Integrator

How they do it: Aravind pioneered an outreach program wherein a team of professionals reach out to remote villages to conduct eye camps sponsored by community based organizations. Patients requiring further care or surgery are taken back to the hospital and treated for free.

No Frills

How they do it: Aravind’s self-sufficient model is achieved through strict cost control, appropriate utilization of resources and highly efficient processes.

Robin Hood

How they do it: Aravind provides most of its care for free or ar steeply subsidized rates. However, the Aravind model is unique in that it allows patients the freedom and dignity of choice - patients at Aravind can choose to access the free services or they can choose to pay for the services that they need.