On Jun. 21, 2004, the Huntsman Cancer Center Hospital was dedicated featuring a full-field digital mammography unit, a PET/CT imaging unit, and facial prosthetics lab, all firsts in the Mountain West.

In 1997, Jon M. Huntsman pledged $125 million to fund cancer research and construct the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. The Huntsman Cancer Institute, at the University of Utah, is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center created in 1995 with a $100 million donation from the Jon M. Huntsman family to create a world-class cancer center.