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Brazil is the largest hospital infrastructure market in Latin America, but remains fragmented.  While there are over 7,800 hospitals in the country, the average hospital is relatively small (24 beds).

  • Number of hospitals: 7,878
  • Number of hospital beds per hospital (average): 24
  • Operating rooms per hospital (average): 2.0

Penetration of:

  • Ventilators: 610%
  • Infusion pumps: 2041%
  • MRI: 7%
  • PET: <1%
  • Ultrasound: 124%

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