Global
Hospital Stretchers Market: Description
Hospital
stretchers are apparatus used to transport a patient from one
location to another, inside or outside of medical infrastructure
premises. In addition to patient transportation, hospital stretchers
are also used for several specialized functions such as hospital
beds, surgical platforms, and diagnostic and emergency platforms.
Rapidly aging population, increasing prevalence of chronic disorders,
growing number of ambulatory care centers/day care surgeries are some
of the factors that are likely to drive the growth of the market.
According to the Heart Foundation in Australia, cardiovascular
diseases were major cause of hospitalizations (482,000) in 2009 and
2010. Moreover, the number of hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2010
was 38.6 million and respiratory and circulatory disorders accounted
for 15% of these total admissions. Additionally, continuous increase
in number of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) due to growing demand
of day care surgeries is also a major factor anticipated to fuel the
market of hospital stretchers.
The
hospital stretchers market report studies the current scenario as
well as future market potential of hospital stretchers globally. The
hospital stretchers market has been segmented into three major
categories based on product type, technology and end-user
applications. By product type, the market is segmented into
fixed-height stretchers, adjustable stretchers, bariatric stretchers,
radiographic stretchers and others. By technology, the hospital
stretchers market is segmented into motorized and non-motorized
hospital stretchers. Moreover, the hospital stretchers market is also
segmented based on end users such as intra-hospital transport,
emergency department, day care surgery department, pediatric surgery
department, and radiology department. The market size and forecast in
terms of revenue (USD million) for each of these segments have been
provided for the period 2013 to 2019, considering 2012 as the base
year. The hospital stretchers market report also provides the
compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for each segment of the market
for the forecast period 2013 to 2019.
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Global
Hospital Stretchers Market :
Overview
Hospital
stretchers are patient transport apparatus used for transportation of
a patient safely within a healthcare center or facility. In the
current scenario, other than patient transportation, hospital
stretchers are also being used as hospital beds, surgical platform
and for inspection or examination desk. Hospital stretchers market is
well established, however, increasing demand for technology-enabled
hospital stretchers owing to rising incidences of chronic diseases
and geriatric population is expected to fuel the growth of this
market. The hospital stretchers market report is focused towards
identifying the current scenario as well as future market potential
for hospital stretchers globally. The hospital stretchers market has
been segmented as per three parameters, such as, product types,
technology and applications. On the basis of product types, the
market is divided into fixed height, adjustable, bariatric, and
radiographic and other types of stretchers. Further, on the basis of
technology, hospital stretchers market is subdivided into motorized
and non-motorized stretchers. Based on applications, hospital
stretchers market is categorized as intra-hospital transport,
emergency department, day care surgery department, pediatric surgery
department, and radiology department hospital stretchers. These
stretchers are used not only for patient transportation, but also for
many of specialized purposes and in many departmental operations,
such as MRI and others.
Of
all the above mentioned hospital stretchers, bariatric stretchers
have been anticipated as the fastest growing segment during the
forecast period from 2013 to 2019, at a CAGR of 5.9%. According to
the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), 34.9% of the
U.S. population is obese, and annual medical cost of obesity
treatment in the U.S. was around USD 147 billion, in 2008.
Additionally, as per an article published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health, more than 40% of the U.S. population would
be categorized as obese by 2015. Hence, rising obese population have
propelled the growth of bariatric stretchers that can withstand
weight up to 700 pounds. Hence, fastest growth rate of this segment
is identified on the basis of year on year growth of obese patients
globally and rising demand for carrying such patients with an ease
from a point-of-view of patient as well as healthcare providers.
Similarly, the market for adjustable (motorized and technologically
advanced) stretchers is also expected to grow in upcoming period,
owing to increasing demand for innovative and automated hospital
stretchers by multi-specialty and super-specialty hospitals. Also,
adjustable stretchers provide ease of operation to the healthcare
providers.
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