A military hospital is a
hospital owned and operated by a
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distin ...
. They are often reserved for the use of
military personnel
Military personnel are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, air force, space force, and coast guard), rank ( officer, non-commissioned officer, ...
and their dependents, but in some countries are made available to civilians as well. They may or may not be located on a
military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for o ...
; many are not.

In the United Kingdom and Germany, British military hospitals have been closed; military personnel are usually treated in a special wing of a designated civilian hospital, in the UK, these are referred to as a
Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit
A Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit, or MDHU, is military healthcare facility, embedded within a civilian National Health Service hospital. The United Kingdom Armed Forces no longer run dedicated military hospitals by themselves, the last of such ...
. Service personnel injured in
combat operations
Combat operations area - process is undertaken by armed forces during military campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements to facilitate the setting of objectives, direction of combat, and assessment of the operation plan's success.
...
are normally treated at the
Royal Centre for Defence Medicine.
Examples
Asia
Azerbaijan
* Central Clinical Hospital
*
Baku Military Garrison Hospital
* Military Hospital of Frontiers
* Central Customs Hospital
* Hospital of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs
* Central Military Hospital
* Military Hospital of the