Sector data
The figures on transitional care in Brazil, each one with the date and the source of the survey it belongs to.
Association survey · August 2023
The survey by the association itself.
beds dedicated to transitional care in Brazil
growth in the number of beds over five years
of the country's transitional care units represented by ABRAHCT
ABRAHCT survey released in August 2023, compared with the 1,361 beds in operation in 2018. At the time of release, the sector was expected to reach almost 3,300 beds in the years that followed.
Sector Diagnosis · released by the press
The 2025 picture, according to the press.
The indicators below are part of the Sector Diagnosis and were released by Medicina S/A in April 2025. Until ABRAHCT publishes the full study, always cite them with attribution to the outlet.
transitional care beds in operation
beds serving the public health system (SUS)
of estimated potential demand covered
in monthly gross revenue for the sector
professionals employed, 72% in direct care
average length of stay
occupancy rate
of beds concentrated in São Paulo
Note: the 2,573 beds in operation (2025) and the 2,745 dedicated beds (2023) are not the same measurement — the definitions differ in the labels themselves — and should not be combined into a single series.
For journalists and researchers
How to cite these figures.
2023 figures
2,745 beds · +101.6% · 72% representation — cite with the note:
“ABRAHCT survey released in August 2023, compared with the 1,361 beds in operation in 2018.”
Sector Diagnosis figures
2,573 beds in operation and the other indicators — cite as “according to data released by Medicina S/A in April 2025”.
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Timeline
The surveys, in order.
2018
1,361 beds dedicated to transitional care in Brazil — the baseline for the 2023 survey.
August 2023
ABRAHCT releases its own survey: 2,745 dedicated beds, growth of 101.6% in five years, and 72% of the market's units represented by the association. The release is picked up by Revista Visão Hospitalar and Saúde Business.
January 2025
ABRAHCT calls on the sector to take part in a national study on transitional care (GeHosp, 20/01/2025).
April 2025
Data from the Sector Diagnosis is released by Medicina S/A.
ABRAHCT survey released in August 2023, compared with the 1,361 beds in operation in 2018.
Press
Information for the press.
Institutional boilerplate
The Brazilian Association of Transitional Care Hospitals and Clinics (ABRAHCT) represents and brings together the institutions that care for patients recovering from acute illness who are not yet ready to go home — the link between acute care and home care.
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