Juravinski Hospital

The Juravinski Hospital is a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada operated by Hamilton Health Sciences. It is located adjacent to the Juravinski Cancer Centre. The hospital was ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc. in 2014.[1]

Juravinski Hospital
Hamilton Health Sciences
Geography
Location	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°14′23″N 79°50′41″W
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada) (OHIP)
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching, Specialist
Affiliated university	McMaster University
Network	Hamilton Health Sciences
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	228
History
Opened	1917
Links
Website	https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/about-us/our-organization/our-locations/juravinski-hospital/
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre is a full-service general hospital offering cancer care, orthopedics and hepatobiliary surgery. The site's focus is cancer care services, with programs ranging from prevention, screening and diagnosis to treatment including chemotherapy and the region's only radiation treatment program. In addition, the Juravinski Hospital is the site of the Hamilton region's only hepatobiliary surgery center.

History

The site was first occupied by Mount Hamilton Hospital, which opened on Concession Street in April 1917 to help care for veterans of the First World War.[2]

In 1954, Nora Frances Henderson Hospital opened as a 322-bed maternity hospital on the same site.[2] It was named after the first woman on Hamilton City Council and the first elected to a Canadian city Board of Control.[2][3] She was a journalist and activist who had promoted children's and women's rights to health care. The hospital operated as Henderson General Hospital for several years.[3]

The site was redeveloped in 2010, and renamed Juravinski Hospital after Charles Juravinski, former owner of the Flamboro Downs racetrack. He and his wife Margaret donated $43 million to Hamilton city hospitals.[4]

Fundraising

The Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation raises funds to support the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre including: facilities, equipment, research, patient amenities, and staff education.

References

1. "Canada's Top 40 Hospitals" (PDF). Research Infosource Inc. Research Infosource Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. "Henderson Hospital". McMaster University. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
3. "Henderson General Hospital Forever". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
4. "StreetBeat: "Mr. Generosity"" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator. April 20, 2007.