Institute Of Mental Health (Singapore)
The Institute of Mental Health (Abbreviation: IMH; Chinese: 心理卫生学院) is a medical complex in Singapore specialising in the treatment of patients with mental illnesses. The Institute was also popularly known by its former name as the Woodbridge Hospital (板桥医院). Today, the name Woodbridge refers only to the hospital wing of IMH, part of the IMH's complex of outpatient clinics, services and research units. The hospital has 2,425 beds.
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