Ambulatory services market seen reaching $7.29 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company says the global ambulatory services market is expanding fast as healthcare shifts toward outpatient, lower-cost care. The report forecasts the market will grow from $4.48 billion in 2025 to $7.29 billion by 2030, with telehealth, value-based care and digital tools driving demand.

Why it matters: - Ambulatory services are taking a bigger share of healthcare delivery as patients and providers move away from inpatient care. - The growth points to more care being delivered in outpatient settings, with lower costs, faster access and more convenience for patients. - The market outlook also signals continued investment in telehealth, remote monitoring and patient-focused care models.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Ambulatory Services Global Market Report 2026, covering market size, trends and forecasts for 2026-2035. - The report says the ambulatory services market will rise from $4.48 billion in 2025 to $4.96 billion in 2026. - The report projects the market will reach $7.29 billion by 2030, representing a 10.1% CAGR. - North America held the largest share of the global ambulatory services market in 2025. - The report includes coverage of Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East and Africa.

The details: - Ambulatory services cover medical care for patients who do not need overnight hospitalization. - The care mix includes preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and other outpatient procedures. - Historical growth drivers include the shift from inpatient to outpatient care, efforts to control healthcare costs, rising chronic disease cases, broader insurance coverage for ambulatory treatment and the expansion of urban outpatient clinics. - The report says future growth will be supported by value-based care models, more investment in outpatient facilities, stronger demand for patient-focused care, wider use of remote monitoring and virtual care, and greater emphasis on preventive healthcare. - The report highlights telehealth-enabled ambulatory services, same-day diagnostics and treatments, multispecialty outpatient centers, affordable outpatient care models and digital patient management tools as key trends. - The report adds market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics and tables, Excel-based forecasting dashboards, market hotspots infographics, and updated graphics and tables. - The company also offered a free sample report at More information and the full report at the full report.

Between the lines: - Telemedicine is becoming a core growth engine because it extends care beyond the clinic and makes ambulatory services easier to use. - FAIR Health Inc. reported in April 2023 that national telehealth usage rose 7.3%, from 5.5% of medical claim lines in December 2022 to 5.9% in January 2023. - North America’s lead suggests the region’s healthcare infrastructure and earlier adoption of outpatient models are giving it an advantage. - The forecast implies ambulatory care is moving from a niche alternative to a more central part of healthcare delivery.

What's next: - The market is expected to keep growing through 2030 as healthcare systems expand outpatient capacity and add more digital care tools. - Growth will likely be shaped by how quickly providers adopt virtual care, same-day services and preventive care models. - Regional competition may intensify as ambulatory services expand beyond North America into other global markets.

The bottom line: - Ambulatory services are on a strong long-term growth path, and the market’s next phase looks tied to telehealth, outpatient expansion and digital care delivery.