The patient handling equipment market size has grown marginally in recent years. It will grow from $23.19 billion in 2025 to $23.25 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise in hospitalized patients, workplace injury regulations, aging population growth, expansion of long-term care facilities, increasing disability prevalence.
The patient handling equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $29.78 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to home healthcare expansion, bariatric patient growth, smart hospital infrastructure, rising labor shortage in healthcare, focus on patient safety standards. Major trends in the forecast period include growing adoption of bariatric handling equipment, increased focus on caregiver injury prevention, demand for compact and foldable equipment, expansion of homecare-based handling solutions, emphasis on ergonomic product design.
The increasing demand for hospital beds is increasingly supporting the expansion of the patient-handling equipment market going forward. Hospital beds are specialized beds designed to ensure patient comfort, safety, and support within healthcare facilities. Demand for hospital beds continues to rise as higher hospital admission rates are driven by aging populations and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases requiring inpatient care. Patient-handling equipment enhances hospital operations by improving patient mobility, comfort, and safety while reducing physical strain on caregivers through easier lifting, repositioning, and transportation of patients. For example, in March 2025, according to the Department of Health, an Ireland-based government agency, there were 15,372 inpatient hospital beds across public, private, and psychiatric facilities in 2023, representing a 2.4% increase compared to 2022. As a result, rising demand for hospital beds is reinforcing growth in the patient-handling equipment market.
Leading companies operating in the patient handling equipment market are focusing on innovative products, such as advanced ICU beds, to strengthen their market presence. For example, in June 2023, Baxter International Inc., a US-based healthcare company, launched the Progressa+ Next Gen ICU Bed. This bed is designed to address respiratory, mobility, and skin integrity challenges in intensive care units, incorporating new technologies that simplify nursing workflows while supporting patient recovery and critical care needs.
In June 2024, Etac Group, a Sweden-based medical equipment manufacturer, acquired Klaxon Mobility GmbH for an undisclosed amount. Through this strategic acquisition, Etac Group aims to broaden its product portfolio with innovative power-assist solutions that enhance mobility for wheelchair users. The transaction supports collaboration for future advancements in assistive technologies and seeks to improve independence and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Klaxon Mobility GmbH is an Austria-based developer of mobility solutions designed for wheelchair users.
Major companies operating in the patient handling equipment market are Invacare Corporation, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., ArjoHuntleigh Inc., Joerns Healthcare LLC, Handicare Group AB, Drive Divilbiss Healthcare Inc., ETAC AB, Gf Health Products Inc., Prism Medical UK, Guldmann Inc., Etac Limited, Arjo, Handicare (Xiamen) Co. Ltd., Linet Inc., Stryker Corporation, V. Guldmann A/S, Hill-Rom India Private Limited, Ottobock SE & Co, LINET, Malvestio, Ossenberg, Antano Group, Stiegelmeyer, Mangar Health, Lojer Oy, KNESTEL Technologie & Elektronik GmbH, Imaxdi, Karma, Reac Poland Sp.Zoo, Paramount Bed Holdings, Umano Medical, MEDITEK, AGA Sanitätsartikel GmbH, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Brumaba GmbH & Co. KG, medifa-hesse GmbH & Co. KG, UFSK-International OSYS GmbH, Stiegelmeyer GmbH & Co. Kg, OpeMed Ltd., DJO LLC, Hill-Rom Services Inc, Getinge AB, Sunrise Medical LLC, Benmor Medical Limited, Paramount Bed Co. Ltd., Drive DeVilbiss Sidhil Ltd., Medline Industries Inc.
North America was the largest region in the patient handling equipment market in 2025. Western Europe was the second largest region in the global patient handling equipment market report. The regions covered in the patient handling equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the patient handling equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Tariffs are impacting the patient handling equipment market by increasing costs of imported wheelchairs, medical beds, and patient transfer devices, especially in north america and europe. Product segments such as powered wheelchairs and electric hospital beds are most impacted due to dependence on global component supply chains. On the positive side, tariffs are driving local manufacturing investments and encouraging innovation in cost-efficient, domestically produced handling solutions.
The patient handling equipment market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides patient handling equipment market statistics, including patient handling equipment industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a patient handling equipment market share, detailed patient handling equipment market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the patient handling equipment industry. This patient handling equipment market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.
Patient handling equipment consists of assistive devices used in home care and hospital environments to move patients between beds, chairs, and other locations. These tools are designed for safe lifting, transferring, and repositioning of patients.
The patient handling equipment market covered in this report is segmented by product type into wheelchairs, mobility scooters, medical beds, patient transfer equipment, and others. Patient transfer equipment is designed to safely move patients between beds, chairs, and other locations. The market is also segmented by care type into critical care, fall prevention, and bariatric care and by end user into homecare, hospitals, and others.
The patient handling equipment market consists of sales of accessories, air lateral transfer systems, bed frames, commodes, patient lifts, stretchers, therapy surfaces, and transfer chairs. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
This product will be delivered within 1-3 business days.
The patient handling equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $29.78 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to home healthcare expansion, bariatric patient growth, smart hospital infrastructure, rising labor shortage in healthcare, focus on patient safety standards. Major trends in the forecast period include growing adoption of bariatric handling equipment, increased focus on caregiver injury prevention, demand for compact and foldable equipment, expansion of homecare-based handling solutions, emphasis on ergonomic product design.
The increasing demand for hospital beds is increasingly supporting the expansion of the patient-handling equipment market going forward. Hospital beds are specialized beds designed to ensure patient comfort, safety, and support within healthcare facilities. Demand for hospital beds continues to rise as higher hospital admission rates are driven by aging populations and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases requiring inpatient care. Patient-handling equipment enhances hospital operations by improving patient mobility, comfort, and safety while reducing physical strain on caregivers through easier lifting, repositioning, and transportation of patients. For example, in March 2025, according to the Department of Health, an Ireland-based government agency, there were 15,372 inpatient hospital beds across public, private, and psychiatric facilities in 2023, representing a 2.4% increase compared to 2022. As a result, rising demand for hospital beds is reinforcing growth in the patient-handling equipment market.
Leading companies operating in the patient handling equipment market are focusing on innovative products, such as advanced ICU beds, to strengthen their market presence. For example, in June 2023, Baxter International Inc., a US-based healthcare company, launched the Progressa+ Next Gen ICU Bed. This bed is designed to address respiratory, mobility, and skin integrity challenges in intensive care units, incorporating new technologies that simplify nursing workflows while supporting patient recovery and critical care needs.
In June 2024, Etac Group, a Sweden-based medical equipment manufacturer, acquired Klaxon Mobility GmbH for an undisclosed amount. Through this strategic acquisition, Etac Group aims to broaden its product portfolio with innovative power-assist solutions that enhance mobility for wheelchair users. The transaction supports collaboration for future advancements in assistive technologies and seeks to improve independence and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Klaxon Mobility GmbH is an Austria-based developer of mobility solutions designed for wheelchair users.
Major companies operating in the patient handling equipment market are Invacare Corporation, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., ArjoHuntleigh Inc., Joerns Healthcare LLC, Handicare Group AB, Drive Divilbiss Healthcare Inc., ETAC AB, Gf Health Products Inc., Prism Medical UK, Guldmann Inc., Etac Limited, Arjo, Handicare (Xiamen) Co. Ltd., Linet Inc., Stryker Corporation, V. Guldmann A/S, Hill-Rom India Private Limited, Ottobock SE & Co, LINET, Malvestio, Ossenberg, Antano Group, Stiegelmeyer, Mangar Health, Lojer Oy, KNESTEL Technologie & Elektronik GmbH, Imaxdi, Karma, Reac Poland Sp.Zoo, Paramount Bed Holdings, Umano Medical, MEDITEK, AGA Sanitätsartikel GmbH, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Brumaba GmbH & Co. KG, medifa-hesse GmbH & Co. KG, UFSK-International OSYS GmbH, Stiegelmeyer GmbH & Co. Kg, OpeMed Ltd., DJO LLC, Hill-Rom Services Inc, Getinge AB, Sunrise Medical LLC, Benmor Medical Limited, Paramount Bed Co. Ltd., Drive DeVilbiss Sidhil Ltd., Medline Industries Inc.
North America was the largest region in the patient handling equipment market in 2025. Western Europe was the second largest region in the global patient handling equipment market report. The regions covered in the patient handling equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the patient handling equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Tariffs are impacting the patient handling equipment market by increasing costs of imported wheelchairs, medical beds, and patient transfer devices, especially in north america and europe. Product segments such as powered wheelchairs and electric hospital beds are most impacted due to dependence on global component supply chains. On the positive side, tariffs are driving local manufacturing investments and encouraging innovation in cost-efficient, domestically produced handling solutions.
The patient handling equipment market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides patient handling equipment market statistics, including patient handling equipment industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a patient handling equipment market share, detailed patient handling equipment market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the patient handling equipment industry. This patient handling equipment market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.
Patient handling equipment consists of assistive devices used in home care and hospital environments to move patients between beds, chairs, and other locations. These tools are designed for safe lifting, transferring, and repositioning of patients.
The patient handling equipment market covered in this report is segmented by product type into wheelchairs, mobility scooters, medical beds, patient transfer equipment, and others. Patient transfer equipment is designed to safely move patients between beds, chairs, and other locations. The market is also segmented by care type into critical care, fall prevention, and bariatric care and by end user into homecare, hospitals, and others.
The patient handling equipment market consists of sales of accessories, air lateral transfer systems, bed frames, commodes, patient lifts, stretchers, therapy surfaces, and transfer chairs. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
This product will be delivered within 1-3 business days.
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Patient Handling Equipment Market Characteristics
3. Patient Handling Equipment Market Supply Chain Analysis
4. Global Patient Handling Equipment Market Trends and Strategies
5. Patient Handling Equipment Market Analysis of End Use Industries
7. Global Patient Handling Equipment Strategic Analysis Framework, Current Market Size, Market Comparisons and Growth Rate Analysis
8. Global Patient Handling Equipment Total Addressable Market (TAM) Analysis for the Market
9. Patient Handling Equipment Market Segmentation
10. Patient Handling Equipment Market Regional and Country Analysis
11. Asia-Pacific Patient Handling Equipment Market
12. China Patient Handling Equipment Market
13. India Patient Handling Equipment Market
14. Japan Patient Handling Equipment Market
15. Australia Patient Handling Equipment Market
16. Indonesia Patient Handling Equipment Market
17. South Korea Patient Handling Equipment Market
18. Taiwan Patient Handling Equipment Market
19. South East Asia Patient Handling Equipment Market
20. Western Europe Patient Handling Equipment Market
21. UK Patient Handling Equipment Market
22. Germany Patient Handling Equipment Market
23. France Patient Handling Equipment Market
24. Italy Patient Handling Equipment Market
25. Spain Patient Handling Equipment Market
26. Eastern Europe Patient Handling Equipment Market
27. Russia Patient Handling Equipment Market
28. North America Patient Handling Equipment Market
29. USA Patient Handling Equipment Market
30. Canada Patient Handling Equipment Market
31. South America Patient Handling Equipment Market
32. Brazil Patient Handling Equipment Market
33. Middle East Patient Handling Equipment Market
34. Africa Patient Handling Equipment Market
36. Patient Handling Equipment Market Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
37. Patient Handling Equipment Market Other Major and Innovative Companies
40. Patient Handling Equipment Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
41. Appendix
List of Tables
Executive Summary
Patient Handling Equipment Market Global Report 2026 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses patient handling equipment market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for patient handling equipment? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The patient handling equipment market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
- The supply chain analysis section provides an overview of the entire value chain, including key raw materials, resources, and supplier analysis. It also provides a list competitor at each level of the supply chain.
- The updated trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it evolves and highlights emerging technology trends such as digital transformation, automation, sustainability initiatives, and AI-driven innovation. It suggests how companies can leverage these advancements to strengthen their market position and achieve competitive differentiation.
- The regulatory and investment landscape section provides an overview of the key regulatory frameworks, regularity bodies, associations, and government policies influencing the market. It also examines major investment flows, incentives, and funding trends shaping industry growth and innovation.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
- The total addressable market (TAM) analysis section defines and estimates the market potential compares it with the current market size, and provides strategic insights and growth opportunities based on this evaluation.
- The market attractiveness scoring section evaluates the market based on a quantitative scoring framework that considers growth potential, competitive dynamics, strategic fit, and risk profile. It also provides interpretive insights and strategic implications for decision-makers.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
- Expanded geographical coverage includes Taiwan and Southeast Asia, reflecting recent supply chain realignments and manufacturing shifts in the region. This section analyzes how these markets are becoming increasingly important hubs in the global value chain.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The company scoring matrix section evaluates and ranks leading companies based on a multi-parameter framework that includes market share or revenues, product innovation, and brand recognition.
Report Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Product Type: Wheelchairs; Mobility Scooters; Medical Beds; Patient Transfer Equipment; Other Product Types2) By Care Type: Critical Care; Fall Prevention; Bariatric Care; Wound Care; Other Care Types
3) By End-User: Homecare; Hospitals; Other End-Users
Subsegments:
1) By Wheelchairs: Manual Wheelchairs; Powered Wheelchairs; Lightweight Wheelchairs2) By Mobility Scooters: 3-Wheel Mobility Scooters; 4-Wheel Mobility Scooters; Heavy-Duty Mobility Scooters
3) By Medical Beds: Manual Hospital Beds; Electric Hospital Beds; Bariatric Beds
4) By Patient Transfer Equipment: Patient Slings; Transfer Boards; Patient Lifts
5) By Other Product Types: Walkers And Rollators; Bedside Commodes; Gait Trainers
Companies Mentioned: Invacare Corporation; Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.; ArjoHuntleigh Inc.; Joerns Healthcare LLC; Handicare Group AB; Drive Divilbiss Healthcare Inc.; ETAC AB; Gf Health Products Inc.; Prism Medical UK; Guldmann Inc.; Etac Limited; Arjo; Handicare (Xiamen) Co. Ltd.; Linet Inc.; Stryker Corporation; V. Guldmann A/S; Hill-Rom India Private Limited; Ottobock SE & Co; LINET; Malvestio; Ossenberg; Antano Group; Stiegelmeyer; Mangar Health; Lojer Oy; KNESTEL Technologie & Elektronik GmbH; Imaxdi; Karma; Reac Poland Sp.Zoo; Paramount Bed Holdings; Umano Medical; MEDITEK; AGA Sanitätsartikel GmbH; Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare; Brumaba GmbH & Co. KG; medifa-hesse GmbH & Co. KG; UFSK-International OSYS GmbH; Stiegelmeyer GmbH & Co. Kg; OpeMed Ltd.; DJO LLC; Hill-Rom Services Inc; Getinge AB; Sunrise Medical LLC; Benmor Medical Limited; Paramount Bed Co. Ltd.; Drive DeVilbiss Sidhil Ltd.; Medline Industries Inc.
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
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Companies Mentioned
The companies featured in this Patient Handling Equipment market report include:- Invacare Corporation
- Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.
- ArjoHuntleigh Inc.
- Joerns Healthcare LLC
- Handicare Group AB
- Drive Divilbiss Healthcare Inc.
- ETAC AB
- Gf Health Products Inc.
- Prism Medical UK
- Guldmann Inc.
- Etac Limited
- Arjo
- Handicare (Xiamen) Co. Ltd.
- Linet Inc.
- Stryker Corporation
- V. Guldmann A/S
- Hill-Rom India Private Limited
- Ottobock SE & Co
- LINET
- Malvestio
- Ossenberg
- Antano Group
- Stiegelmeyer
- Mangar Health
- Lojer Oy
- KNESTEL Technologie & Elektronik GmbH
- Imaxdi
- Karma
- Reac Poland Sp.Zoo
- Paramount Bed Holdings
- Umano Medical
- MEDITEK
- AGA Sanitätsartikel GmbH
- Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare
- Brumaba GmbH & Co. KG
- medifa-hesse GmbH & Co. KG
- UFSK-International OSYS GmbH
- Stiegelmeyer GmbH & Co. Kg
- OpeMed Ltd.
- DJO LLC
- Hill-Rom Services Inc
- Getinge AB
- Sunrise Medical LLC
- Benmor Medical Limited
- Paramount Bed Co. Ltd.
- Drive DeVilbiss Sidhil Ltd.
- Medline Industries Inc.
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 250 |
| Published | February 2026 |
| Forecast Period | 2026 - 2030 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 23.25 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 29.78 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 6.4% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 48 |
