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.

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][3] She was a journalist and activist who had promoted children's and women's rights to health care.

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