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Beneva Clinics vs Casa Santa Isabel

Beneva Clinics and Casa Santa Isabel side by side: setting, medical team, screening, what is given, length of stay, aftercare, published price and public record. See also the questions to ask.

	Beneva Clinics	Casa Santa Isabel
Category	Hospital-based ibogaine treatment under Sao Paulo rules	Physician-staffed villa clinic
Location	São Paulo, Brazil	Playas de Rosarito, Mexico
Setting	Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).	A 6,000 square foot Mediterranean villa with an on-site pharmacy and lab.
Medical team	Three physicians; medical director Dr. Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, described as having 27 to 28 years of experience and more than 2,000 patients, with a study of 80 patients claiming 70% one-year abstinence; anesthesiologists for ketamine.	Dr. Florencia Ruiz (head physician), Dr. Maria Puga and Dr. Diego Castro (internist) are named, with a head nurse and a psychologist; staff described as ALS certified; 24-hour supervision.
Screening before treatment	Not stated.	Not stated on the pages we read.
What is given	Not specified.	Not stated; "independently lab-tested".
Who it is for	Drug addiction (mainly crack and cocaine), depression, suicidal ideation, chronic pain.	Heroin and opiates, fentanyl, methadone, Suboxone and Subutex, methamphetamine, cocaine and crack, alcohol, kratom; "complex addiction and mental health".
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.	Not stated.
After the treatment	Not stated.	Psychology staff keep in touch; an aftercare program is recommended.
Published price	Not listed.	Pricing page not read. recovery.com: $7,500 and up; PlacidWay: from $7,800.
Licences and accreditations stated	Legal basis: ANVISA import with a prescription (2013) and the 2016 São Paulo state decree permitting hospital use under medical supervision (Forbes Brasil).	"Fully licensed and accredited" by local, state and federal regulators claimed, with no number; logos of the Baja California hospital association, CANACINTRA and the AHA shown.
Founded / history	The Rasmussen practice was acquired by Beneva in July 2022; a Novamind partnership was announced in December 2021.	"Over 30 years of experience" claimed.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	Not shown on the pages we checked	4.4 from 54 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Website blocked to automated reading; HealingMaps listing modified March 2025; Forbes Brasil coverage September 2022.	Operating. Site copyright 2026, updated May 2026, phone listed. recovery.com describes it as a "non-medical ibogaine detox", which conflicts with the site.

From each program's website and the sources on its profile, checked 2026-10-20.

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