Rising Patient Numbers, High Value Products Boosting US Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies

Cleveland, OH, October 8, 2024 — Demand for disposable medical supplies in the US is forecast to increase 4.6% yearly in nominal terms through 2028, according to Disposable Medical Supplies: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Gains will be driven by increasing preferences among medical providers and patients for higher-value products with enhanced safety, convenience, and infection-resistant properties. Through 2028, sales of drug delivery disposables are projected to rise 5.7% annually, making it the largest and fastest growing discrete product segment. Gains will be spurred by an expanding volume of hospital admissions, elective and essential surgical procedures, and outpatient and home healthcare episodes. The home healthcare market is expected to post the fastest growth in demand among the discrete market segments, as more individuals seek to meet basic medical needs through self-treatment and preventive medicine practices.

These and other key insights are featured in Disposable Medical Supplies: United States. This report forecasts to 2028 US disposable medical supplies demand in nominal US dollars at the wholesale level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:

• drug delivery disposables
• wound management disposables
• nonwoven medical disposables
• other disposable medical supplies such as catheters, diabetes testing strips, and disposable surgical instruments

• hospitals
• home healthcare
• outpatient facilities
• physicians’ offices
• skilled nursing homes
• dental practices
• other markets such as ambulance and paramedic service providers, senior day camps and centers, and coroners and law enforcement agencies

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2013 to 2023; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2013, 2018, and 2023.

More information about the report is available at:

https://www.freedoniagroup.com/freedonia-focus/disposable-medical-supplies-united-states-ff40019.htm

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Each month, The Freedonia Group publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Healthcare & Life Sciences reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports.

Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:

• total historical market size and industry output
• segmentation by products and markets
• identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
• segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
• a survey of the supply base
• suggested resources for further study