News Summary

• Thousands of patients and their families travel from across India, sometimes thousands of kilometers, to seek treatment at the hospital.
• Many who can't afford accommodations sleep on pavement, in subways and in other public spaces near the hospital while waiting for appointments or treatment.
• At night, the sidewalk dwellers return to the pavement, where a small ecosystem has grown around the families.
• The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, or AIIMS, gives subsidies to thousands of poor families for treatment, according to its annual report.