The documentary Ambulansyang de Paa exposes the gaps in the Philippine healthcare system, and how such deficiencies ultimately translate to poor health and outcomes for real people, with the understanding that resolution of an issue first requires knowledge of its existence.
Not all conditions require management at a hospital but, without adequate community-level care, these conditions may progress and eventually require in-hospital treatment. Even in situations that necessitate hospital-based care at the outset—such as for acute, life-threatening conditions—certain life-saving steps may be performed for a patient before they are brought to a hospital, especially considering the time it takes for them to reach a hospital vis-à-vis the narrow window of time that their condition affords.
Access to healthcare must be improved, certainly, but it should be remembered that hospitals are not the only source of care, and it is equally vital to establish adequate and accessible pre-hospital care for every Filipino.