Contributes lifesaving equipment such as ventilators and patient monitors for underserved communities across India and SAARC nations
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, July 15, 2025: In a meaningful step towards enhancing access and quality healthcare, AU Small Finance Bank, India’s largest small finance bank, has extended critical support to Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC), Tamil Nadu by donating a ventilator and four patient monitors under its CSR initiative.
This contribution will boost critical care capacity at CMC’s Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). The ventilator is expected to benefit around 60 patients annually, many of whom require 5-6 days of intensive respiratory support post-surgery. Additionally, each patient monitor will assist in the recovery of 3-4 post-operative patients daily, benefiting over 900 patients per monitor every year. In total, the initiative is expected to directly benefit more than 3,600 patients annually.
CMC Vellore, one of India’s most respected medical institutions, serves over 34 lakh patients every year from across India and neighbouring SAARC countries, including Bangladesh, offering charitable healthcare subsidies exceeding Rs 400 crore. With its 3,701-bed multi-speciality infrastructure and presence across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the donated equipment will bolster CMC’s efforts in delivering timely, affordable, and high-quality post-surgical care to patients who often travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment.
Sanjay Agarwal, Founder, MD & CEO, AU Small Finance Bank said, “Access to quality healthcare remains a critical challenge, particularly for underserved communities. Our support to CMC Vellore through ventilators and monitoring equipment enables enhanced critical care for patients across India and SAARC nations. This partnership reflects our commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure where it’s needed most.”
Dr. Vikram Mathews, Director, CMC Vellore, said, “We are grateful to AU Small Finance Bank for their generosity in providing an ICU ventilator and monitors, which are vital for saving lives. We look forward to continuing this CSR partnership in the years ahead to directly benefit our patients. As we mark 125 years of CMC Vellore, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable support we have received through partnerships like this, strengthening our work and impacting those in need.”
Through such initiatives, AU SFB continues empowering communities with essential healthcare support. AU Foundation, its CSR arm, consistently focuses on three key areas: Skill Development and Placement Assistance, Grassroots Sports Development, and Women Empowerment. AU Ignite has trained 29,500+ youth across 16 academies, achieving 22,000+ job placements. Bano Champion Program has impacted 8,000+ rural children through sports training with 90 coaches at 60+ locations in Rajasthan. AU Udyogini has empowered 4,000+ women across 33 districts in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, AU Kartavya addresses diverse social needs, including healthcare, education, environment, and community development.
About AU Small Finance Bank
AU Small Finance Bank Limited is a Scheduled Commercial Bank and India’s largest Small Finance Bank by scale. Since becoming a bank in 2017, AU has built a diversified retail banking model, offering services across deposits, loans, credit cards, investments, and insurance, supported by digital innovations like 24×7 video banking, AU 0101 app, and WhatsApp Banking. AU’s wide network of over 2,456 banking touchpoints across 21 States and 4 Union Territories enables service to more than 113.4 + lakh customers, powered by a workforce of 50,900+ employees.
About CMC Vellore
CMC Vellore excels in education, ranked #3 by the Ministry of Education, offering medical, nursing, and allied health programs to over 3,000 students annually through 236 courses. It also serves around 6,010 students through distance education. With a research focus and over Rs 100 crore dedicated annually, CMC’s outreach programs cover 5 lakh lives through community health initiatives and a network of 170 partner hospitals, delivering vital healthcare to rural and marginalised communities.
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