France hospital readiness: a leaked Health Ministry memo urges regional hospitals to prepare for possible mass-casualty surges by March 2026, including staging hubs near ports/airports and extra trauma/PTSD training.

France’s health ministry has quietly asked the nation’s hospitals to gear up for a ‘major military engagement’ in Europe, with full readiness requested by March 2026.

The instruction, revealed by Le Canard Enchaîné, has been sent to the regional health agencies (ARS) and sketches out how the system should cope if France becomes a rear base in a large-scale conflict. According to the document – dated July 18, 2025- Hospitals are told to be ready to receive large numbers of wounded troops – French and allied – at short notice, and to do so for weeks or even months. To speed the flow, the ministry proposes setting up medical staging centres near ports and airports, so patients can be stabilised and moved on to their home nations quickly.

https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/08/27/france-tells-hospitals-to-be-war-ready-by-march-2026-leaked-letter-lays-out-mass-casualty-plan/

AND (an older 2025 article)

Germany’s Bavaria calls for hospitals to be prepared for war

The military threat to Europe posed by Russia and the potential withdrawal of the new US President Trump from the existing security partnership mean massive action is needed for Germany’s healthcare system and society as a whole,” the CSU politician told our editorial team. She stressed that while strengthening defence readiness is crucial, this step must not be confined solely to the Bundeswehr. “Rather, the civilian sector must also brace itself,” Gerlach insisted.

https://caliber.az/en/post/germany-s-bavaria-calls-for-hospitals-to-be-prepared-for-war

AND (2Q/25 behind paywall article)

As the UK prepares for war, we prepare to care

https://www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/as-the-uk-prepares-for-war-we-prepare-to-care/7039601.article

 

WWIII planning has been underway for a long time! Which companies make “body bags” — are they publicly listed?