The South Korea Patient Handling Equipment Market was valued at $10.8 Million in 2025 and projected to reach to $15.6 Million by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 7.7%. South Korea's patient handling equipment market is poised for sustained expansion through 2030, driven by demographic shifts and healthcare sector modernization.
| Market Size in | USD 26.32 MN |
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South Korea's rapidly aging demographic, with over 17% of the population aged 65+, is significantly increasing demand for patient handling equipment in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care settings.
Government initiatives and substantial healthcare spending in South Korea are accelerating the adoption of advanced patient mobility solutions and mechanical lifting devices across medical facilities.
South Korea's market CAGR of 7.7% significantly exceeds the global average of 5.8%, reflecting strong regional market dynamics and healthcare modernization efforts.
South Korean healthcare providers are increasingly adopting smart and automated patient handling equipment, positioning the country as a leader in innovative mobility solutions within Asia.
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Stryker’s patient-handling equipment supports lateral patient transfers, positioning, transportation, and emergency/acute-care mobility, including operating-room transfers, through its MATS systems and hospital stretchers. Its Prime Series integrates advanced mobility, electric functionality, bed-exit alerts, and pressure-redistribution surfaces. | Reduces caregiver physical strain, facilitates safer and more efficient patient transfers, supports fall prevention, improves patient positioning and comfort, and enhances workflow efficiency during hospital transportation and surgical procedures. |
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Baxter’s Hillrom portfolio supports lifting, repositioning, transferring, transporting, and supporting patients across critical care, acute care, rehabilitation, and other healthcare environments. Its portfolio includes overhead, mobile and sit-to-stand lifts, beds, surfaces, stretchers, and related patient-mobility equipment. | Helps reduce caregiver injury risk, supports earlier and more frequent patient mobility, improves patient positioning and transfer safety, and provides healthcare facilities with integrated equipment for different patient acuity and mobility needs. |
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Arjo’s patient handling equipment supports safe patient mobilization, transfers, repositioning, and lifting across hospitals, long-term care, rehabilitation, and home-care environments. Its portfolio includes floor lifts, ceiling lifts, slings, and transfer equipment, including the Maxi Move 5 for multiple transfer and care tasks. | Supports safe and dignified patient mobility, reduces physical demands on caregivers, enables more efficient transfers, and can support single-caregiver workflows when appropriate equipment and procedures are in place. |
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Savaria Patient Care equipment is used for patient lifting, transferring, repositioning, pressure management, and mobility support across acute care, long-term care, rehabilitation, and home care settings. Its portfolio includes ceiling lifts, floor lifts, slings, therapeutic surfaces, transfer aids, and medical beds. | Improves patient and caregiver safety, supports ergonomic handling, enhances patient comfort and positioning, facilitates safe transfers, and provides integrated equipment supported by clinical education and service capabilities. |
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Invacare’s patient-handling portfolio is used primarily to lift and transfer people with mobility impairments in medical and home-care settings. Its equipment supports transfers from beds, chairs, floors, and toilets, while its broader portfolio includes electric medical beds and mobility equipment for home and institutional care. | Enables safer patient transfers, improves caregiver convenience, supports patients with mobility limitations, and provides equipment suitable for home-care environments, including equipment for disabled, bariatric, elderly, and post-surgical users. |
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| Report Metric | Details |
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| Base Year | 2025 |
| Fastest Growing Segment | PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICES (Type) |
| Forecast Period | 2025–2030 |
| Growth Rate | CAGR of 5.8% from 2025 to 2030 |
| Largest Segment | ACUTE CARE (Application) |
| Market Size Base Year (Billions) | ~USD 12.37 (2025) |
| Revenue Forecast (Billions) | ~USD 16.4 (2030) |
| Segments Covered | Type, Application, End User |
3 segment dimensions are covered across the global market.
| Company | HQ | Ownership | Strongest segments |
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| KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC. | United States | Private Company | Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) – drug-intensive inpatient care,Inpatient rehabilitation facilities – chronic disease and recovery pathways,Contract rehabilitation and ancillary services, |
| GODREJ GROUP | India | Private Company | Home appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, ACs, microwaves, coolers),Commercial appliances (medical refrigerators, deep freezers, vending, institutional cooling),Locks, architectural hardware, security products, and kitchen fittings, |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | United States | Public Company | Hospital Operations and Services (acute and specialty hospitals, trauma, tertiary/quaternary care),Ambulatory Care (ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, outpatient services),Other Services (imaging centers, urgent care, micro-hospitals, telemedicine and ancillary), |
| ARJO | Sweden | Public Company | Medical beds and surfaces,Patient handling and mobility solutions,Hygiene and disinfection, |
| BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | United States | Public Company | Medical Products & Therapies (IV, infusion, parenteral nutrition, renal-related),Healthcare Systems & Technologies (smart beds, monitoring, OR integration, respiratory),Pharmaceuticals (generic injectables, inhaled anesthetics, specialty injectables, compounding), |
| SAVARIA | Canada | Public Company | Accessibility – elevators and platform lifts,Accessibility – stairlifts and dumbwaiters,Wheelchair accessible and adapted vehicles, |
| STRYKER CORPORATION | United States | Public Company | Orthopaedic Implants (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Ankle, Trauma & Extremities),MedSurg Equipment & Patient Handling,Neurotechnology & Stroke / VTE Intervention, |
| GF HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. | United States | Private Company | Beds and extended care products,Mobility products and wheelchairs,Bathroom safety and home care products, |
Kindred Healthcare Inc. is a private healthcare company founded in 1985 and based in the United States, operating with a workforce of 64,200 employees.
Godrej Group is an Indian private company established in 1897 with 13,316 employees, representing over a century of business operations.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a publicly traded U.S. healthcare company founded in 1967 with 88,500 employees.
Arjo is a Swedish public company established in 1957 with 7,000 employees.
Baxter International, Inc. is a publicly traded U.S. company founded in 1931 with 37,500 employees.
Savaria is a Canadian public company founded in 1979 with 2,550 employees.
Stryker Corporation is a publicly traded U.S. company established in 1941 with 56,000 employees.
GF Health Products, Inc. is a private U.S. company founded in 1946 with 2,023 employees.
South Korea's patient handling equipment market is valued at USD 10.8 million in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 15.6 million by 2030.
South Korea's patient handling equipment market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% from 2025 to 2030.
South Korea's aging population, stringent workplace safety regulations, healthcare infrastructure modernization, and increasing adoption of ergonomic solutions in healthcare facilities are key growth drivers.
South Korea's hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and home healthcare providers are all increasing their adoption of patient handling equipment.
South Korea's patient handling equipment market is growing at 7.7% CAGR, which exceeds the global market CAGR of 5.8%, reflecting stronger regional demand and healthcare investment.
The study focused on estimating the current market size for the patient handling equipment sector. Extensive secondary research was conducted to gather information about the patient handling equipment industry. The next step involved validating the findings, assumptions, and estimates through primary research with industry experts across the value chain. Various approaches were used to estimate the total market size, including top-down and bottom-up methods. Next, market segmentation and data triangulation procedures were used to determine the sizes of the segments and subsegments within the patient handling equipment market.
The secondary research process relies heavily on secondary sources, including directories and databases such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Factiva, and D&B Hoovers. It also includes white papers, annual reports, investor presentations, SEC filings, and publications from government sources. Notable examples include the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), the US Census Bureau, the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Trade Administration (ITA), the Global Burden of Disease Study, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These sources were utilized to gather information for the global patient handling equipment market study. The process aimed to provide insights into key players, market classification and segmentation based on industry trends, down to the most detailed level. It also focused on significant developments from both market and technological perspectives. A comprehensive database of key industry leaders was also created using the information obtained through secondary research.
In the primary research process for this report, various sources from both the supply and demand sides were interviewed to gather qualitative and quantitative information. The supply-side primary sources included industry experts such as CEOs, vice presidents, marketing and sales directors, technology and innovation directors, and other key executives from major companies and organizations in the patient handling equipment market. On the demand side, primary sources included pharmaceutical companies, vaccination centers, hospitals and clinics, pharmacies, and university researchers and academics. This primary research validated the market segmentation, identified key players, and gathered insights on major industry trends and market dynamics.
A breakdown of the primary respondents is provided below:

Note 1: C-level primaries include CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and VPs.
Note 2: Others include sales managers, marketing managers, business development managers, product managers, distributors, and suppliers.
Note 3: Companies are classified into tiers based on their total revenue. As of 2024, Tier 1 = >USD 10.00 billion, Tier 2 = USD 1.00 billion to USD 10.00 billion, and Tier 3 = <USD 1.00 billion.
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For the global market value, annual revenues were calculated based on the revenue mapping of major product manufacturers and OEMs active in the global patient handling equipment market. All the major product manufacturers were identified at the global and/or country/regional level. Revenue mapping for the respective business segments/sub-segments was done for the major players. Also, the global patient handling equipment market was split into various segments and sub-segments based on:
The above data was consolidated, along with detailed inputs and analysis from MarketsandMarkets, and presented in this report.

After arriving at the overall size of the global patient handling equipment market through the methodology mentioned above, this market was split into several segments and subsegments. Where applicable, the data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact market value data for the key segments and subsegments. The extrapolated market data was triangulated by studying various macro indicators and regional trends from both demand- and supply-side participants.
Patient handling equipment refers to specialized medical devices designed to safely lift, move, reposition, or support patients during mobility. These devices, including mobility devices, medical beds, patient transfer devices, and others, are crucial for reducing caregiver injury risk and improving patient care quality. These devices ensure compliance with safety regulations and support high-quality patient care delivery across healthcare environments. The primary end users of patient handling equipment are hospitals, home care settings, emergency medical services, elderly care facilities, residential care communities, trauma centers, and nursing homes.
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