SAF Military Medicine Institute (MMI) @ DSO (Kent Ridge)!
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Blk 27 Medical Drive, DSO Building
Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 117510Telephone: 6485 7400/01Officially unveiled on 11 Jun 2004, the SAF Military Medicine Institute (MMI) in the new DSO (Kent Ridge) Building aims to provide specialised health care and medical grading for servicemen. Billed as the Centre of Excellence in clinical military medicine, MMI promises professional treatment and quality service to sustain the fighting strength of the SAF.
The conceptualisation of MMI started in 1995, with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and MINDEF seeking closer collaboration. The idea was to locate this facility together with a hospital to maximise expertise and resources.
The SAF also recognised the need to provide secondary level medical care tailored to military vocation.
"It was conceptualised this way, but obviously it couldn't start big at that time, so we started on a smaller scale at different locations," recalled Deputy Commander MMI, LTC (Dr) Fan Swee Weng.
In the early days, the various clinics and services were operated from three different locations: Loewen Road Camp, Depot Road Camp and Alexandra Hospital.
Last December, all these clinics and offices came under one roof at the DSO (Kent Ridge) Building - with the exception of in-patient care for psychiatric patients, which remains at Alexandra Hospital.
"It was a great opportunity to maximise all our resources and put together all these capabilities to harness and maximise what each of these services can provide," LTC (Dr) Fan (left) enthused.
MMI, a sub-unit of Headquarters, SAF Medical Corps (HQMC), is responsible for the provision of pre-deployment medical services, musculo skeletal injury care, psychological, trauma and stress support, visual care and performance enhancement, as well as cardio-pulmonary assessment. -
Military Medicine Institute
The Military Medicine Institute (MMI) was established in March 1998 to provide Specialist Medical and Dental services to the SAF personnel. In 1999, Medical Board Centre and SAF Ward came under the umbrella of MMI. In Dec 2003, Military Medicine Institute, together with Tanglin Physiotherapy Centre, relocated to DSO(Kent Ridge) Building.
Our Vision
To be the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Military Medicine.
Our Mission
To ensure efficient sustenance of SAF fighting strength through delivery of quality healthcare in areas of Specialist Medical and Dental Care, Medical Grading, and In-Patient Care.
Our Roles
Through the provision of specialised medical/dental services and in-patient care, MMI serves the SAF by optimising the treatment and recovery of servicemen with significant medical problems. This will translate to operational readiness of the SAF units as well as improved well-being of the individuals in the SAF.
Timely medical grading of servicemen allows personnel to be deployed effectively in service while minimising impact on operational readiness and personal health.
Services available:- Cardiopulmonary Lab
- Deployment Medicine
- Dermatology
- Ear, Nose and Throat
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Grading
- Occupational Medicine
- Orthopaedics
- Ophthalmology
- Psychological Care
- Specialist Dental Centre
- Sports Medicine