Abstract: Self-contained medical care unit consisting of a module forming a container (1) in which there is situated at least one care room (2), the container being equipped with a self-supporting structure and comprising at least one collection of peripheral walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d), the care unit comprising means allowing it to be attached removably to a central medical care structure (13), characterized in that, in the attached position, the said module is incorporated into the central structure (13), whereas the module is such that at least some of its peripheral walls are removable to allow access to the space from the central structure (13), and in that the space comprises means (12) of connection to corresponding connections of the central structure (13), allowing the care unit to be connected to all necessary supplies, such as supplies of electricity, oxygen and the like, and in that the module (1) comprises at its lower part rolling and bearing means allowing, on the one hand, the said module to be moved around