Rising Demand of Automation in Medical Bed to Reduce the Cases of Bed Injuries and Unattended Patient in Hospital Fuels the Market Growth

Revolutionary technology introduction in medical beds such as sensors, and data analytics, reduces time inefficiency and physical injury of nurses and caregivers in shifting patients from one location to another location. According to hospital data, approximately one million sick patients require treatment, and around 30-50% of cases are of injuries and 79% occur when patients are near the bed without the presence of medical assistance. The increased risk of a patient fall doubles the risk of health and injury for nurses, to avoid such incidents, hospitals are introducing new high-tech beds to ensure the safety of patients during hospitalization and providing more opportunities to market players in launching new hi-tech medical beds. For instance, in February 2023, Stryker launched Smart Medic to upgrade the capabilities of existing ICU beds with better monitoring of patients' vitals, telemedicine linked to nurses, connection to electronic health records, helping nurses and medical staff in reducing time and increasing productive work by performing X-rays within the ICU room without moving to anywhere and increasing patients’ comfort, leading to expansion of medical bed market.

Medical bed always plays an essential role in the healthcare system and are part of standard healthcare in hospital settings for a variety of purposes associated with failure to rescue due to the use of normal wheel components resulting in more fall-related injuries. Using advanced medical beds such as a wireless signal facility reduces the time for nurses and medical staff to come to the room, a remote control system to assess the vitals of patients such as body temperature, heartbeat, and oxygen level, and easy height adjusting features with wheel-lock solid casters components support by keeping the bed stable and increasing space to lift the patient preventing the number of unassisted patients and fall-related injuries reducing rescue failure probabilities, enhancing patients well-being.
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Technological Introduction in Medical Bed Accounted for Market Expansion

Progressive innovations in healthcare technology and increasing demands of prioritizing patients’ healthcare increase the demand for medical beds in the market. Many market players in association with governments and hospitals are continuously launching new hi-tech medical beds with AI-powered integration combined with sensors, information analytics, wireless alarm signals, and automatic patient vital monitoring systems driving the market growth. For instance, in August 2022, Dozee and Midmark India together launched connected intelligent beds, for ICU as well as non-ICU patients to increase medical interventions, these bed offers AI-powered contactless sensors helping in the automatic monitoring of patients' vitals and early warning alarm facilities, provided to reduce time, maintaining patients well-being and no physical harm of medical caretakers in moving of patients from one area to another area. In addition, in April 2024, Max Healthcare announced to investment of around US$50,000 million in hospitals to double the bed numbers to resolve the problem of less availability of medical beds in hospitals, resulting in rising demands for medical beds and extension of the medical bed market.

Recent Trends in the Medical Bed Industry

•    Increasing demand for AI technology to analyze patient data.
•    Home-based medical bed services for patient comfort and convenience.
•    Personalized advanced remote-control medical bed to access patient’s vital health.
•    Increased fall prevention features to minimize fall-related injuries.
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Rising Competition in Technology is Challenging the Growth of Market

Medical beds are one of the crucial needs of patients in hospitals, home care, and rehabilitation centers improving technology advancements in medical beds led to an increase in the cost. Although the initial purchase of a medical bed is manageable to maintain its effective functioning and optimal condition, regular maintenance is required. The high cost of medical beds and regular maintenance costs are some of the reasons for the least market growth in low-income or less-developed countries, which have limited healthcare budgets. The other reason for low market expansion is less availability of trained staff, access to trained staff might be less in less developed healthcare areas compared to more developed areas. This difference can impact the market growth.

In addition, with improving advancements in medical bed technology, increasing difficulties in keeping the product modern and in high demand for hospitals, healthcare centers, and more, this led to an increase in the competition between the market players and made it challenging for market players to be in the market. Moreover, many serious injuries and life-threatening incidents have been reported related to the use of medical beds in 2024 Medline Industries recalled 1.5 million adult bed rails due to the entrapment of patients in the bed resulting in the risk of death by asphyxiation, consequently hindering the market growth.

Growing Demand of Medical Bed Gaining Popularity

The increasing cases of injury related to medical bed fall is driving the need for advanced medical beds in hospitals, bed fall can result in moderate to severe injuries such as bumps or fractures impacting patient’s health. For instance, according report, annually around 36 million cases related to bed falls have been registered resulting in over 32,000 deaths, and the prevalence of pulmonary disease is approximately 1% with the increasing age resulting in increasing of heart failure patients, to overcome such problems many new hi-technology featured electrical medical bed are being developed by market players. For instance, in June 2023, Baxter International launched, The Hilloram Progressa an upgraded medical bed for med-surgeons and intensive care unit, that includes hi-technology features especially designed to offer in-bed medical check-ups related to pulmonary blood, skin protection, using percussion, vibration, and continual lateral rotational therapy and avoiding ventilator related complications.

This innovative medical bed significantly enhances the health and safety of patients, contributing to reducing the risk of bed-fall injuries and showcasing medical dedication to innovation. In addition, another key factor for the rising medical bed market growth is the increasing number of users of instant adjustment settings of medical beds to meet physical rehabilitation after surgery. For instance, in April 2023, Health Products, Inc. together with Transfer Master Products, Inc. announced to increase the manufacturing of hi-low adjustable beds, to prevent complications such as loss of strength due to longer bedridden periods of patients. The increasing use of medical beds in hospitals, home care, and rehabilitation centers is expanding market opportunities for market players.

Stryker Corporation, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., Invacare Corporation, ArjoHuntleigh, Gendron Inc., GF Health Products, Inc., Hard Manufacturing Co, American Medical Equipment (AME), ProBed Medical, Paramount Bed Holdings, Narang Medical are some of the prominent market players operating in the medical bed market.
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Widespread Prevalence of Chronic Illness Supports Market Expansion

The United States is one of the leading producers of medical bed industry owing to its proficiency in technology-driven healthcare facilities, resulting in the increasing incorporation of technologically advanced medical devices in hospitals, and the number of individuals aged 50 and above in the United States is expected to grow by 61.11%, rising from 137.25 million to 221.13 million from 2020 to  2050. In addition, according to the data published by Cthe entre for Disease Control and Prevention in 2024, around 129 million people in the US are suffering from at least one major chronic illness, is projected to nearly double, rising from 71.522 million in 2020 to 142.66 million by 2050, which will expand the need for medical bed in North America.

Furthermore, North America is a center for medical technology innovation, particularly in the area of medicine as many companies in this area are consistently investing in research and development to create modern medical bed systems that include better monitoring, connections to electronic health records, telemedicine options, and AI-powered algorithms for customized medical bed control. For instance, in June 2023, Baxter International launched the Hilloram Progressa an upgraded medical bed for med-surgeons and intensive care unit, addressing reduction in risk of injuries and nursing stress and supporting next-generation technology to ICU beds with hi-tech features, allowing healthcare professional to enhance their skills and active engagement.

Europe represents an extensive market for medical beds with a variety of healthcare systems and reimbursement models in various countries. The aging population in the area leads to an increase in chronic diseases and the need for medical beds, around 64% of the adult population of Europe are overweight or living with obesity and are at high risk of heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Emphasizing home care settings using medical beds, a rising trend is seen towards using medical beds at home to lower healthcare expenses and enhance patient comfort. Adherence to EU medical device regulations is prominent for obtaining market entry, guaranteeing patient well-being, and maintaining product quality.

In Asia-Pacific countries such as China with the increasing prevalence of chronic illness such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, pulmonary disease, pneumonia, and heart failure are common. The occurrence of these conditions increases the need for medical beds to provide medical support, both for short-term and long-term use.
The report provides a detailed overview of the medical bed market insights in regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Oceania, and the Middle East and Africa. The country-specific assessment for the medical bed market has been offered for all regional market shares, along with forecasts, market scope estimates, price point assessment, and impact analysis of prominent countries and regions. Throughout this market research report, Y-o-Y growth and CAGR estimates are also incorporated for every country and region, to provide a detailed view of the medical bed market. These Y-o-Y projections on regional and country-level markets brighten the political, economic, and business environment outlook, which are anticipated to have a substantial impact on the growth of the medical bed market. Some key countries and regions included in the medical bed market report are as follows:
North America United States, Canada
Latin America Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Rest of Latin America
Europe Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Czech Republic, Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia Pacific
Middle East and Africa GCC Countries, South Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Israel, Iran, Kenya, Nigeria, Rest of MEA

Medical Bed Market Research Report Covers In-depth Analysis on:

  • Medical bed market detailed segments and segment-wise market breakdown
  • Medical bed market dynamics (Recent industry trends, drivers, restraints, growth potential, opportunities in medical bed industry)
  • Current, historical, and forthcoming 10 years market valuation in terms of medical bed market size (US$ Mn), volume (Units), share (%), Y-o-Y growth rate, CAGR (%) analysis
  • Medical bed market demand analysis
  • Medical bed market pricing analysis over the forecast period (by key segment and by region)
  • Medical bed market regional insights with the region-wise market breakdown
  • Competitive analysis – key companies profiling including their market share, product offerings, and competitive strategies.
  • Latest developments and innovations in the medical bed market
  • Regulatory landscape by key regions and key countries
  • Supply chain and value chain analysis in medical bed market
  • Medical bed market sales and distribution strategies
  • A comprehensive overview of the parent market
  • A detailed viewpoint on the medical bed market forecast by countries
  • Mergers and acquisitions in the medical bed market
  • Essential information to enhance market position
  • Robust research methodology

- Frequently Asked Questions -

What factors are driving the growth of the medical bed market?

The market is expanding due to rising healthcare infrastructure investments, increasing demand for advanced patient care, a growing aging population, and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases requiring long-term hospitalization.

Which region is leading the global medical bed market?

North America dominates due to strong healthcare facilities and high patient admissions, while Asia-Pacific is witnessing rapid growth due to increasing government investments in hospitals and the rising elderly population.

What is the future outlook for the medical bed market?

The market is expected to see advancements in adjustable, multi-functional, and technology-integrated beds, along with higher adoption in home healthcare settings due to the increasing need for long-term patient care.