Institute of Mental Health (Singapore)

Institute of Mental Health
National Healthcare Group
Institute of Mental Health at Buangkok, Hougang, Singapore.
Geography
Location10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Coordinates1°22′54″N 103°52′57″E / 1.3818°N 103.8825°E / 1.3818; 103.8825
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds2010
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
Public transit accessRenjong
History
Opened
  • 1841 (1841) (as The Insane Hospital)
  • 1887 (1887) (as The New Lunatic Asylum)
  • 1928 (1928) (as The Mental Hospital)
  • 1951 (1951) (as Woodbridge)
  • 1993 (1993) (as Institute of Mental Health)
Links
Websitewww.imh.com.sg
ListsHospitals in Singapore

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), formerly known as Woodbridge Hospital, is a psychiatric hospital in Hougang, Singapore.

IMH is the only tertiary hospital in Singapore that specialises in psychiatry. It has over 50 wards and 2010 beds for inpatients and seven specialist clinics for outpatients. Apart from its hospital-based services, IMH runs satellite clinics at different locations in Singapore and executes community mental healthcare programmes. Daniel Fung is the current CEO of IMH.

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