{"id":14685,"date":"2021-04-23T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/?p=14685"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:18:37","slug":"in-2020-argentine-hospitals-surged-in-specialized-equipment-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/in-2020-argentine-hospitals-surged-in-specialized-equipment-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"In 2020 Argentine Hospitals Surged in Specialized Equipment Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although the COVID-19 pandemic would\nostensibly focus hospital resources on more basic equipment such as ventilators\nand patient monitors, in 2020 Argentina\u2019s hospitals increased their counts of\nhighly specialized medical equipment \u2014 along with basic equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Health Intelligence (GHI) analyzed the final 2020 data from HospiScope, which tracks the installed base of medical equipment and devices for hospitals in Latin America. Argentina posted impressive increases in specialized medical equipment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hemodialysis machines: 15.1% increase <\/li><li> MRI machines: 14.9% increase <\/li><li> Linear accelerators: 10.7% increase <\/li><li> Angiograms: 8.2% increase <\/li><li> Gamma cameras: 6.2% increase <\/li><li> Fluoroscopes: 5.1% increase <\/li><li> C-arms: 3.5% increase <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all types of specialized medical\nequipment increased their counts in Argentine hospitals in 2020: for example,\nbone densitometers decreased by 2% and stereotactic mammography machines went\ndown by 9.9%. That said, it is impressive that at least 7 categories of\nhigh-ticket medical equipment went up, especially in a year in which many\nsurgical procedures that require this equipment were cancelled or postponed due\nto COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina\u2019s hospitals also increased their counts of certain types of basic medical equipment in 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patient monitoring systems: 16.8% increase <\/li><li>Infusion pumps: 6.8% increase <\/li><li>Anesthesia machines: 6.5% increase <\/li><li>Ventilators: 4.9% increase <\/li><li>Ultrasound machines: 4.9% increase  <\/li><li>EKG machines: 2.5% increase <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Equipment Market Growth in Argentina, 2019-2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While 2020\u2019s growth is interesting data to\nhave, sales and marketing teams for medical equipment manufacturers in Latin\nAmerica require future growth projections for the medical equipment market. In\nour <em>HospiRank 2020<\/em> report \u2014 which features the best-equipped hospitals\nin Argentina and 9 other major hospital markets \u2014 also features growth\nprojections for medical equipment\/devices in Latin America for more than 30\ncategories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a look at the forecasted compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2019 and 2023 for the equipment types that posted strong growth in 2020 in Argentina:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hemodialysis machines: 11% CAGR <\/li><li>MRI machines: 11% CAGR <\/li><li>Linear accelerators: 9% CAGR <\/li><li>Angiograms: 9% CAGR <\/li><li>Gamma cameras: 15% CAGR <\/li><li>Fluoroscopes: 27% CAGR <\/li><li>C-arms: 7% CAGR <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> The 2020 growth categories all have projected CAGR through 2023\u2026and 4 of these 7 categories have higher projected CAGRs than their 2020 growth rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same encouraging outlook is projected for the basic equipment types that grew strongly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Infusion pumps: 23% CAGR <\/li><li>Anesthesia machines: 3% CAGR <\/li><li>Ventilators: 8% CAGR <\/li><li>Ultrasound machines: 4% CAGR  <\/li><li>EKG machines: 3% CAGR<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going further<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Contact us for a deeper dive (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us for a deeper dive<\/a> into the medical equipment market in Argentina. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HospiScope (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/hospiscope\/\" target=\"_blank\">HospiScope<\/a> will reveal growth\/contraction for dozens more types of equipment, along with the specific hospitals that are acquiring the most equipment. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ShareScope (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/sharescope-market-size-share\/\" target=\"_blank\">ShareScope<\/a> can allow you to understand which companies have the highest market share in different areas, while <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SurgiScope (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/surgiscope\/\" target=\"_blank\">SurgiScope<\/a> allows you to gauge market demand by knowing which surgical procedures are the most popular. <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/inscope-custom-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"In-Scope (opens in a new tab)\">In-Scope<\/a> can help you go deeper into Argentina or other markets to understand the specific demand drivers through a customized study. This can allow you to plan your strategy in Argentina even more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, if you\u2019re more interested in keeping up with changes with hospitals in Argentina or in 11 other markets, explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/latam-hospital-market-monitoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Latin American Hospital Monitoring Service. (opens in a new tab)\">Latin American Hospital Monitoring Service.<\/a> Subscribing to this service gives you data updates every week on the hospitals in the LatAm country (countries) of your choice. You access the data using a Power BI platform that displays this fresh information in an easy-to-use format that make it ideal for your planning or presentation needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressive jumps with both high-tech and basic equipment, along with strong growth projected in the near term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5410,5411,5412,5413,5414,5415,5417,5419,5420,5422,5424,5425,5426,5427,5429,5431],"class_list":{"0":"post-14685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghi-analysis","8":"tag-anesthesia-machines-6-5-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","9":"tag-angiograms-8-2-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","10":"tag-c-arms-3-5-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","11":"tag-ekg-machines-2-5-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","12":"tag-fluoroscopes-5-1-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","13":"tag-gamma-cameras-6-2-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","14":"tag-global-health-intelligence-ghi-analyzed-the-final-2020-data-from-hospiscope","15":"tag-hemodialysis-machines-15-1-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","16":"tag-in-2020-argentinas-hospitals-increased-their-counts-of-highly-specialized-medical-equipment-along-with-basic-equipment","17":"tag-in-2020-argentine-hospitals-surged-in-specialized-equipment-counts","18":"tag-infusion-pumps-6-8-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","19":"tag-linear-accelerators-10-7-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","20":"tag-mri-machines-14-9-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","21":"tag-patient-monitoring-systems-16-8-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","22":"tag-ultrasound-machines-4-9-increase-in-argentina-in-2020","23":"tag-ventilators-4-9-increase-in-argentina-in-2020"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14685"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29831,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14685\/revisions\/29831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}