Global Healthcare UPS Market – Current Trends & Market Forecasts (2010 – 2015)
| Global Healthcare UPS Market – Current Trends & Market Forecasts (2010 – 2015) |
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Power management and protection from fluctuations and failures are vital factors affecting the quality of care provided to patients today. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) play a crucial role in enabling better power supply management to medical devices by protecting critical equipments from damage due to fluctuations. The total market for UPS was valued at US $1.2 billion in 2010, of which Healthcare UPS Market accounted for US $400 million. It consists of two main segments namely, large facility and small facility UPS. Large facility UPS forms the larger market segment with around 43% share, as healthcare facilities and research labs mainly deploy these systems.
UPS have gradually gained immense importance in the healthcare industry, owing to their ability to prevent life-threatening consequences occurring due to inadequate power supply which leads to failure of critical medical devices and equipments. With applications in multiple areas like medical devices, patient vicinity devices, and IT equipments, and numerous benefits associated with these systems, the Healthcare UPS Market is expected to surge high in the near future.

