vellore is among the top medical destination in the country due to the presence of christian medical college & hospital (cmch), which ranks top in the country. cmch is located on ida scudder road in the heart of the city, and its vellore's largest private employer and has a large floating population from other parts of india and abroad. the government vellore medical college and hospital (vmch) is located at adukamparai in vellore. with the advent of hospitals such as apollo kh hospital in melvisharam and sri narayani hospital & research centre in sripuram medical tourism is rapidly growing.