The medical furniture market is anticipated to witness tremendous growth in the coming years owing to increasing chronic diseases, availability of advanced treatment facilities in hospitals, and high demand for metal-based medical furniture. Medical furniture or hospital furniture together with other advanced medical equipment have a very essential role to play in healthcare.

The furniture is widely used in healthcare centers and hospitals. Medical furniture comprises of blood donor chairs, operating table, hospital bed, stretcher trolleys, bed side table and many others, satisfying the need of the caregivers as well as patients. Other than common furniture, other medical furniture comprises of exam room furniture, bariatric furniture, medical cabinetry, doctor office seating, behavioral health sofas among others.

The furniture is especially designed with the help of advanced and new technology which meets the patients’ needs. It not only aid surgeons to perform surgery with keeping in mind patient safety, but also make them feel comfortable during their hospital stay. Apart from being relaxing and comfortable medical furniture needs to be sterile and safe for the bedridden and ill patients.

The medical furniture market is bifurcated into different segments in terms of product, material, end-use, and regional landscape.

With respect to product, the medical furniture market is categorized into cabinets and lockers, trolleys and stretchers, tables, beds, chairs, and others. Among these, trolleys & stretchers segment will witness more than 2% CAGR over the forthcoming time period. Massive usage of trolleys and stretchers during emergency cases will augment the segmental growth. In healthcare centers trolleys are priceless pieces of furniture. Hospital trolleys are also utilized to transport numerous hospital equipment and supplies like anesthesia equipment, keratometry instrument, and hand accessory equipment.

Based on materials, the medical furniture market is classified into plastics, metal, and wood. In 2019, the metal segment held around 52% market share and will continue to exhibit similar growth over the coming time period. Metal-based medical furniture is easy to clean and is durable, which further boosts the material’s overall market penetration.

In terms of end-use, the overall medical furniture market is segmented into ambulatory surgical centers, home healthcare, hospitals, and others. Among these, hospitals segment will witness rapid growth over the coming time period. In 2019, the segment witnessed more than $11.2 billion market value. Escalating availability of advanced treatment facilities in hospitals will foster the market growth.

From a regional frame of reference, Latin America medical furniture market will witness around 6.5% CAGR over the forecast time period. This anticipated growth is ascribed to the increasing chronic diseases across countries of Latin America.