Juravinski Cancer Centre
Encyclopedia
The Juravinski Cancer Centre is a comprehensive centre for cancer care and research in Hamilton
, Canada
. Operated by Hamilton Health Sciences
, it is adjacent to the Juravinski Hospital
, which provides Emergency Room facilities.
Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre is a full-service general hospital offering excellence in cancer care and orthopedics. The combination of inpatient and outpatient programs supports one of the busiest and largest comprehensive cancer centres in Canada, including community-based oncology clinics in Brantford and Burlington. The site’s primary focus is delivering a full spectrum of cancer care services, with programs ranging from prevention, screening and diagnosis to treatment including chemotherapy and the region’s only radiation treatment program.
, former owner of the Flamboro Downs
racetrack. He donated $43-million to Hamilton city hospitals along with his wife Margaret.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Operated by Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Health Sciences is a medical group of six unique hospitals and a cancer centre located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.-Composition:*Hamilton General Hospital*McMaster University Medical Centre*McMaster Children's Hospital*Chedoke Hospital*St...
, it is adjacent to the Juravinski Hospital
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....
, which provides Emergency Room facilities.
Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre is a full-service general hospital offering excellence in cancer care and orthopedics. The combination of inpatient and outpatient programs supports one of the busiest and largest comprehensive cancer centres in Canada, including community-based oncology clinics in Brantford and Burlington. The site’s primary focus is delivering a full spectrum of cancer care services, with programs ranging from prevention, screening and diagnosis to treatment including chemotherapy and the region’s only radiation treatment program.
History
The site was redeveloped in 2010 and renamed Juravinski Hospital for Charles JuravinskiCharles Juravinski
Charles Juravinski is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, principally known as the founder and owner of the Flamboro Downs racetrack and the co-benefactor, along with his wife Margaret, of the Juravinski Hospital and Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.- Biography :Charles...
, former owner of the Flamboro Downs
Flamboro Downs
Flamboro Downs is Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track, based in Hamilton , Ontario since April, 1975. It is also home to Flamboro Slots, which has a total of 750 slot machines....
racetrack. He donated $43-million to Hamilton city hospitals along with his wife Margaret.