Impact Stories

Powerful stories of hope and healing. Discover the real-world impact of your support on the patients, students, and communities served by CMC Ludhiana.

  • Meet Dr. Sunita Goyal

    The US CMC Board is raising funds to purchase a laparoscopic set for CMC as a memorial gift to Dr. Beryl Howie, a beloved teacher, who pass on this last year.  Dr. Howie was head and founder of the OB Department at CMC. While I was in Ludhiana I had the joy of visiting with…

  • Taste of India Provides For Children’s Heart Surgery

    The Stewardship Foundation and the Ludhiana Christian Medical College Board US sponsored a Taste of India to raise money to provide for open heart surgery for children with congenital heart defects.  The evening raised over $20,000, which will provide surgery for four children, and funds are still being received.  You may also contribute by sending…

  • Dr. Abraham Thomas and Ludhiana CMC Recognized

    The American College of Surgeons has honored and recognized Dr. Abraham Thomas and the Ludhiana Christian Medical College where he performed the first human face replant.  The College of Surgeons has posted a “Timeline of Improvements in Surgery” listing milestones during the past 100 years.  For the decade of the 90’s five milestones are noted,…

  • Punjab Pioneer, by Charles Reynolds

    To listen to chapter one, click on the picture of the book.  To download to your computer, right-click on the picture and select “save link as”.  To continue to listen to chapters 2-20 click on the chapter links below. Punjab Pioneer, by Charles Reynolds, is a biography of the life of Dr. Edith Brown, a…

  • Betty Cowan Center Rural Outreach and Research

    I had the joy of visiting the village of Guiani, three hours from Ludhiana, where the Betty Cowan Center for Innovation and Research has been reaching out to the rural community.  The outreach is led by Dr. Neeta Kang, Head of Innovation at the Betty Cowan Center.  Join us in the village as you view…

  • $10,750 Received in Conference Offering

    Casey Andrews, one of the Missouri Conference Ludhiana Mission Ambassadors, introduced the offering for the Ludhiana Christian Medical College & Hospital during the Commissioning and Retirement Service at Annual Conference for the Missouri United Methodist Annual Conference, held in Springfield, MO. $10,750 were received in the offering.

  • A Taste of India – Missouri UMC, Columbia

    Members of Missouri United Methodist Church, in Columbia, Missouri were recently treated to “A Taste of India.” The evening was a benefit to raise support for the Ludhiana Medical College and Hospital in India. The evening included an Indian dinner cooked by members of the Missouri United Methodist Church Ludhiana Task Force. Girls from Rock…

  • Mission Trip to Ludhiana Christian Medical College & Hospital

    2015 Ludhiana Christian Medical College & Hospital Mission Study TourFebruary 25 – March 9, 2015  Consider joining Max Marble, Executive Director of the Ludhiana Christian Medical College USA Board on a tour to experience India and visit the Ludhiana Christian Medical College and Hospital.  Founded by missionary doctor Edith Brown in the 1890s to provide…

  • Ludhiana Christian Medical College History

    History of the Ludhiana Christian Medical College and Hospitalby Steve Hall, Red Bridge UMC, Ludhiana Mission Ambassador Bindu’s third child was about to be born. In her 20 years life had been hard. Her first baby died at age 17 days. The second, a girl named Greena, was almost two years old before succumbing to…

  • Community Health Outreach

    Community Outreach Program atLudhiana Christian Medical College and Hospital Home Health Education by Nursing Students Several statistics highlight the tremendous need for accessible health care services in India.  Infant mortality rates and life expectancy are two measures of the level of health care services in a country. Country                                                                                            United States           IndiaInfant Mortality                                                                                     6.26                   30.15(death of infants under…