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Hospital lighting encompasses the lighting solutions employed in hospitals to achieve both practical and aesthetic effects, playing a crucial role in supporting health treatments, patient rehabilitation, doctor-patient interactions, hospital operations, and cost control.
The primary product categories of hospital lighting include troffers, surface-mounted lights, surgical lamps, and other related products. Troffers, for instance, are rectangular lights installed on ceilings, providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance with low power consumption. These are commonly used in diagnostic imaging chambers to minimize microbial contamination. Various lighting technologies, such as fluorescent, LED, renewable energy, and others, are utilized in hospital lighting solutions. These lighting products are suitable for applications in patient wards, ICUs, examination rooms, surgical suites, and other areas within healthcare facilities.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
Tariffs have influenced the hospital lighting market by raising import costs for LEDs, lighting control chips, fixtures, and electronic drivers sourced from major manufacturing hubs across Asia. Patient wards, surgical suites, and examination rooms in North America and Europe experience the greatest cost impact due to heavy reliance on imported components. However, tariffs are also driving increased regional assembly, domestic fixture production, and innovation in energy-efficient and cost-optimized lighting solutions, strengthening long-term supply stability in healthcare environments.
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The hospital lighting market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $8.71 billion in 2025 to $9.35 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to early use of fluorescent lighting in hospitals, adoption of basic surgical lamps, expansion of traditional surface-mounted lights, reliance on manual lighting control systems, growth in patient room illumination applications.
The hospital lighting market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $12.45 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for led surgical lamps, rising adoption of smart hospital lighting platforms, expansion of energy-efficient healthcare infrastructure, development of tunable white lighting systems, growth in advanced examination room lighting. Major trends in the forecast period include adoption of energy-efficient hospital lighting systems, expansion of smart IoT-enabled lighting platforms, integration of AI-based illumination controls, development of human-centric lighting technologies, advancement of immersive lighting solutions.
An increase in the number of hospitals worldwide is expected to propel the hospital lighting market. Hospitals are a vital component of the development of a healthcare system. External pressures, weaknesses in healthcare systems, and deficiencies in the hospital sector are currently contributing to the construction of more hospitals in various parts of the world. This rising construction of hospitals globally influences the demand for and use of hospital lighting to achieve functional or aesthetic effects inside and around the facility. For example, in May 2023, according to data from the American Hospital Association (AHA), a US-based national organization, there were a total of 6,129 hospitals in 2023, up from 6,093 hospitals in 2022. Therefore, the increase in the number of primary healthcare centers and hospitals will drive the demand for the hospital lighting market.
Leading companies in the hospital lighting market are prioritizing product development to maintain their market position. Product development involves the creation, design, and launch of new products or services. For example, in August 2024, Getinge, a prominent global medical technology company based in Sweden, unveiled two innovative products aimed at improving surgical efficiency and safety: the Maquet Corin operating room table and the Maquet Ezea surgical light. These products are designed to streamline the daily tasks of medical professionals, emphasizing user-friendliness and safety. The Maquet Ezea surgical light is engineered for durability and complies with evolving risk management standards, establishing itself as an essential tool in surgical settings due to its versatility and ease of use.
In September 2025, Sunoptic Technologies, a U.S.-based provider of surgical lighting and visualization systems, acquired the LED Handheld Light Source product line from Acera LED Lighting for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition broadens Sunoptic's portfolio in surgical and hospital illumination, strengthens its position in the medical lighting market, and complements its existing range of high-performance surgical headlamps and light sources used in operating rooms and clinical settings. Acera is a U.S.-based supplier of untethered LED illumination products for medical and industrial applications, including advanced handheld lighting solutions.
Major companies operating in the hospital lighting market are Acuity Brands Inc., KLS Martin Group, Eaton Corporation PLC, Hubbell Incorporated, Koninklijke Philips NV, Trilux GmbH & Co. KG, Zumtobel Group, General Electric Company (GE Lighting), Kenall Manufacturing Company, Brandon Medical Company, Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Signify Holding BV, Osram Licht AG, Orion Energy Systems Inc., Thorn Lighting Ltd., Waldmann GmbH & Co. KG, Skytron LLC, Stryker Corporation, Hillrom (Baxter International), Herbert Waldmann GmbH
North America was the largest region in the hospital lighting market in 2025. Europe was the second-largest region in the hospital lighting market. The regions covered in the hospital lighting market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the hospital lighting market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The hospital lighting market consists of sales of compact fluorescent lighting, halogen lamps, infrared lamps, and medical lamps. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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