Field Hospital

Field Hospital
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Defensive
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Heals injured units (20 hit points per second, radius 24) Train Surgeons
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Build time	30 seconds
Build limit	4
Statistics
Hit points	1,500
Line of Sight	20
XP build bounty	40
XP bounty	80

“	A building that heals nearby units.	”
—In-game description

The Field Hospital is a special building in Age of Empires III that heals friendly units. It can only be built by a Surgeon.

Overview

The Field Hospital heals by 20 hit points per second in a radius of 24, and will only heal units not currently being attacked, including losing hit points over time such as the Minuteman, Irregular, and Warrior, though it will heal the last three once they reach 1 hit point up to 11, which they will lose again back down to 1 over time. They will also not heal units engaged in attacking the enemy, though with skill expensive wounded units can be kept constantly retreating, then returning to the front after being healed. It can only be built by Surgeons sent directly from the Home City, or trained at a Church, or Mosque after the Master Surgeons card is sent by the Portuguese, Germans, Ottomans, and Russians. The Chinese and Indians can ship Surgeons from their Consulate with a British ally selected. They are primarily a defensive structure, placed behind the front lines and protected by walls.

Only four Field Hospitals may be built, so it is important to choose an appropriate strategic location. Against human opponents that focus fire efficiently they are fairly useless, since there will rarely be wounded. Against less efficient human players, or the AI, however, many resources can be saved by healing the wounded.

In the Definitive Edition, Field Hospitals can now train Surgeons.

Civilization differences

• Europeans can build Field Hospitals with Surgeons, which can be acquired through Surgeons cards or the "Master Surgeons" card.
• Other civilizations can acquire Surgeons through the "TEAM 2 Surgeons" European Home City card.

Campaign appearances

The Field Hospital is provided to the player for free during Act I: Blood (Into the Caves) and Act III: Steel (Hold the Fort). It can be useful during other campaigns once Surgeons are available.

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	State Constitutions (+25%; United States only) Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%) Medical Science (+15%; United States only)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%) Medical Science (-15%; United States only)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+25% cost; French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost; John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Field Hospital

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points		10

• "Improved Buildings" is not available to Africans, Inca, Indians, Maltese, and United States.
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese (in the Industrial Age).

Asian

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Land Reforms	Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings' build bounty +100% (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)		10

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Gondarine Architecture	Buildings get +25% hit points; Town Centers and Palaces get +50% hit points; Walls and Mountain Monasteries get +100% hit points

Europeans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Master Surgeons	Surgeons can be trained at the Church, Mosque, Field Hospital, and Cathedral, and heals 50% faster		10

• "Master Surgeons" is not available to the British, Italians, Maltese, and Spanish.

Finland

Card	Description	Age
Turku Academy	Ships 1 additional Explorer and 4 Surgeons; Explorers can use the Heal ability, build Field Hospitals, and train Surgeons

French

Card	Description	Age
Cantinières	Field Hospitals built limit +4, and auto gather 0.67 food/second; Sansculottes gather food from Berry Bushes 30% faster, Huntable animals 25% faster, Livestock and Cherry Orchards 20% faster, Mills and Farms 15% faster.
Génie Troops	Enables Grenadiers to mine, chop wood and construct Field Hospitals, Trading Posts, Barracks, Stables, Artillery Foundries, and Outposts

• "Cantinières" and "Génie Troops" are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Wampum	Training units and constructing buildings grants +35% XP

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Monumental Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points; Town Centers get +35% attack
Huanka Support	Ships 1 Town Travois and 1 War Hut Travois; Town Center build limit +1; buildings' build time -15%; costs 250 coin

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Mughal Architecture	Buildings except Wonders cost -20% wood and build time -30%; +1 Hindu Villager		40

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Camp Movements	Ships 2 War Hut Travois; all buildings' build time -25%; Town Centers, Community Plaza, Markets, Corrals, War Huts, Farms, Native Embassies, Estates, and Docks can now be transformed into a Travois to be built elsewhere
Winter Counts	Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Bustamante	The General can build Field Hospitals for free; Musket infantry get +10% hit points; Field Hospitals can train Soldados
Talavera Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points, build time -30%, and grant coin upon being built instead of XP
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost
Maya Architecture	All buildings except Forts get +30% hit points; buildings now give food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Bustamante" is available upon selecting the San Luis Potosí Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Chipotle Tactics" is available upon revolting to Central America.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

United States

Card	Description	Age
Connecticut Shipwrights	Artillery train time -25%, buildings' build time -35%, and warships' train time -50%

• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Changelog

Age of Empires

• Field Hospitals have 250 hit points, 20 build points, 160 bounty XP, 80 build Bounty XP, cost 400 wood, their healing rate is 3, and they cannot train Surgeons. With patch 1.01, they have 1,500 hit points, 10 build points, 80 bounty XP, 40 build Bounty XP, and cost 200 wood.
• Field Hospitals have 15 Line of Sight and take 10 seconds to build.

Definitive Edition

• Field Hospitals' healing rate increased to 20, and they can train Surgeons. They have 20 Line of Sight and take 30 seconds to build.

History

“

A field hospital is often the first stop for a wounded soldier. It provides treatment at the scene of battle to stabilize wounded people enough so that they can be escorted away from the battlefield to receive further treatment. Napoleon was the first leader to have dedicated medics on the field of battle; George Washington had litter-bearers on the field during the Revolutionary War.

”

Gallery

An in-game Field Hospital

In-game Field Hospital in the Definitive Edition