DUBLIN, June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5xvq4p/hospital) has announced the addition of the "Hospital Stretchers Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

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Hospital stretchers are patient transport apparatus used for transportation of a patient safely within a healthcare center or facility. In the current scenario, other than patient transportation, hospital stretchers are also being used as hospital beds, surgical platform and for inspection or examination desk.

Hospital stretchers market is well established, however, increasing demand for technology-enabled hospital stretchers owing to rising incidences of chronic diseases and geriatric population is expected to fuel the growth of this market. The hospital stretchers market report is focused towards identifying the current scenario as well as future market potential for hospital stretchers globally.

The hospital stretchers market has been segmented as per three parameters, such as, product types, technology and applications. On the basis of product types, the market is divided into fixed height, adjustable, bariatric, and radiographic and other types of stretchers.

Further, on the basis of technology, hospital stretchers market is subdivided into motorized and non-motorized stretchers. Based on applications, hospital stretchers market is categorized as intra-hospital transport, emergency department, day care surgery department, pediatric surgery department, and radiology department hospital stretchers. These stretchers are used not only for patient transportation, but also for many of specialized purposes and in many departmental operations, such as MRI and others.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Preface

Chapter 2 Executive Summary

Chapter 3 Market Overview

Chapter 4 Hospital Stretchers Market, by Product type

Chapter 5 Hospital Stretchers Market, by Technology

Chapter 6 Hospital Stretchers Market, by Applications

Chapter 7 Hospital Stretchers Market, by Geography

Chapter 8 Competitive Landscape

Chapter 9 Recommendations

Chapter 10 Company Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

• Anetic Aid Limited
• ArjoHuntleigh, Inc.
• Fu Shun Hsing Technology Co. Ltd.
• GF Health Products, Inc. (Hausted Patient Handling Services, LLC)
• Gendron, Inc.
• Givas S.r.l.
• Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
• Mac Medical, Inc.
• Spencer Italia S.r.l.
• Stryker Corporation
• TransMotion Medical, Inc.

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