Shipping containers are being put to all sorts of uses these days, including for homes and shops. Now, in the Kaithal district of Haryana, India, the first of what is intended to be a series of eHealth (telemedicine? telehealth?) centres has been opened in an unused container. Cloud-connected eHealth Centre in Kaithal. Times of India.
This is not the first time Telecare Aware has reported the use of a shipping container for such a purpose. See Telemedicine and mobile IT mobilized for Haiti relief Jan 2010 and US army uses 80-foot container for mental health telehealth booths March 2011.