The construction of Percy Junor Hospital emerged from Mr Percival Sigismund Junor, a Justice of the Peace, businessman, financier, planter and philanthropist. Based on personal needs and the desire to alleviate the suffering of sick people in surrounding areas, he approached the Government of Jamaica with a proposal to finance the building of a hospital, but with two conditions. Firstly, the proposed hospital was to be named the "Percy Junor Hospital" and it was to remain a public facility. This proposal was accepted and 20 acres of land was identified and purchased on the border of Manchester and Clarendon, and construction began in 1943 and lasted until 1945.

About Us

A reservoir overlooking the hospital was built to supply water for construction. The entire original structure is made of cut stones and consists of a maternity, out-patient, male and female wards, administrative blocks, kitchen, laundry and a morgue. The hospital was handed over to the then, Premier Alexander Bustamante on behalf of the people on June 28, 1945, and opened by Sir John Huggins, Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica.

In 1946, an operating theatre, private block, lab and x-ray departments were officially opened. Mr. Junor also made a contribution of an additional 60 beds. Within another year, nurses and doctors residences were constructed.

Prior to the establishment of the paediatric ward in 1970, the children were housed in the enclosed area of the female medical ward. The private block was later converted into a paediatric ward to accommodate 22 children. As time progressed a "New Nurses Home" was built to accommodate eight nurses. To date, the population density of the communities being served in excess of 300,000, covering four main parishes namely Manchester, Clarendon, St. Ann and Trelawny.

Services Offered

• 24 hour Accident & Emergency Department 
• Medical, Surgical, Maternity & Paediatric Wards
• Operating Theatre
• Surgical & Gynaecology Clinics
• Urology (Catheter Management) Clinic
• Pharmacy
• Radiology Department (X-Ray)
• Laboratory
• Physiotherapy
• Dietetics
• Social Work
• Psychiatry
• ECG Department

There are four elective operating lists per week- Tuesdays (General Surgery), Wednesdays (Gynaecology), Thursdays (Orthopaedics) and Fridays (General Surgery).