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名词

心理卫生学院（Institute of Mental Health）的旧称。简称板桥。

DEFINITION

Noun

The former name of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Abbreviated as “板桥” in Mandarin.

由来
  • “Woodbridge Hospital” 的意译。
  • “板桥” 指的是医院位于杨厝港（Yio Chu Kang）的旧址附近的一座横跨实里达河（Seletar River）的木板桥。
  • 板桥医院的前身可追溯到建立于 1841 年的 “疯人医院”（Insane Hospital）。当时医院位于勿拉士巴沙路（ Bras Basah Road ）和明古连街（Bencoolen Street ）的交界处，仅有 30 个床位。
  • 为了避免使用 “疯人” 一词，疯人医院于 1928 年更名为精神病院（Mental Hospital）。 在二战期间，该医院甚至被用作日本军民医院。
  • 1951年，医院更名为 “板桥医院”，之后虽搬迁至万国景（Buangkok Green），但依然保留 “板桥医院” 的名称。
  • 为了反映该医院对研究、培训和公共教育的重视，在1993年板桥医院正式改名为 “心理健康研究所”（Institute of Mental Health）。至今，心理健康研究所仍然是新加坡唯一的急性精神病院。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “新加坡板桥医院” is a paraphrase of the English term “Woodbridge Hospital”.
  • “板桥” refers to the wooden bridge across the Seletar River near the hospital's former site in Yio Chu Kang.
  • The origins of Woodbridge Hospital can be traced back to the Insane Hospital, which was established in 1841. It was located at the junction of Bras Basah Road and Bencoolen Street and had only 30 beds.
  • To avoid using the word “insane”, the hospital was renamed the Mental Hospital in 1928. During the Second World War, the hospital was also used as a Japanese military and civilian hospital. 
  • In 1951, the hospital was renamed Woodbridge Hospital. It later moved to Buangkok Green but retained its name.
  • To reflect the hospital's emphasis on research, training, and public education, it was officially renamed the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in 1993. Today, IMH remains the only acute psychiatric medical institute in Singapore.

 

例句
在我小时候，人们说起要去板桥医院看病，大家都会飘来异样的眼光。（《联合早报》， 18/9/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
When I was a child, one would get strange looks if they said they were going to see the doctor at Woodbridge Hospital. (Lianhe Zaobao, 18/9/2020)
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