Growing Medical Tourism to Augment the Growth of the Hospital Stretchers Market
A stretcher, also known as gurney, is a medical device used for moving patients who require medical care. Over the years, hospital stretchers have evolved as a multipurpose device, and still transforming to provide ease and convenience for caregivers and better comfort to patients. Hospital stretchers are mainly used in acute hospital care situations such as in rescue services, military, emergency, and general medical services. Moreover, apart from this, they are used as surgical platform, hospital bed, and as inspection or examination desk. Most hospital stretchers are simple, lightweight, made of metal or other synthetic materials. Increasing number of bariatric patient is driving the growth of the Hospital Stretchers Market . A person is classified as having obesity and may be referred to as a bariatric patient when they have a body mass index (BMI) that is equal to or greater than 30. According to the Trust for America's Health (the State of Obesity 2020), the