Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore
Here is information about the main government psychiatric hospital in Singapore, which appears to match what you meant by “mental hospital government Singapore”.
✅ About IMH
- IMH is located at 10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park, Singapore 539747.
- It is a public/tertiary specialist psychiatric hospital under the oversight of the Ministry of Health (MOH).
- It has around 2,000 beds (some sources say ~2,010) and multiple wards for children, adolescents, adults and elderly patientmultidisciplinary care (psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, etc.).
🩺 What services you can get there
- For serious mental health conditions requiring inpatient care (e.g., acute psychosis, severe depression, suicidal ideation) IMH is the primary destination.
- For outpatient specialist mental-health services (assessment, diagnosis, treatment) at IMH and also in acute hospitals across Singapore.
- Community mental health teams are also available to support care outside hospital settings.
⚠️ Important things to note
- IMH is the only tertiary psychiatric hospital in Singapore, meaning for involuntary admissions (under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act) and for the full spectrum of psychiatric care, it plays a central role.
- There is increasing emphasis by MOH to expand psychiatric/mental-health capacity to other hospitals (general hospitals) so more patients can access care closer to hom
📍 Contact / Access
- Main telephone line: +65 6389 2000 (24 hours)
- Address: 10 Buangkok View, Buangkok Green Medical Park, Singapore 539747.
- Website: imh.com.sg (you can find outpatient clinic info, directions, etc)
If you like, I can check all the public/government-run psychiatric hospitals and mental-health facilities in Singapore (with their bed counts, specialties, admission process) and send you a full list. Would that be helpful?