Patient Handling Equipment Market 2022 - Market Size & Forecast, Industry Trends, Manufacturers Analysis, & Opportunities 2030

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Patient handling comprises shifting, relocating, lifting, lowering, holding, pushing, or pulling patients for various purposes in diagnostic labs, intensive care units (ICUs), home-care settings, nursing homes, rehabilitation, and other medical centers across medical centers the globe. Patient handling equipment are specifically designed to provide comfort, flexibility, and relaxation to the patients. These equipment assist in decreasing the risk of complications, including falls, skin tears, chest infections, deep vein thrombosis, etc. These equipment also ensure the safety and enhance the productivity of nurses, doctors, and other caregivers while handling patients. The global patient handling equipment market is estimated to expand at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% during the forecast period of 2022-2030.


Growth Drivers:

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 16.0% of the global population lived with some or the other disability in 2019. Disabled people have great difficulty in performing their everyday tasks smoothly. They require special equipment to assist them in their daily jobs. The total number of disabled people across the globe is rising at a rapid rate, mainly due to the high pervasiveness of chronic diseases worldwide. This is largely aiding in the growth of the global patient handling equipment market.

Moreover, the leading players present in the global patient handling equipment market are focusing on enhancing their R&D activities to launch technologically advanced products into the market. Alongside, they are also seen to be increasingly adopting various growth activities such as mergers and acquisitions, collaborations and partnerships, and new product launches to increase their overall market share and geographical footprints. All these factors are expected to create ample growth opportunities for the global patient handling equipment market during the forecast period.

The ever-increasing geriatric & obese population across the globe, the growing risk of injuries to caregivers, the rising number of regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of healthcare personnel during the manual lifting process, the burgeoning incidents of road accidents, and the increasing opening of new healthcare facility centers worldwide are among other factors predominantly driving the growth of the global patient handling equipment market.

However, the dearth of skilled professionals to handle patient handling equipment and the difficulties pertaining to the manual handling of bariatric patients are expected to hamper the growth of the global patient handling equipment market to some extent during the forecast period.

Patient Handling Equipment Market Segmentation:

By Type:

·         Patient Transfer Devices

o   Patient Lifts

§  Ceiling Lifts

§  Steel And Wheelchair Lifts

§  Mobile Lifts

§  Sit-to-Stand Lifts

§  Bath And Pool Lifts

o   Slings

o   Air-assisted Lateral Transfer Mattresses

§  Reusable Air Assisted Mattresses

§  Single-patient Use Air Assisted Mattresses

o   Sliding Sheets

o   Accessories

·         Medical Beds

o   Medical Beds, By Type

§  Electric Beds

§  Manual Beds

§  Semi-electric Beds

o   Medical Beds, By Application

§  Acute Care

§  Long-term Care

§  Rehabilitation

§  Bariatric Care

·         Mobility Devices

o   Wheelchairs and Mobility Scooters

§  Powered Wheelchairs

§  Mobility Scooters

§  Manual Wheelchairs

o   Ambulatory Aids

·         Bathroom & Toilet Assist Equipment

·         Stretchers & Transport Chairs

By End User:

·         Hospitals

·         Home-care Settings

·         Other End Users

 

By Region:

·         North America

·         Europe

·         Asia Pacific

·         Latin America

·         Middle East and Africa


 

Patient Handling Equipment: Type Review:

Based on type, the global patient handling equipment market is segmented into patient transfer devices, medical beds, mobility devices, bathroom & toilet assist equipment, and stretchers & transport chairs. The patient transfer devices segment and the medical beds segment jointly dominated the market in 2021. The trend is expected to continue over the forecast period of 2022-2030. This can be attributed to the increasing adoption of patient lifts and medical beds for patients across healthcare facilities across the globe and the growing installation of ceiling lifts in hospitals worldwide. On the other hand, the mobility devices segment also held a prominent share in the market in 2021, with further estimations of the segment to maintain its strong position in the market during the forecast period.

 

Patient Handling Equipment Market: End User Review:

Based on end user, the global patient handling equipment market is classified into hospitals, home-care settings, and other end users. The hospitals segment captured the largest share of the market in 2021 and the trend is expected to continue over the forecast period of 2022-2030, primarily due to the high adoption of patient handling equipment by hospitals due to the proliferating number of injuries caused during the patient handling process and the rising base of geriatric population and disabled people across the globe.

 

Regional Outlook:

The patient handling equipment research report offers detailed analysis and forecasts for five major regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

 

Geographically, the European region led the global patient handling equipment market in 2021, followed by North America and the Asia Pacific. The region is projected to retain its dominance and also experience robust growth in the market during the forecast period of 2022-2030. The major factors attributable to the large share of this region include the presence of leading market players and well-established healthcare infrastructure in the region, the escalating number of government and non-government-based initiatives focused on the adoption of safe patient handling equipment, and the rising incidence of lifestyle diseases in the region. Moreover, the growing number of new healthcare establishments, the enhancing demand for innovative and improved services, and the surging geriatric population in the region are also significantly contributing to the growth of the patient handling equipment market in the European region. The U.K. and Germany stand as the leading contributors to the market in the region.


 

The Asia Pacific region is poised to emerge as the fastest-growing regional market for patient handling equipment during the forecast period. Factors primarily responsible for the growth of the market in the region include the rapidly expanding healthcare infrastructure, the rising incidence of chronic diseases, the surging number of regulatory policies aimed at ensuring the safety of caregivers, and the increasing number of healthcare facilities in the region. Moreover, the rising trend of medical tourism and the rapidly growing patient and population base are also substantially boosting the market growth in the Asia Pacific region. India, China, and Japan are among the main contributors to the market in the region.

 

The report also identifies the country market outlook for patient handling equipment, covering country-wise market size, growth rate, market share, segmentation, leading players, current trends, and opportunities.

 

Key Companies in Patient Handling Equipment Market:

The research report offers a competitive analysis of prominent companies operating in the global patient handling equipment market. Some of the leading players profiled in the market research report include:

·         Invacare Corporation

·         Prism Medical

·         Guldmann Inc.

·         Getinge Group

·         Linet Spol. S.R.O.

·         Stryker Corporation

·         Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

·         Stiegelmeyer & Co. GmBH

·         Joerns Healthcare

·         Arjo

·         Drive divibliss healthcare Inc.

·         ETAC AB

·         Other Players

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