LATAM Healthcare Environmental Services Market

The LATAM healthcare environmental services market is projected to reach USD 1.33 billion by 2031, up from USD 0.94 billion in 2026, at a CAGR of 7.1% over the forecast period.

The LATAM healthcare environmental services market is growing mainly due to the development of hospitals and other clinical facilities in the region, increased demand for infection prevention measures, and improved healthcare waste management practices. As more investment pours into the region’s health sector through public-private partnerships and government spending, the number of hospitals, specialty clinics, labs, and health care centers will continue to rise, thereby creating a need for cleaning, disinfection, biomedical waste disposal, and other infection control measures. Furthermore, PAHO's emphasis on improving the quality of health care in PAHO is driving demand for these services, as they can reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

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The prominent players in the LATAM healthcare environmental services market include Sodexo (France), ISS World (Denmark), Grupo Eulen (Spain), Aramark (US), Grupo Brasanitas (Brazil), Onet (France), Jani-King International, Inc. (US), and others.

The major role played by Sodexo, ISS World, Grupo Eulen, Aramark, Grupo Brasanitas, Onet, and Jani-King International within the Latin American healthcare environmental services industry is mainly attributed to their large-scale operations, regional presence, and outsourcing of healthcare support services expertise. Global companies such as Sodexo, ISS World, Aramark, and Onet benefit from years of experience in areas such as cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and integrated facilities management, enabling them to offer outsourced services to large hospital networks throughout Latin America. On the other hand, regional players such as Grupo Brasanitas have successfully carved out a niche for themselves in the region, especially in countries like Brazil, by virtue of their large workforce and expertise in janitorial and healthcare sanitation. The involvement of companies like Grupo Eulen and Jani-King in specialized cleaning methodologies, hospital sanitation with compliance, and scalable service delivery methods only goes on to reinforce the competitive environment. However, their success in securing long-term contracts, stringent hygiene requirements, advanced cleaning technologies, and cost-effective environmental services have enabled them to dominate the Latin American healthcare environmental services industry.

• In November 2025, Codelco partnered with Aramark to establish a job training campus in the Antofagasta Region, aimed at enhancing employability, workforce skills, and labor productivity. The initiative focuses on certifying local talent in key service areas such as hospitality, food services, cleaning, and maintenance, thereby supporting regional workforce development and strengthening the local talent pipeline.
• In July 2024, Sodexo announced a partnership with UVD Robots, the global leader in market share for autonomous UV robots. This collaboration aims to enhance Sodexo's fully standardized, evidence-based program, Protecta, by improving environmental hygiene and ensuring greater safety for both staff and clients. Additionally, the partnership will elevate disinfection solutions across facilities in the United States.

Sodexo (France)

Sodexo is one of the prominent providers of integrated facility management and healthcare support services in the Latin America healthcare environment services market. This provider of healthcare environment services derives its advantage from its extensive global expertise in facility management services, including hospital housekeeping, infection prevention, medical waste disposal, linen services, and more. Sodexo provides services across all major countries in Latin America through its presence in healthcare and facilities management. The company provides environmental services to hospitals and other healthcare institutions in Latin America to improve hygiene standards, making them safer for patients and helping them meet regulatory requirements. Sodexo provides bundled solutions that help hospitals become more efficient in operation and decrease hospital-acquired infections (HAI).

Aramark (US)

Aramark is a leading firm in the Latin American healthcare environmental services market, due to its impressive international footprint in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, as well as its Aramark Healthcare+ platform, which caters to hospital needs. The firm offers an extensive range of healthcare environmental services such as hospital housekeeping, infection control, patient room cleaning, air quality management, linen support, and facilities management solutions designed specifically for clinical settings. Aramark is particularly competitive in the Latin American healthcare environmental services market due to its ability to offer healthcare organizations an end-to-end solution by providing both environmental services and food, nutrition, and facilities management, allowing hospitals to subcontract all their non-clinical functions through a single provider.

Market Ranking

Some of the leading companies operating in Latin American EVS services for the healthcare industry include the France-based firm Sodexo, a well-established company with global reach and extensive experience in hospital cleaning and facility management. Other companies include Denmark-based ISS World, which enjoys recognition owing to its vast presence in multiple countries, established hospital cleaning protocol, and outsourcing cleaning services. Another prominent player operating in the market is Spain-based Grupo Eulen, which offers clinical cleaning, disinfection services, and hospital support according to regulations for hospitals and diagnostic centers. Aramark, an American multinational corporation, also enjoys considerable prominence in the Latin America healthcare EVS market thanks to its varied range of healthcare support services and focus on infection prevention workflow management. Finally, another prominent company operating in the region is Brazil-based Grupo Brasanitas, which enjoys recognition in the Brazilian market for its local presence, scalable workforce, and effective janitorial/hospital sanitization services. These companies have ranked highest in their ability to win long-term hospital contracts, offer cost-efficient outsourcing of EVS services, use advanced cleaning technologies, and ensure high hygiene standards in Latin America.

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