazil) - Wikidatawikidata.org