Ready for wounded soldiers in Denmark: Procures two field hospitals

If a large number of wounded soldiers were suddenly to arrive in Denmark, the regions are now preparing to be able to receive them.

A total of 100 million kroner is being spent on purchasing two mobile field hospitals that can be set up on a field or a parking lot anywhere in the country, and will be used to strengthen Denmark's health preparedness.

This is according to the chairman of the Capital Region of Denmark, Lars Gaardhøj (Social Democrats), who, together with the Central Denmark Region, has been in charge of the purchase on behalf of the regions.

- We live in a more uncertain world, and we have to prepare for that. Therefore, it's about being able to help each other in the NATO alliance, and should there be a war action where there suddenly were many wounded soldiers we needed to help, then we have to be ready.

> It can be used in relation to war actions, but it can actually also be used for major accidents

It is with money from the government's emergency preparedness package (https://regeringen.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/2026/nu-investerer-regeringen-1-2-milliarder-kroner-i-totalberedskabet/) that the regions are purchasing two field hospitals, which can be used both to receive wounded soldiers or civilians injured during a military crisis or conflict near Denmark.

But if an accident like the recent train accident in Spain were to occur, the field hospitals can also be used, says Lars Gaardhøj.

- It can be used in relation to war actions, but it can actually also be used for major accidents or environmental incidents.

* The field hospitals come from a Norwegian company.

* The containers can be unfolded and connected.

* The field hospital operates via an independent generator.

* Approximately 100 wounded soldiers or accident victims can be assessed or treated at the field hospital per day.

* The field hospitals can be used as a forward emergency reception closer to the event.

1 / 5 The field hospitals come from a Norwegian company. 1 / 5 The containers can be unfolded and connected. 2 / 5 The field hospital operates via an independent generator. 3 / 5 Approximately 100 wounded soldiers or accident victims can be assessed or treated at the field hospital per day. 4 / 5 The field hospitals can be used as a forward emergency reception closer to the event. 5 / 5

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Fold-out containers

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The two field hospitals consist of a series of containers that can be unfolded, connected, and become one large reception center, resembling an emergency department at a hospital, but on a smaller scale and located closer to the accident or conflict.

Here, healthcare personnel can receive up to 100 patients per day and provide them with emergency treatment before they are possibly sent on to various hospitals.

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Two field hospitals for Denmark

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* They cost approximately 100 million kroner and were purchased in Norway

* They will be delivered at the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027.

* They consist of containers that can be unfolded on two sides and can be connected via tents, thereby being arranged into a large, cohesive reception center.

* They can be moved on trucks and can be ready within 12 hours.

* It is secret where they will be stored.

* Source: Capital Region of Denmark and Central Denmark Region

Mobile emergency rooms exist today, but in much smaller and older versions. And therefore, the new field hospitals must also be used to shield the healthcare system from large groups of seriously injured, says Lars Gaardhøj.

> It is a kind of return to the time during the Cold War, where civil

> robustness matters, and where the military is not the only thing that can

> defend a country.

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Back to the Cold War

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According to Rasmus Dahlberg, a researcher in emergency preparedness and societal security, it is time for Denmark to catch up with other NATO countries when it comes to preparedness.

Countries like Norway and Sweden are 5-10 years ahead of Denmark, while Germany is also already conducting exercises with large field hospitals.

- Even though we are not among the first, it is unequivocally good that we are now getting field hospitals and preparing for war and crises. In that way, it is a kind of return to the time during the Cold War, where civil robustness matters, and where the military is not the only thing that can defend a country.

Rasmus Dahlberg calls the field hospitals a must-do task for Denmark when it comes to being part of the NATO community.

- But we can be pleased that the field hospitals can be used for things other than those related to war – unlike missiles, says Rasmus Dahlberg.

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