Manufacturers and distributors need to be ready for when demand picks up.
2020 has produced 3 major challenges for medical equipment manufacturers operating in Latin America:
- A major decrease in demand for most medical equipment and devices (other than life support and COVID detection equipment)
- Cancelled or postponed procedures, further lessening demand
- Industry restructuring
Mapping the leading hospitals and understanding the key accounts in the region is essential to success.
HospiRank 2020 is the world’s only report that features detailed insights on leading hospitals, showing the exact amounts of equipment across a wide range of modalities.
HospiRank 2020’s wealth of data features:

Rankings of the 10 best-equipped hospitals in 10 key markets in Latin America
Including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and more.

Nearly 800 hospitals included
Reflecting the best the region has to offer.
95% of data listed was verified directly with the hospitals.

For each hospital, a listing of the specific counts they possess of 29 categories of installed equipment
Ranging from angiograms, bone densitometers, MRI and CT scanners to ultrasound machines, X-Ray machines and ventilators, among others.

Rankings are organized by category, reflecting actual equipment presence within hospitals
Such as accommodating patients (beds); surgeries (number of ORs, surgical tables, anesthesia machines, etc.); advanced diagnostic imaging (gamma cameras, MRI machines, CT scanners, etc.); treating cancer (radiotherapy machines, linear accelerators, etc.); and much more.
Going Further
HospiRank 2020 offers a deeper level of insights, such as:
- GHI’s proprietary TechTier adoption model, showing manufacturers the key traits of hospitals that purchase high-tech equipment and why
- A breakdown of the 100+ hospitals in Latin America that possess robotic surgery equipment, including country, name, model purchased and year of purchase
- The exact amounts of medical equipment on hand in LatAm hospitals in 10 countries, covering 30+ categories
- Growth projections for each equipment type for 2020 and 2021
- CAGR for each equipment type for 2019-2023