Hope Institute, which was the brainchild of the Jamaica Cancer Society, opened its doors in March 1993 as a free hospital for cancer patients.

 

It started out as a 52-bed hospital and was managed by consultative committee. The aim of the Cancer Society was to provide treatment and care, comparable to that available in private institutions and facilities overseas, at little or no charge to cancer patients.

 

The Institute function as hospice a which facilitated the furthering of cancer treatment, working in tandem with the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).