The wealthy can afford treatment in the plethora of private hospitals and clinics in Ludhiana whereas migrants cannot afford such treatment. Often these poor patients end up at the Christian Medical College Hospital for their treatment and no one is ever turned away.
CMS also stands out offering services superior to those elsewhere – open heart surgery and bone marrow transplantation to name but two. It is difficult to balance being a teaching hospital and secondary referral centre on one hand and the provision for the poor and disadvantaged on the other.
However, many are attracted to CMC which maintains a reputation for honest treatment of a high standard in a loving Christian environment.