field hospital

American  

noun

Military.

1. an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.

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field hospital British  

noun

1. a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield equipped to provide remedial surgery and post-operative care

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Etymology

Origin of field hospital

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The organisations say that they collectively support or implement more than half of all food assistance in Gaza, 60 per cent of field hospital operations and all inpatient treatment for children suffering severe acute malnutrition.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

A field hospital adjacent to the main hospital building was set up to receive them.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

On Friday, the director of one field hospital said in a statement that they had an unprecedented influx of patients suffering from severe exhaustion, emaciation and acute malnutrition.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

A kind driver took him to a field hospital for the International Community of the Red Cross.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Across the street, the Apollo campers had set up a field hospital to tend the wounded—dozens of campers and almost as many Hunters.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan