The second wave of COVID that had swept across India opened our eyes to just how vulnerable our medical infrastructure is. The images of people lining up for oxygen, angry with the insane ambulance costs in India, and funeral pyres burning all through the night set in the perspective of what a pandemic is capable of. It is, therefore, more imperative than ever to revamp our medical facilities, starting with the first thing everyone goes to when someone falls ill: the Indian ambulance service.