Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 11 2017 11 01 1555 1562 Ramin RAVANGARD Health Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Mohammadkarim BAHADORI Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mehdi RAADABADI Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Ehsan TEYMOURZADEH Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Khalil ALIMOMOHAMMADZADEH Dept. of Health Services Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Fardin MEHRABIAN Dept. of Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran 2017 11 22 2017 11 22 Background: This study aimed to identify and prioritize factors affecting the development of military hospital beds and provide a model using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (Fuzzy AHP). Methods: This applied study was conducted in 2016 in Iran using a mixed method. The sample included experts in the field of military health care system. The MAXQDA 10.0 and Expert Choice 10.0 software were used for analyzing the collected data. Results: Geographic situation, demographic status, economic status, health status, health care centers and organizations, financial and human resources, laws and regulations and by-laws, and the military nature of service recipients had effects on the development of military hospital beds. The military nature of service recipients (S=0.249) and economic status (S=0.040) received the highest and lowest priorities, respectively. Conclusion: Providing direct health care services to the military forces in order to maintain their dignity, and according to its effects in the crisis, as well as the necessity for maintaining the security of the armed forces, and the hospital beds per capita based on the existing laws, regulations and bylaws are of utmost importance.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/11693 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/11693/5838