Global Patient Handling Equipment Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032

Global Patient Handling Equipment Market Outlook

The global patient handling equipment market size reached a value of around USD 11.68 billion in 2023, driven by the growing awareness of patient mobility, cost effective healthcare solutions and home healthcare systems. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period of 2024-2032, likely to attain a value of around USD 19.98 billion by 2032.

Patient Handling Equipment: Introduction

Patient handling equipment are devices that are used in healthcare systems to assist movement, transfer, feeding of the patients. These devices are designed to increase patient efforts and promote efficient care delivery, this factor contributes significantly to the patient handling equipment market growth. These devices are useful for elderly patients, patients with limited mobility, post operative patients, and patients with chronic illnesses. Patient handling equipment includes transfer aids, mobility aids, hospital beds, bathing, and hygiene equipment, fall prevention devices, turning aids and patient lifts.

Transfer aids help in the movement of patients from one surface to another like bed to a wheelchair or a toilet seat. Moving aids help in the mobility of the patients, moving around from one place to another which include walkers, canes, crutches, and rollators. Hospital beds also have the facility of head elevation, and safety features like bed rails.

Global Patient Handling Equipment Market Analysis

Based on segments, the market is divided into mode, product type, type of care, accessories, applications, end users and region.

Market Breakup by Mode

• Mechanical Equipment 

• Non-Mechanical Equipment

Patient Handling Equipment Market Breakup by Product Type

• Medical Beds 

• Patient Repositioning Equipment 

• Mobility Aid 

• Bathroom Safety 

• Ambulatory Aids 

• Others

Market Breakup by Type of Care

• Long Term Care 

• Bariatric Care 

• Acute and Critical Care 

• Wound Care 

• Fall Prevention 

• Other

Patient Handling Equipment Market Segmentation by Accessories

• Hospital Bed Accessories 

• Medical Bed Accessories 

• Lifting Accessories 

• Transfer Accessories 

• Stretcher Accessories 

• Others

Market Breakup by Applications

• Acute and Critical Care 

• Long-Term Care 

• Mobility Assistance 

• Fall Prevention 

• Others

Market Breakup by End Users

• Hospital 

• Home Care Settings 

• Elderly Care Facilities 

• Others

Market Breakup by Region

• North America  

• Europe 

• Asia Pacific 

• Latin America 

• Middle East and Africa

Global Patient Handling Equipment Market Overview

The market is driven by the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and rise of geriatric population. Diseases in geriatric population can limit mobility and independence, and that is where the patient handling devices comes into play. These devices can help in mobility, transfer, positioning, and in providing best possible care.

With the advances in technology, patient handling equipment now comes with improved functionality, ease of use, and patient comfort. Nowadays, patient handling equipment are being set up in home settings, as patients prefer receiving care in the comforts of their homes.

Based on regions, the largest patient handling equipment market share is held by North America due to the presence of the leading key players, along with the availability of advanced and efficient healthcare sector.

Competitive Landscape

The comprehensive EMR report provides an in-depth assessment of the market based on Porter's five forces model, along with giving a SWOT analysis. The report gives a detailed analysis of the following patient handling equipment companies, covering their competitive landscape and the latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, investments, and expansion plans.

The key features of the market report include patent analysis, grants analysis, clinical trials analysis, funding and investment analysis, partnerships, and collaborations analysis by the leading key players.

• OpeMed (United Care) Ltd. 

• VENDLET 

• V. Guldmann A/S 

• DJO LLC 

• Hill-Rom Services Inc. 

• Getinge AB 

• Invacare Corporation 

• Etac AB 

• Permobil 

• Joerns Healthcare LLC 

• Handicare Group AB 

• Stiegelmeyer GmbH & Co. KG 

• Stryker 

• Sunrise Medical 

• LINET

Key Highlights of the Report