Overview:
A hospital bed is specifically created for hospitalized patients or others in need of some form of assistance and relief. The special features possessed by these beds are for both the comfort and well-being of patients and for the convenience of health care workers. The key features of hospital beds are the height for the entire bed, the feet, and the head is adjustable. The side rails are also adjustable along with electronic buttons to operate both the bed and other electronic devices around the bed. Wheeled hospital beds help to facilitate patient’s easy transfer and adjustable side rails aid to ensure that patients do not fall off the bed. The segmentation of global hospital beds market comprises type of beds, technology, end users and geography. Hospital beds market is segmented as home care beds, general purpose beds, ICU beds, pediatric beds, bariatric beds, bathing beds respiratory beds, and pressure relief beds. On the basis of technology hospital beds are segmented as powered and manual; powered beds comprises of semi-electrical and electrical beds. The end-users involved in hospital beds market are home care, hospitals, ambulatory care, and elderly home.
The key factors attributing the market growth of hospital beds include rising prevalence of chronic diseases, aging population, mounting number of hospitalization cases and ongoing technological advancements in hospital equipments market. In case of developing countries from Asia-Pacific and Latin America the major factors driving the hospital beds market are improved healthcare infrastructure, growing middle class income and increasing investment and advancement in healthcare sector. The major trend to be seen in the future will be the rising demand for the advanced and selective features of hospital beds. Moreover, growing number of new and advanced hospitals in emerging economies of the world will drive the demand for hospital beds in the forecast years.
The global hospital beds market is segmented on the following bases:
1. Type of Beds
a. General Purpose Beds
b. Respiratory Beds
c. ICU Beds
d. Bariatric Beds
e. Pediatric Beds
f. Bathing Beds
g. Pressure Relief Beds
2. Technology
a. Manual
b. Powered
i. Semi Electric Beds
ii. Electric Beds
3. End Users
a. Hospitals
b. Home Care
c. Ambulatory Care
d. Elderly Home
4. Geography
a. North America
i. US
ii. Canada
b. Europe
i. UK
ii. Germany
iii. Rest of Europe
c. Asia-Pacific
i. Japan
ii. China
iii. Rest of APAC
d. Latin America
e. Middle East and Africa
Key Players Identified for Hospital Beds Market Include but are Not Limited to:
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., Stryker Corporation, Invacare Corporation, ArjoHuntleigh, Medline Industries Inc., Gendron Inc., Paramount Bed Co., Ltd., Span-America Medical Systems Inc., Savion Industries Ltd., LINET spol. s r.o., BaKare Beds, Ltd. and others.
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