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Objective To develop a set of field tent hospital system to further enhance campaign-level medical support service. Methods The system had its service orientation, functional requirements, component unit and modular elements determined with system analysis. The technical architecture was realized with tent combined with boxes, and the system modules were designed with the method of integrated box and instruments. Results The system had its design executed from the aspects of layout, composition of grid tent, medical functional units, support unit and packaging unit, which was applied in a series of military medical support operations in foreign countries and China as well as in the construction of national medical emergency rescue forces. Conclusion The system gains advantages in modularity, integration, completing, informatization and standardization, and thus greatly enhances the military medical support ability and national emergency medical rescue ability in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]